A Manchester woman who was forced to travel to Piccadilly station and buy a train ticket to London in person after Avanti services were marked as 'sold out' online has blasted rail bosses.
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Prices are rising, competition for relatively affordable rooms is fierce, and some so-called “rental opportunities” are a total joke. The latest report from SpareRoom has revealed that the average room rent in London is now £815 a month, which is 15% higher than the 2021 average of £708. This is clearly unacceptable as we deal with an escalating cost-of-living crisis, so London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan has once again asked for the power to do something about it.
“This is a disgrace,” he tweeted this week. “Rents are soaring while landlords profit. I’ve repeatedly asked the Govt to let me freeze rents.
” Khan said that if he were granted this power, he could save tenants nearly £3,000 in rent over the next two years. This is a disgrace. Rents are soaring while landlords profit.
I've repeatedly asked the Govt to let me freeze rents, saving Londoners £2,988 over two years. With the cost of living crisis raging, this is more urgent than ever. The Govt must act.
pic. twitter. com/mPmWMzjeVlKhan isn’t exaggerating when he says he has “repeatedly” asked the government for rent-freezing powers.
Back in 2018, he wrote in a leaked letter to Labour MP Karen Buck: “The housing crisis is now having such an effect on a generation of Londoners that the arguments in favour of rent stabilisation and control are becoming overwhelming. ” A year later, he officially launched plans for reforming private renting in London, which included a call for the government to give him rent-freezing powers. He pointed out that lessons could be learned from similar rent control schemes in New York and Berlin.
A Manchester woman who was forced to travel to Piccadilly station and buy a train ticket to London in person after Avanti services were marked as 'sold out' online has blasted rail bosses.
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, has been living in the public eye since birth, even though her family could never imagine they would become the faces of the United Kingdom. When her uncle, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne in 1936, her father, King George VI, took on the responsibilities of the kingdom and put Lizzie in line for the throne. When George passed away on February 6, 1952, at age 56, she officially became II.
Sam Fender, Wet Leg, Self Esteem and more are all set to perform at next month’s 2022 Mercury Prize ceremony in London.Last month (July 26), the 12 albums that have been shortlisted for the Album Of The Year award were announced, including Harry Styles’ ‘Harry’s House’, Little Simz’s ‘Sometimes I Might be Introvert’, Sam Fender’s ‘Seventeen Going Under’, Wet Leg’s self-titled album and Yard Act’s ‘The Overload’.Also on the shortlist are Self Esteem (‘Prioritise Pleasure’), Joy Crookes (‘Skin’), Kojey Radical (‘Reason To Smile’), Nova Twins (‘Supernova’), Fergus McCreadie (‘Forest Floor’), Gwenno (‘Tresor’) and Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler (‘For All Our Days That Tear The Heart’).11 of the 12 nominees have now been confirmed to perform live at the September 8 ceremony at London’s Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith. Only Harry Styles is unable to attend, and will instead pre-record a special performance that will be broadcast at the ceremony.The 2022 Mercury Prize ceremony will be hosted by Lauren Laverne and broadcast on BBC Four from 9pm-10.15pm BST.
Netflix just gave “The Sandman” fans a huge surprise.
Harry Styles has been interviewed by Nardwuar – check out the interview below, in which he discusses Joni Mitchell, The Cribs and more.The interview took place backstage at Coachella earlier this year, where Styles played a pair of headline sets, in which he covered One Direction with Lizzo and was joined by Shania Twain.During their interview, Styles told Nardwuar about the time he went to Joni Mitchell’s house and performed a cover of her track ‘River’ in front of the iconic singer.“She had a Christmas carol singalong one time and I was invited by the wonderful Brandi Carlile,” Styles revealed. “It was very fun.“I wasn’t going to sing anything, and then Brandi volunteered me to sing ‘River’, which was one of the more nervewracking moments of my life.”Discussing how The Cribs wrote songs for One Direction but then ended up keeping them for themselves, Styles added: “That was I think in 2012-2013.
Kate Middleton has found her fashion feet, and while she has chosen the coat dress to be her trusted uniform, this year, the Duchess of Cambridge has branched out a little. Royal fans have seen her paying homage to some iconic looks previous members of the Royal Family championed, as well as new, and a little more exciting silhouettes. Here are Kate's most stand-out outfits from the year so far and their price tags.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps claimed there are 'four trains an hour' running between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly. The transport chief had to be corrected as strike action has seen timetables slashed to just one train an hour between the two major cities.
Big names are lining up to pay tribute to the late, great Taylor Hawkins.
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, with livestream details also announced.Hawkins, the band’s drummer since 1997, died in Bogotá, Colombia on March 25. He was 50 years old.Last week, Foo Fighters announced that, together with the drummer’s family, the band will celebrate Hawkins’ memory and music at two special gigs in London and Los Angeles.
A huge blaze has broken out between London Bridge and Waterloo East stations.
Naman Ramachandran Coldplay and Natalie Imbruglia paid fulsome tribute to Olivia Newton-John, who died last week, at London’s Wembley Stadium on Tuesday evening. Imbruglia sang Newton-John’s part of hit song “Summer Nights” from “Grease,” while Coldplay’s Chris Martin sang John Travolta’s part with Jacob Collier joining him during the chorus. Newton-John had played Sandy and Travolta Danny in the 1978 film.Earlier, Imbruglia and Coldplay also performed “Torn,” Imbruglia’s debut single, which was first recorded in 1993 as “Burned” in Danish by Lis Sørensen, followed in 1994 by Ednaswap, and in 1996 by Trine Rein.It was the third Wembley play date for Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres world tour.
The stars of House of the Dragon have hit the red carpet!
Kelly Osbourne steps out in a plunging black maxi dress as she departed a hotel in London alongside her mum Sharon and dad Ozzy on Sunday. The reality star, 37, who announced that she is expecting her first child with her boyfriend Sid Wilson, 45, looked radiant in her sleek ensemble. Sharon, 69, looked as glamorous as ever as she held hands with Ozzy, 73, who is currently recovering from 'life-altering surgery.
The Love Island boys have proved that being single is more fun as they left the Love Island reunion party in jubilant spirits - in stark contrast to the glum-looking couples that attended the party. George Tasker, 23, Ikenna Ekwonna, also 23, and Jay Younger, 28, were clearly in a great mood as they all smiled as they left the party together in a car, no doubt on their way to another afterparty.The Love Island cast of the 2022 series all reunited on Thursday night for the Love Island reunion party, which was hosted by Laura Whitmore and will be screened on Sunday night at 9pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub.The boys joyful expressions were a lot different to some of their counterparts on the show, as Luca Bish, 23, and Gemma Owen, 19, were seen looking glum as they left the party.
The Sandman showrunner Allan Heinberg has said they want to adapt the entirety of the comic book series in future seasons.The Netflix series, starring Tom Sturridge as lead character Morpheus, is based on the series of comic books by Neil Gaiman. Originally released in 1989, the main series went onto span 75 issues in total over seven years.Speaking to NME at the show’s premiere in London, Heinberg said they’re hoping to adapt the entirety of Gaiman’s books if the show is renewed for future seasons.Asked how many seasons they’ve got planned, Heinberg said: “We’ve got as many as they’ll let us have.
Kirby Howell-Baptiste adds some drama with an accentuated Elizabethan-esque collar for the premiere of her new Netflix series, The Sandman, held at BFI Southbank on Wednesday (August 3) in London.