Metro

London to get new telephone area code to cope with demand

There will be 10 million new phone numbers distributed across London (Picture: Rex Shutterstock) London is to get 10 million more landline phone numbers this year to meet rising demand fuelled by new ...
The Harvard Crimson

On Multicultural London English and the Power of Code Switching

My city is home to many languages. It houses several mother tongues. With the largest number of foreign-born residents of any city in the world, London’s streets are filled with a fusion of languages, ...
Edie

London’s Green Procurement Code

London Remade is a partnership comprising of the business community, London Boroughs and regional government, the waste industry and the not for profit sector. As one of the United Kingdom’s largest ...
Insider

PE-backed Zip World to break into London next year with ninth location as it continues to expand

Private equity-backed outdoor adventure specialist Zip World is to break into London next year at a landmark location. It will be the firm's ninth site. The Wales-founded adventure giant has revealed ...
London Evening Standard

London to get 50kph 'urban zip wire' which will be fastest in any major city in the world

A giant “urban zip wire” claimed to be the fastest in any major city in the world is to open in central London next month. Riders will reach speeds approaching 50kph — roughly the same as a downhill ...
Business Insider

A weird, purple flying QR code made of drones appeared in the sky over London for no obvious reason

Drones traced weird patterns in the London sky on Wednesday for no clear reason. At one point they formed into a QR code linking to the site of the insurance company Beazley. Beazley told Insider they ...