#London

press releases for gentrified developments are all like "this is a sympathetic update of a classic building in a timeless style with thoughtful yet bold additions to support a modern
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The borough-wide surge testing taking place in Lambeth, Wandsworth, and a small area of Southwark, has now come to an end, with over 150k people stepping forward to take a
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Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. LTNs.It seems like everyone is talking about them. But do they actually *work?*Here's a THREAD: Ask a cyclist and you're likely to get one answer. Ask a
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[http://football.london ] | Alex Song has admitted that he left Arsenal for the lure of more money at Barcelona Song: "During my entire time at Arsenal I couldn't even save £100,000,
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London, November 1940: ripping down blackout panels and loudly demanding the streetlights come back on because it’s been two months already and people just aren’t meant to live like this
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New York ACT UP! Laid the groundwork of the modern lgbt movement by providing support for parents of kids who died of aids after they kicked them out onto the
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NEW: No Covid-19 tests at all have been available in much of London all day today, LBC understands. This is the message being given to people with symptoms trying to
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Flying during COVID-19: I’ve been somewhat stranded in Turkey for the last 2+ months, and on Friday I finally flew back to London. Here’s what the experience was like. THREAD
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New research out! Our @uniwestminster led study funded by @RoadSafetyTruUK looked at injury risk for people cycling in Britain in the morning commute, in relation to road characteristics & environment.
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Speaking as a communications professional, as someone who trains people for the camera, that was awful. - Keep message simple, eye contact, memorise it, stay humble, keep to the point.
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NEW: Tonight the @CareQualityComm has published new analysis of the covid-19 crisis in care.You can read the full report below, but there are some important insights on the way #covid19
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Thread: Exposing Thierry Henry for being the most overrated striker of all time Henry scored 175 goals in the Premier League in his career. However, his record against the big-4
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When working class Black kids were doing terribly in school and not getting into university, it was supposedly due to inherent cultural deficits affecting intelligence and behaviour, but now WWC
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[THREAD] If you're looking for a new opportunity, check out #TOBJOBs & our weekly round-up below Share with your networks & anyone looking for a new job. Full details
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So... incoming Military History thread warning.WAS KHARTOUM A FAILURE! (no). You decide (it wasn't).I appreciate there are many deeper issues here, but this is Twitter and there isn't the time
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There’s a lot of debate about LTNs at the moment with a few voices getting pretty heated. All kinds of accusations linked to class, race etc but it’s worth considering
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