Rising from the ashes of the Brexit vote and all the uncertainty London’s migrant population have been plunged into - and from the literal ashes of last year's fire that wrecked a magnificent renovation of South London culture hub the Battersea Arts Centre (BAC), this year’s London Stories project invites us in to listen to 24 migrants talk us through their journeys to the capital. The optimism, community spirit and determination behind the mammoth task of restoring the BAC again after its devastating fire...

A family who were subject to an attack by the Daily Mail for living on benefits, are concerned that the paper has missed the benefits scoop of the year. Susan Chimes, 45, an unemployed mum of five from Wakefield, was the subject of a “vile benefits family” article in the Mail recently and was shocked the paper missed this huge story. She told us: “It’s weird, I had reporters from the Mail knocking on my door for days before I...

Most new cars are now connected to the internet in some way, providing navigation, satellite radio, and real-time safety functions. This is paving the way for the future of self-driving cars. Connected cars are already on the market, but self-driving or autonomous cars are currently still a few years away. What both prototypes have in common is the need for a strong internet connection, which is where the future super-fast 5G network comes into play. Why 5g? For an autonomous,...

By Tom Colclough Trump's victory is a disaster for too many people to list. The stories coming out of America already, of Muslim girls attacked in the streets, swastikas emblazoned in cities up and down the country and the sight of a Venezuelan cleaner breaking down in tears at work remind many of a Britain post-Brexit where race-hate began to ooze out of the cracks in its walls. Forever a reminder that these grand elections have direct consequences on people's lives, they...

More than 62 years of extra prison hours were imposed on London prisoners last year in a system that is buckling under pressure. A huge 22,000 days of additional imprisonment were handed out to rule-breaking inmates across London's seven prisons in 2015. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) statistics show that, across England and Wales, the number of additional days’ imprisonment imposed has increased by 30 per cent in a year. Prisons across England and Wales, under growing pressure due to overcrowding...

Forget cutting edge green technology, according to a new scientific study bird poop could be the key to combating climate change. Researchers at the Colorado State University who are working to better understand key components of Arctic climate systems have linked ammonia emissions from summertime Arctic seabird-colony excrement, called guano, to newly formed atmospheric aerosol particles which can in turn influence Arctic cloud properties and their effects on climate. Publishing in Nature Communications and featured by the American Association for the...

The full English is a mainstay of British breakfast tables, but what is the recipe for the perfect plateful? According to new research, the ultimate fry-up contains two sausages, two rashers of bacon, fried eggs, mushrooms, toast, beans and fried tomatoes and red sauce, with fried bread and black pudding also considered essentials. But settling the age-old sauce argument, ketchup was the most popular condiment, with 42 per cent saying this is a key ingredient in a cooked breakfast, compared to just...

Good morning World. This is the media reporting. Until now, we haven't been "allowed" to report a potentially groundbreaking story, because ultimately the fourth estate is not free. But this is big. Here's what you need to know: A terminally ill teenager has won a historic legal fight to have her body cryogenically frozen in the hope of being brought back to life. The London teenager was allowed through a legal loophole to take sole control over decisions about the...

Often referred to a “the missing link”, Old Tom Gin is typically sweeter than London Dry and drier than Dutch Jenever. Although hugely popular during Victorian Britain, Old Tom had fallen out of favour until recently, yet it has resurged with the explosion of popularity surrounding gins in the UK (particularly London) at present. Yet, even so, there are still few Old Tom style gins readily available at the moment. A particularly impressive ‘Old Tom’ gin, however, is that from...