Londoners

Londoners are the vainest people in Britain, study says

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Londoners are the vainest people in Britain, study says as a quarter of a million pay for teeth whitening every year Nearly 250,000 online inquiries for teeth whitening made every year in London Brummies second most to get teeth whitened, making 34,000 inquiries a year Bristol, Manchester and Liverpool came joint third with 19,200 inquiries … Read more

Stamp duty is shrinking the size of Londoners’ gardens

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Garden space in London is getting smaller as stamp duty costs force mean people are adding extensions instead of moving, according to the Ordnance Survey. Reforms brought in back in 2014 mean more tax needs to be paid on homes worth more than £937,000 – traditionally found more often in the capital than many other … Read more

Jonathan Van Tam went out for a curry after Boris Johnson told Londoners to avoid restaurants

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Jonathan Van Tam went out for a curry on the same day Boris Johnson told Londoners to avoid restaurants due to the Covid risk in March. The deputy chief medical officer for England dined alone, spending £21.77 of taxpayer’s money on his meal at Pakhtoon Restaurant in London on March 16.  Just hours earlier, Boris Johnson … Read more

Londoners wake to snow as ‘Beast from the East’ sweeps UK

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Snow hits the capital: Londoners wake to dumping of the white stuff as ‘Beast from the East’ sweeps UK – while drivers are warned of icy roads after -11C plunge Snow has fallen around the South East, including in Sevenoaks, Kent, and Orpington, London, this morning  It comes amid yellow weather warnings for ice, which … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Fury from Northerners over fears Londoners are spreading new mutant strain

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Furious Northerners blasted Londoners who fled the capital last night to avoid spending Christmas in a brutal new Tier 4 lockdown, amid fears they will spread the mutant strain of coronavirus across the country. Twitter users today slammed large crowds queueing on a packed platform at London’s St Pancras Station to board the last train … Read more

Huge queues at train stations as desperate Londoners flee the capital ahead of Tier 4

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Huge queues have been seen at stations and on the roads as desperate Londoners flee the capital ahead of Tier 4 misery from Sunday. On Saturday afternoon, Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed that a third of England – including London and swathes of the home counties – will be thrust into a brutal ‘Tier 4’ … Read more

Londoners who still need to buy Christmas gifts panic with South East on brink of Tier 4

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Britons who still have Christmas shopping to do today lashed out at strong indications that Boris Johnson could force non-essential retailers in London and large parts of the South-East to close as part of new ‘Tier 4’ measures.    The PM has summoned an emergency press conference this afternoon after holding crisis talks with Cabinet – … Read more

Clean up begins after Londoners hit pubs and bars before Tier 3

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The clean-up began today after revellers partied into the night in Soho ahead of London going into Tier Three at midnight with pubs and restaurants forced to close and many forced to throw away unused food. Bin bags were piled up on street corners while recycling containers were full of glass bottles following a last … Read more

80% Londoners think crime will rocket when lockdown measures eased

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EXCLUSIVE: Four out of five Londoners believe crime will rocket when lockdown measures are eased as Tories condemn Sadiq Khan over plans to cut capital’s policing budget by £110m City Hall opinion poll found 80% of Londoners fear crime will rise after lockdown  And 61% expect crime to soar back to 2019’s record levels or … Read more