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1 week ago | 
thequietus.com | Bobby Barry |Lina Adams
In my second year of university, I ended many nights hovering over the counter at the Chicken Cottage conveniently below my flat. As I reminisce to We Will Annihilate Our Enemies, the latest offering from electronic duo Real Lies, I think Kevin Lee Kharas has a point: all the best songs do sound like longing.
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1 month ago | 
citylondonnews.co.uk | Lina Adams
Ofgem are raising the energy price cap by 6.4% in April, affecting the bills of 22 million homes in England, Scotland, and Wales. According to the London Assembly, 471,000 households in London are currently living in fuel poverty. As it stands Londoners are paying a daily standing charge for electricity of 41.57 pence per day, but this will rise to 46.20p in April for direct debit, single-rate consumers – an increase of roughly 11%.
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1 month ago | 
citylondonnews.co.uk | Lina Adams
The Metropolitan Police has announced the publication of a new Stop and Search Charter. It is the first time a set of formal commitments on how a stop and search is carried out has been agreed to and published in this way. The charter was produced following a year and a half of engagement with more than 8,500 Londoners of varying ages, ethnicities and backgrounds. The Met uses stop and search to seize weapons and drugs.
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2 months ago | 
citylondonnews.co.uk | Lina Adams
According to new data by Turo, there are over 438 million pounds in unpaid ULEZ fines. Since the expansion of ULEZ to all boroughs in 2023, Transport for London has issued nearly two and a half million penalties to people driving non-compliant vehicles. Not paying your fine can result in the issue of a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), which is 90 pounds if you pay within 14 days, and 180 pounds thereafter. So how come people are not paying their charges?
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
citylondonnews.co.uk | Lina Adams
This Friday, Parliament will debate and vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. Pioneered by MP Kim Leadbeater, the bill will legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults who are expected to have less than six months to live. A highly contentious issue within Parliament, Labour’s Cabinet remains divided. But what do healthcare providers think? “Some of us will start killing our patients,” palliative care doctor Kajtek Skowronski says.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
citylondonnews.co.uk | Lina Adams
Harshita Brella died by strangulation, a post mortem finds. The 24 year old’s body was found in Ilford, East London, on Thursday. The suspect is 23 year old Pankaj Lamba, Harshita’s husband. Northamptonshire police released CCTV footage revealing new images of the suspect. These include photos of the suspect’s silver Vauxhall Corsa which is believed to be the vehicle used to transport Harshita’s body to London.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
citylondonnews.co.uk | Lina Adams
The number of pubs in London has increased this year, the latest findings from hospitality research company CGA and consulting firm AlixPartners reveal.
According to the report, the number of pubs has grown by 0.4 percent since last year, and the centre of the capital has witnessed a near two percent rise.
The report highlights that the national insurance , along with a reduction in business rates relief, has presented significant challenges for the hospitality industry.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
citylondonnews.co.uk | Lina Adams
The London gaming industry is enduring a period of rapid growth. New figures show that London gaming incorporations have risen by almost a third from the previous year’s figure of nearly 1,400. The recent League of Legends World Championship e-sports event delivered a 12 million pound boost to the city’s economy.
“They actually have the players in the (O2) arena, on their PCs, playing head to head,” says Arlen, 25, who attended the Championship event this year.
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
hastemagazine.co.uk | Lina Adams |Sophie Wyatt
Written by Lina AdamsThe pioneers of modern bedroom pop, including Beabadoobee, Clairo, and mxmtoon to name a few, have enjoyed notable successes in recent years that have led them out of the confines of their makeshift home studios. The genre has always been about pioneering DIY, self-made sounds, but is that term now redundant for artists that have access to high-quality production methods?
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
morningstar.com | Lina Adams
Dubai, UAE, Jan. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The cryptocurrency world is buzzing with anticipation as CratD2C takes centre stage with its groundbreaking Initial Coin Offering (ICO). In a rapidly evolving blockchain landscape, CratD2C emerges as a game-changer, poised to reshape industries and redefine the very essence of decentralized technologies. From its innovative architecture to its versatile ecosystem. What sets CratD2C apart and makes it shine in the fiercely competitive realm of blockchain?
