14 mayors of some of the world’s largest cities, including Paris, London, Los Angeles and Tokyo, have signed a commitment to become ‘Good Food Cities’, by considerably reducing meat served in their public institutions as part of their response to the global climate emergency. Senior
London has a larger foreign-born population proportion than any other UK city, with 38% of Londoners being migrants, according to The Migration Observatory. That compares to 14% (9.4 million people) for the UK as a whole. Of those 9.4 million people, 216,000 were born in
Dame Kelly Holmes, Colin Jackson, Mark Ramprakash, Tony Adams and Chemmy Alcott join The Royal Ballet on #WorldBalletDay, Wednesday 23 October 2019. For the sixth year running, #WorldBalletDay will see a record breaking 31 dance companies, including The Royal Ballet, The Australian Ballet and The Bolshoi Ballet, join forces in this global celebration of dance. Exploring the
From January 2020, British Airways will become the first UK airline to offset carbon emissions on all its flights within the UK. All customers flying within the UK next year on flights operated by British Airways will have the carbon emissions from their flights offset
Obesity prevalence among reception-aged schoolchildren in England increased between 2017-18 and 2018-19, new statistics from NHS Digital show. The National Child Measurement Programme1, England – 2018-19 report, published today, shows that the prevalence of obesity in four and five-year-olds rose from 9.5% in 2017-18 to
Parents in Central London are being urged to “face their worst fears to help protect their children” after a survey revealed 35% of them have not written a will. A poll by Will Aid, a national will-writing campaign, found that nationally 52% of mums and
Kapten, the major European ride-hailing app, has launched its ‘Ride4Good’ initiative that allows users to round up their fares to the next higher £0.50 and donate the difference to Epic charity. Kapten is reaffirming its position as a responsible platform in the ride-hailing sector by
On Tuesday, 8 October 2019, the Metropolitan Police Service imposed a condition upon the ongoing Extinction Rebellion demonstrations in central London. The following condition was imposed under Section 14 of the Public Order Act 1986: “Any assembly linked to the Extinction Rebellion ‘Autumn Uprising’…who wish
Hold on to your pillows, the pop-up you could only dream of while tucked up asleep has arrived. Yes, pinch yourself you are not dreaming. Premier Inn is hosting the UK’s first Pillow Fight Club pop up to celebrate the arrival of their new pillow
Actor Rodrigo Rocha is not slowing down anytime soon. After a slew of roles, he is preparing to lead a feature indie movie, “SSW Of The Border”. Set to start production in the first quarter of 2019, the film is projected to be released early