BIZARRE: 7 - What They Never Told You

Worker gets trapped in Pret A Manger walk-in freezer that is typically set at -18C

The employee had to be treated for suspected hypothermia after she was found “in a state of distress” by a colleague.

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023

Pret A Manger employee tried to use croissant boxes to fend off hypothermia after becoming trapped in a walk-in freezer

The British sandwich chain has been fined over $1 million.

Fortune · Aug 31, 2023

OPINION - Save the Curzon Mayfair, home of classy film

IT’S not often that Westminster City Council has the opportunity to get lots of love from a single decision but that’s what’s on offer when it comes to vote on the fate of the Curzon Mayfair over the coming months. On the one side are the anonymous owners who want…

Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2023

Part of London’s famous Trocadero to be turned into mosque and community centre

Part of landmark Trocadero will be turned into mosque and community centre under approved plans

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2023

Call to act on ‘dangerous’ conditions around Westminster for disabled people

One peer said he had missed hospital appointments because he could not navigate along the streets around Parliament.

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023

Dozens of refugees ‘left on the streets’ in Westminster for two nights

The asylum seekers apparently refused to enter a hotel in which the Home Office asked them to sleep ‘four people per room’.

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Flt Sgt Peter Brown: Hundreds of mourners gather for funeral of hero WW2 pilot

Cousin of Peter Brown says his legacy will live on ‘in minds and hearts’ forever

Evening Standard · May 25, 2023

Mourners gather for funeral of black RAF pilot who flew in Second World War

The funeral of Flight Sergeant Peter Brown is being held at St Clement Danes Church.

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

Sadiq Khan: Boroughs need power to charge limitless council tax on empty homes

‘Long-term vacant’ homes across London are thought to be worth some £20 billion in total

Evening Standard · May 23, 2023

MP left 'speechless' after night time volunteer relives arrest hours before Coronation

Suzie Melvin was one of three volunteers for Westminster Council’s Night Stars safety scheme who was help by officers hours before King Charles was crowned - despite their organisation working in partnership with the Metropolitan Police.

Daily Mirror · May 17, 2023