London

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: If hordes of shoppers are free to mob Primark, why can’t they go back to work?

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The first thought that occurred to me as I saw the crowds queuing to get into shops yesterday morning was: Why aren’t they at work?  Some of the bargain hunters jostling outside Nike Town, on London’s Oxford Street, looked as if they’d come straight from a Black Lives Matter demo.  Queue jumpers tried to force … Read more

Oscar Isaac signs on to star in and produce London for Ben Stiller to direct

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Oscar Isaac has found his next film project, signing on to star and produce an adaptation of Jo Nesbo’s new short story London for Lionsgate. Ben Stiller is attached to direct and produce the film, with Oscar-winning screenwriter Eric Roth (Forrest Gump) attached to write, according to Deadline.  The project re-teams Isaac with Roth, who … Read more

Topple the Racists says ‘colonial warmonger’ Sir Arthur ‘Bomber’ Harris should be removed

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Born in Cheltenham in 1892, Sir Arthur Harris emigrated to Rhodesia, modern day Zambia and Zimbabwe, at the age of 17, returning to England at the outbreak of the First World War to serve his country. He joined the Royal Flying Corps and in 1918, when it was created, he joined the RAF. By the … Read more

Topple the Racists says ‘colonial warmonger’ Sir Arthur ‘Bomber’ Harris should be removed

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Born in Cheltenham in 1892, Sir Arthur Harris emigrated to Rhodesia, modern day Zambia and Zimbabwe, at the age of 17, returning to England at the outbreak of the First World War to serve his country. He joined the Royal Flying Corps and in 1918, when it was created, he joined the RAF. By the … Read more

London-born ‘computer genius’ who died from leukaemia aged 15 moves closer to becoming a saint

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‘Patron Saint of the Internet’ moves closer to actual Sainthood: London-born ‘computer genius’ who set up website charting miracles before his death from leukaemia aged 15 will be beatified in October, Vatican says Computer genius Carlo Acutis, 15, passed away from leukaemia in 2006 He was born in London to Italian parents before moving to Milan … Read more

London-born ‘computer genius’ who died from leukaemia aged 15 moves closer to becoming a saint

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‘Patron Saint of the Internet’ moves closer to actual Sainthood: London-born ‘computer genius’ who set up website charting miracles before his death from leukaemia aged 15 will be beatified in October, Vatican says Computer genius Carlo Acutis, 15, passed away from leukaemia in 2006 He was born in London to Italian parents before moving to Milan … Read more

London Mayor Sadiq Khan predicts facemasks will become the ‘new normal’ for a YEAR

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan predicts facemasks will become the ‘new normal’ for a YEAR as he makes them compulsory on the capital’s transport network Protective face coverings are compulsory on all public transport from Monday  Free masks were handed out in their thousands on buses and trains in England 3,000 more police took to the … Read more

London Mayor Sadiq Khan predicts facemasks will become the ‘new normal’ for a YEAR

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan predicts facemasks will become the ‘new normal’ for a YEAR as he makes them compulsory on the capital’s transport network Protective face coverings are compulsory on all public transport from Monday  Free masks were handed out in their thousands on buses and trains in England 3,000 more police took to the … Read more