Tag: London (England)
London’s Trellick Tower and a Development Debate
LONDON — When Barbara Heksel and her family moved into Trellick Tower in 1981, their friends thought they…
Extreme Heat Puts Life on Hold in Britain, a Land Not Built for It
LONDON — Trains slowed to a crawl. Schools and doctors’ offices shut their doors. The British Museum closed…
Passengers Sigh as Heathrow Caps Numbers to Head Off ‘Airmageddon’
She felt sympathy for ground-staff workers, she said, but the experience had only confirmed to her that she…
Big Ben Bongs Will Soon Ring Out Again Across London
LONDON — For five years, the most famous clock tower in Britain was hidden behind an ugly fortress…
Abba Returns to the Stage in London. Sort Of.
LONDON — Ecstatic cheers bounced around a specially built 3,000-capacity hexagonal arena Thursday night as the members of…
Johnson Says He’s Humbled by ‘Partygate’ Report but Will Go On
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson presided over a disorderly workplace in which there were rampant violations of…
In London, a Long-Awaited High-Speed Train Is Ready to Roll
LONDON — When Andy Byford ran New York City’s dilapidated subway system, fed-up New Yorkers hailed his crusade…
What to Do in London: Platinum Jubilee, ‘Bridgerton’ Events and More
London is springing back to life. Heathrow Airport reports that March 2022 was its busiest month since the…
Boris Johnson Urges Germany Not to Let Up Pressure on Russia
The risk for Britain, Mr. Powell said, is that it is viewed in other European capitals as merely…
Jeremy King, a London Restaurateur, Is Shown the Exit
LONDON — When Jeremy King’s partners won a bitter, long-running battle for control of his restaurants on April…
Do Russian Oligarchs Have a Secret Weapon in London’s Libel Lawyers?
The government attempted to rebalance the scales with the passage of the Defamation Act of 2013. It required…
Highgate Cemetery: A City of the Dead That Inspires the Living
Highgate Cemetery is the final resting place for about 170,000 Londoners, among them the famous, the infamous and…