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Vox Pop: Has the rising cost of living affected the upcoming Christmas plans?

Posted on Dec 6, 2022Dec 6, 2022 by Yijia Wu
Photo by Yijia Wu From travel, presents, celebratory parties and family visits, Christmas is often an expensive time of year....Read More
Picture Credits - Brett Jordan

Vox Pop: Is the government’s recommendation to increase minimum living wage by roughly 10% enough in this cost-of-living crisis?

Posted on Nov 29, 2022Dec 6, 2022 by Diya Joseph
(Photo Credit: Brett Jordan) Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has approved a recommendation to increase the minimum national living wage by 9.7...Read More

Vox pop: Does Qatar deserve to host the World Cup?

Posted on Nov 18, 2022Dec 6, 2022 by Shashwathi Sudhakar
(Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons) The FIFA World Cup will kick off on Sunday in Doha, and controversy is rife.  The...Read More

Brazilians celebrate in London after Lula’s win over Bolsonaro

Posted on Nov 5, 2022Nov 15, 2022 by Sara Romanin Jacur
Many London-based Brazilians were jubilant after the outcome of the tense Brazilian election race with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s win over Jair Bolsonaro. Last Sunday, long lines of people...Read More
Barbados Flag, flying from the Barbados Embassy in London

Barbadians in London reflect on the removal of Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state after nearly 400 years of British rule

Posted on Nov 30, 2021Dec 1, 2021 by Ricki-Lee Abrams
Today, on the 55th Anniversary of its independence from Britain, Barbados has officially become a republic after removing Queen Elizabeth II as its head...Read More

COP26: Thousands of Britons travel to Glasgow to demand for a green future

Posted on Nov 17, 2021Nov 20, 2021 by Yuta Sato
Protestors were asked to share their feelings about climate change and more specifically about London’s role in leading green efforts...Read More
Christmas tree pop up shop

Christmas tree sales soar as public hungers for a traditional Christmas

Posted on Dec 11, 2020Dec 14, 2020 by Mio Matsui
UK Christmas tree growers report a booming trade this year, compared to Christmases past.  UK farmers usually sell between six...Read More

Historic pub in Greenwich protests against fine for breaching lockdown restrictions

Posted on Nov 30, 2020Dec 3, 2020 by Mio Matsui
The Trafalgar Tavern pub on the Thames in Greenwich voiced their outrage after being fined £1000 by the Metropolitan Police...Read More
Rokit Vintage fashion store in Brick Lane, Shoreditch

Uncertainty as Second Lockdown hits Shoreditch’s Vintage Industry

Posted on Nov 14, 2020Nov 14, 2020 by Nichole Tan
Best known as a haven for hipsters and vintage shoppers, retail businesses on the Shoreditch High street now face the...Read More

How four supermarkets’ plan to reduce plastic over Christmas and before 2025

Posted on Dec 11, 2019Dec 11, 2019 by Yiling Cheng
Supermarkets are using more plastic despite their promises to cut down the amount, according to new research. (more…)

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