Of the UK's top 10 datacentre projects, only one - at East Havering in Essex, with projected capacity of more than 600MW - is in the London area. The remainder, totalling just under 4GW, are spread north from Oxfordshire, to Lincolnshire, North Wales, the north east and Scotland, most being sites that can tap into offshore wind or nuclear power.
In January 2027, British Airways is launching brand-new flights from London Heathrow Airport straight to Melbourne - aka the city that crowned best on the planet right now. BA's new route starts on January 9 2027, so there's still plenty of time to save up.
Our thoughts remain with the man's loved ones at this incredibly difficult time. We are working to establish the full circumstances of what happened and are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision. Any detail may assist our investigation so please come forward if you can help.
The exhibition is the embodiment of the scenes of the famous franchise, with the use of realistic animatronics and detailed settings and with the interactive presence. The large dinosaurs and dramatic sets usually draw the attention of the visitors and one can easily miss numerous small details in the course of the exhibition.
We've seen from previous strikes just how significant the impact can be on hospitality businesses, with bookings dropping by 67%. With another wave of strikes looming this Spring, operators should expect disruption well before the strike day itself, as uncertainty around travel plans affects spontaneous visits and last-minute bookings.
I am delighted that the once-in-a-generation redevelopment of the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre has reached another key milestone with the submission of the planning application for its transformation. The 15hectare site, opened in 1964, is set for a revamp of its athletics stadium, indoor arena, and swimming and diving facilities.
Billed as 'the world's biggest, most comprehensive festival celebrating women, girls and non-binary people', Women of the World festival, or WOW for short, has announced its return to the Southbank Centre next year. WOW is the brainchild of theatre director Jude Kelly CBE, who launched the festival in 2010 when she was artistic director at the Southbank Centre.
This is just one item in a display that looks at how wood can be turned into all sorts of things that don't look or feel like wood at all. It's all because wood is a renewable resource and could be a viable replacement for plastics and other oil-based materials.
The significant number of ancestors held in UK museums is extremely distressing and symbolic of the colonial origins of these collections. We hope that the responses gathered by The Guardian will be shared with the relevant communities to support them in bringing their ancestors home.
The Bloor-Yorkville corridor gets a lot of attention for its shopping, but for families, it's the Royal Ontario Museum around the corner, smooth subway access, leafy streets for stroller walks, and density of good cafés that make it the neighborhood worth settling into.
TfL currently uses about 1.6 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity each year, making it the largest single electricity consumer in London. Once operational, the solar installations could supply up to 65,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of renewable electricity each year - equivalent to roughly two-thirds of the Victoria line's annual power consumption.
The Waterloo and City line, known as 'The Drain', is made even more niche by the fact that it hasn't been open on the weekend since 2020. In the pandemic the line was suspended, but when the Waterloo and City reopened in June 2021 it only did so on weekdays. While it previously operated on Saturdays, for the last six years it's been closed all weekend.
A spokesperson for the company said that the incident involved the jib of a tower crane becoming detached from its fixing. The site will remain closed until the incident is fully investigated, the company added. The area will be cleared and deemed safe before construction can be resumed.
While leaving Bush House's courtyard, he drove at speed towards a set of iron gates leading to the pedestrian zone of The Strand. Jackson collided with the gates, forcing them open. This force led the gates to hit and seriously injure a 28-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man.
