London
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Part of the river Thames has turned into ice
Feb 14, 2021Part of London’s Thames River has turned to ice as the week-long temperature stays below freezing. For the first time in 70 years, the British witnessed such a situation, reports BSS. In the pictures published in... -
More stringent measures in London to prevent the virus
Dec 15, 2020More stringent measures are being taken in the British capital, London, to prevent coronavirus. The UK government said on Monday. The country’s health minister, Matt Hancock, said a three-tiered ban was being introduced in and around... -
60 arrested at London anti-lockdown protest
Nov 29, 2020London police announced Saturday that they arrested more than 60 people as scuffles broke out when they moved to disperse thousands of people demonstrating against Britain’s coronavirus restrictions. “These were for a number of different offenses,... -
Shanghai dethroned London to become the world’s most connected city
Nov 26, 2020Shanghai has dethroned London to become the world’s most connected city as the coronavirus shakes up international travel. London has seen a 67% fall in connectivity in air travel, according to airline industry body IATA. Shanghai... -
UK to impose stricter COVID-19 social restrictions in London
Oct 15, 2020The British government will impose stricter COVID-19 social restrictions on London, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced in parliament on Thursday. The capital will be moved into the “tier 2” or “high risk” level in the government’s... -
British Council organizes Study UK Virtual Fair in Bangladesh
Oct 10, 2020Due to COVID-19, the British Council is organising Study UK Virtual Fair on October 10, 2020. The virtual fair will be attended by numerous renowned universities from the UK along with prospective students from Bangladesh, Nepal,... -
Facebook closed it’s office in London until Monday
Mar 7, 2020Facebook said on Friday it is closing its London offices until Monday after a visiting employee from Singapore was diagnosed with coronavirus, reports Reuters. “An employee based in our Singapore office who has been diagnosed with... -
Why Uber will not be granted license to operate in London?
Nov 26, 2019Uber will not be granted a new license to operate in London after repeated safety failures, Transport for London (TfL) has said. The regulator said the taxi app was not “fit and proper” as a license... -
People traveling between London and Glasgow by rail rather than air reached a record level
Nov 11, 2019The proportion of people traveling between London and Glasgow by rail rather than air has reached a record level, according to Virgin Trains. In the 12 months to July 2019, 29% of passengers chose to travel... -
UK police say 39 found dead in truck were Chinese
Oct 24, 2019British police said on Thursday that 39 people found dead in a truck near London were all believed to be Chinese nationals, as officers conduct the country’s largest murder probe in more than a decade. Emergency...