10 h. ago New driving licence rules come into force suddenly and will affect thousands of motorists

Transport for London has launched temporary licences for private hire vehicle drivers in the capital and surrounding Greater London areas in a bid to tackle delays

Transport

37 h. ago Calls grow for private hire cap as Mayor of London says hands tied by law

Calls grow for private hire cap as Mayor of London says hands tied by law  taxi-point.co.uk

Politics

4 d. ago ‘He will not leave the stage. Ever’: Marina Abramović and Igor Levit on their marathon 16

Why is the great performance artist making pianist Levit play a Satie piece 840 times? And does he really have a screen to go behind should nature call? We enter another level of time and consciousnessAmid the experiments and cross-genre collaborations in this year’s Multitudes festival is one event that will challenge its performer as much as its audience – and the only one where specially appointed brow-moppers will be on hand. At 10am on 24 April in London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, pianist Igor Levit will begin a performance of a single piece, Erik Satie’s Vexations, in a concert that will last at least 16 hours.A few tickets (for the full duration or one-hour slots) are still available for this extreme pianist endurance event. What should the audience expect to get out of it? “I’d never tell an audience what they should experience,” says Levit. “But I would encourage people to just literally let it go. There is no agenda in this piece. There is no meaning to it. It’s just empty sp...

Politics

4 d. ago Smiling Sam Thompson breaks cover after Zara McDermott and Louis Tomlinson debut romance

Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson appeared in high spirits as he was seen leaving his home in South London following pictures of his ex-girlfriend holding hands with her new love interest, One Direction star Louis Tomlinson

Politics

5 d. ago Calls grow in Japan to scrap time limit on civil suits over childhood sexual abuse

Survivors and lawyers seek legal reform as thousands sign petition against statute of limitations

Events

5 d. ago Unifi expands UK Operations with Ground Handling and Security Contracts at London Oxford Airport

Unifi expands UK Operations with Ground Handling and Security Contracts at London Oxford Airport  PR Newswire

Events

5 d. ago Britain braces for a Trump hand grenade at London energy summit

Britain braces for a Trump hand grenade at London energy summit  politico.eu

Politics

7 d. ago Chilling moment taxi driver preys on woman walking home from party before leading her to alley to rape her

Daniel Hayelom, 36, an off-duty private hire driver, raped the victim after he saw her walking home from a party in Beeston, Leeds, shortly after 6am in October 2023.

Society

7 d. ago Army experts called in over Birmingham bin strike as piles of rubbish grow

Refuse workers in Birmingham have been on strike since 11 March

Events

8 d. ago From L.A. to London: Why Protesters Everywhere Are Saying ‘Hands Off’

From L.A. to London: Why Protesters Everywhere Are Saying ‘Hands Off’  The Teen Magazine

Events

9 d. ago Greek vase ‘looted’ in Italy removed from sale by London gallery

Contact from the Observer prompts withdrawal as dealers urged to do more to stop illicit trade in antiquitiesA London antiquities dealer has withdrawn an ancient Greek amphora from sale after evidence arose that links it to a notorious smuggler.The Kallos Gallery in Mayfair, London, has removed a black-figure amphora – a jar with two handles and a narrow neck made around 550BC – from sale after the Observer contacted it about concerns raised by an expert in the illegal trade of antiquities. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Justin Bieber jokes Stevie Wonder 'never sees' video calls as concerns grow

Canadian superstar Justin revealed he had been in touch with the Superstitious singer through a FaceTime on his social media, but made a cheeky quip about musician's blindness

Politics

1 week ago Keanu Reeves & Longtime Girlfriend Alexandra Grant Hold Hands on Lunch Date in London

Keanu Reeves & Longtime Girlfriend Alexandra Grant Hold Hands on Lunch Date in London  Just Jared

Politics

1 week ago Protesters hold “Hands Off” rally near Tyson Foods in New London

Protesters hold “Hands Off” rally near Tyson Foods in New London  https://www.wbay.com

Events

1 week ago London Fire Brigade 'too slow' handling complaints, report finds

London Fire Brigade 'too slow' handling complaints, report finds  BBC

Events

1 week ago Keanu Reeves and Girlfriend Alexandra Grant Share a Kiss and Hold Hands During Cozy Date Outing in London

Keanu Reeves and Girlfriend Alexandra Grant Share a Kiss and Hold Hands During Cozy Date Outing in London  People.com

Politics

2 w. ago London school pupils handed detentions for lateness after TfL change bus routes

Deputy head says students panic and push to get onto over-capacity buses at the end of the day

Politics

2 w. ago London Gatwick makes major change to 100ml liquid rules in time for Easter holidays getaway

The ‘positive change’ for airport passengers is thanks to the installation of new computed tomography (CT) 3D scanning machines

Politics

2 w. ago How to challenge a CCJ: 'I overstayed car park by three minutes and ended up with debt marker unknowingly'

When dad-of-two Matthew Pollen from North London realised he had been handed a CCJ without his knowledge, he undertook the painful task of getting it removed.

Politics

3 w. ago Emergency law 'will be pushed through the Commons' in a desperate attempt to block 'two

Shabana Mahmood will seek to 'surgically block' new Sentencing Council guidelines which give minorities special treatment in the courts.

Politics