5 h. ago ‘Chore jackets for your feet’: why a pair of gardening clogs is taking over city streets

The Gardanas, a pair of mucus-coloured hemp shoes, are a somewhat paradoxical current must-have. But their appeal goes deeper than the topsoil• Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThere is every chance that 2026 will be the year you see your first pair of Gardana gardening clogs in the wild. In fact, if you spend much time on TikTok, or live in Brooklyn, you’ve probably already been seeing them for months, if not years. I saw my first pair a few weeks ago. I watched a dad dropping his kids off at school in head-to-toe Carhartt, a pair of Gardanas peeping out from below his trousers like a shy frog.Pliable, but with a sturdy sole, they go for as little as £25. The work of French “environmental poet” André Ravachol, who founded the Plasticana brand behind the clogs in 1998, they’re made from 100% recycled PVC and hemp, which gives them their earthy-caramel or, as Vogue put it, “bird-pooey” hue. They have since been called “maybe the coolest shoes in London...

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18 h. ago Australian man dies after being hit by police vehicle racing to emergency call on London street

David Clark, 35, was struck by the emergency vehicle as he crossed the road in Southwark on January 7 shortly after 12.30am.

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46 h. ago CRAWFORD | For Louisville, London's calling, but not checking in. And that's OK

CRAWFORD | For Louisville, London's calling, but not checking in. And that's OK  WDRB

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51 h. ago 'Uncertainty is our reality': London Ukrainians call for clearer path to a future in Canada | CBC News

'Uncertainty is our reality': London Ukrainians call for clearer path to a future in Canada | CBC News  CBC

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51 h. ago London Ukrainians who fled Russian invasion call for clearer path to a future in Canada

London Ukrainians who fled Russian invasion call for clearer path to a future in Canada  CBC

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56 h. ago White House reportedly raises concern over new Chinese embassy plan in London, a move expert calls blatant interference in UK’s domestic affairs

White House reportedly raises concern over new Chinese embassy plan in London, a move expert calls blatant interference in UK’s domestic affairs  Global Times

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64 h. ago A program to enhance development in the London area is now in place

A program to enhance development in the London area is now in place  Corpus Christi Caller-Times

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3 d. ago Calls to ban 'traumatic' No Trousers Tube Ride as Londoners strip down to their underwear in front of shocked families and tourists

Calls are growing for the 'No Trousers Tube Ride' in London to end amid fears it is causing unnecessary trauma for those who have suffered sexual assaults on the Underground.

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3 d. ago Mayor of London faces fresh calls to reform cold weather support system for rough sleepers

Mayor of London faces fresh calls to reform cold weather support system for rough sleepers  Hackney Citizen

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3 d. ago Mayor of London hits out at Donald Trump with brutal comment after president called him 'horrible' and 'disgusting'

Mayor of London hits out at Donald Trump with brutal comment after president called him 'horrible' and 'disgusting'  UNILAD

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3 d. ago London's rough sleepers sent back onto streets in Storm Goretti

London's rough sleepers sent back onto streets in Storm Goretti - calls for reform to emergency system  MyLondon

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4 d. ago Police chief calls London ‘extraordinarily safe’ as murder rate hits historic low

Metropolitan Police chief rejects claims the capital has descended into lawlessness

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4 d. ago Jack London felt 'Call of the Wild,' lived life of adventure

Jack London felt 'Call of the Wild,' lived life of adventure  DW

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7 d. ago Iranians in London, Ont., call for regime change in solidarity with protests in Tehran

Iranians in London, Ont., call for regime change in solidarity with protests in Tehran  CBC

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7 d. ago Check out the photos: London boys soccer faces McAllen Memorial

Check out the photos: London boys soccer faces McAllen Memorial  Corpus Christi Caller-Times

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7 d. ago Man jailed in New York for hoax bomb threats to UK hospitals and venues

David Hart, 22, imprisoned for one year over nuisance calls to London hospitals and Westminster AbbeyA man has been jailed for a year in New York for calling in a series of hoax bomb threats, many of which targeted institutions in the UK.David Hart was prosecuted by US authorities after a joint investigation by Scotland Yard and the US department for homeland security. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago London Fire Brigade calls for firework caution after New Year's Eve chaos

London Fire Brigade calls for firework caution after New Year's Eve chaos  london-now.co.uk

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7 d. ago 'I've planted a bomb... you have 12 seconds to get out': Moment US hoax caller threatens major hospital during sustained campaign targeting London venues

Over the course of less than a month David Hart, a 22-year-old from West Winfield in New York, made 95 bogus phone calls to restaurants, the police and even Westminster Abbey.

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7 d. ago ‘Go back home’: Farage schoolmate accounts bring total alleging racist behaviour to 34

Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries say Reform leader often used antisemitic language and racial epithetsThirty-four school contemporaries of Nigel Farage have now come forward to claim they saw him behave in a racist or antisemitic manner, raising fresh questions over the Reform leader’s evolving denials.One of those with new allegations is Jason Meredith, who was three years below Farage at Dulwich college, a private school in south-east London. He claims that Farage called him a “paki” and would use taunts such as “go back home”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Teenage girl from South London among three jailed after ‘callous’ killing of 51

Teenage girl from South London among three jailed after ‘callous’ killing of 51-year-old man last summer  Southwark News

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