London
Transport for London retires last heritage service of Routemaster buses
Fall in usage and lack of step-free access on the classic front-engined doubledeckers cited as reasons for permanent withdrawal
Lucy Campbell
13, Apr, 2021 @5:00 AM
‘It will give structure to the day’: Goldman Sachs staff return to London offices
After a year of working from home, the bank’s employees are positive, even excited, about returning to their desks
Rupert Neate
12, Apr, 2021 @4:41 PM
Brixton rioting flares again as police move in – archive, 13 April 1981
13 April 1981: The inquest into clashes between the police and the black community was barely under way when the area was disturbed by a second night of violence
Guardian staff
12, Apr, 2021 @8:11 AM
London’s ‘super-prime’ luxury property market was world leader in 2020
UK capital is ‘world’s leading wealth destination’ after sales of homes worth more than £7.3m rose 3% last year
Miles Brignall
11, Apr, 2021 @11:01 PM
‘Brixton was where the spark was lit’: how the riots changed black politics in UK
For Labour politicians including Diane Abbott and Paul Boateng, the unrest meant black Britain could no longer be ignored
Alex Mistlin
11, Apr, 2021 @2:00 PM
Black youth unemployment rate of 40% similar to time of Brixton riots, data shows
Guardian analysis shows young black workers hit disproportionately hard by Covid pandemic
Tobi Thomas
11, Apr, 2021 @2:00 PM
The Brixton riots 40 years on: ‘A watershed moment for race relations’
People involved in or witness to the uprising of 1981 recall the ‘exhilarating, frightening’ time
Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent
11, Apr, 2021 @2:00 PM
‘Prince Philip’s death is the end of an era. What is the future for the royals?’
Sadness, reflection, ambivalence: on the streets of London people react to the passing of the Duke of Edinburgh
Mark Townsend and Clea Skopeliti
11, Apr, 2021 @5:45 AM
Can the UK’s independent shops bounce back?
As stores reopen, one city cobbler is optimistic, while at the hairdresser’s, the waitlist is growing
Introduction by Sarah Butler Interviews by Deborah Linton
10, Apr, 2021 @8:00 AM
Duke of Edinburgh funeral plans being revised to avoid mass gatherings
Queen will give personal approval to arrangements, with traditional horse-drawn procession unlikely
Caroline Davies
09, Apr, 2021 @5:00 PM
Murder of Kremlin critic in London ‘was made to look like suicide’
Nikolai Glushkov was strangled by assailant who then wrapped dog lead around his neck, inquest told
Luke Harding
09, Apr, 2021 @3:12 PM
Aviation shutdown shows we can clean up our air
A return to pre-Covid levels of travel will increase air and noise pollution for millions of people
Gary Fuller
09, Apr, 2021 @5:00 AM
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