The government was forced to postpone the Financial Services Bill today after an official calculation showed its working majority has officially been cut to zero. Ministers took the decision to postpone the bill just hours before before it was due to be debated and voted on by MPs. The legislation, ...
An empty homes tax has the potential to generate income for local councils, reduce demand from foreign investors and increase housing affordability, according to a new study
The full list of MPs who voted for and against Theresa May's deal with the European Union has been revealed. Some 432 MPs voted against the agreement in total, handing the government the biggest Commons defeat in British political history. The last time a government was defeated by more than 100 ...
2018 has been an interesting year for London restaurants. The news of prominent closures has perhaps dominated, with the likes of St. JOHN on Maltby Street, Marianne Lumb’s eponymous Notting Hill restaurant, Stevie Parle’s Rotorino, Jason Atherton’s Sosharu and both Madame D and Gul & Sepoy from the team behind ...
The results hold promise for finally unlocking the mystery of breeding among whale sharks
In the spring of 2016, the team behind Trullo in Islington opened small Italian restaurant opened on the fringe of Borough Market. Reservations weren’t accepted; service was quick, making it possible to devour three courses within the hour, and the accessibly priced menu had a prominent focus on ascetic pasta ...
Wood and Rock, by Su Shi, will be sold by Christie's and is one of the important pieces of Chinese artwork to ever be auctioned
With plenty of exciting restaurant launches constantly taking place across the Capital, we pick London’s best new restaurant openings taking place over the coming month. Kym’s by Andrew Wong – City One of the year's most exciting new restaurant openings, Andrew Wong is set to open Kym’s in the Bloomberg ...
By David Rosenberg David Rosenberg is a writer, educator and tour guide, whose family helped faced down fascism as Jewish immigrants in the East End and he now conducts radical historical walks of the East End of London There is a queue of people waiting patiently in line: long forgotten ...