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Black cabs are set to be extinct within 20 years.
So why are the numbers of applicants taking The Knowledge, the infamously difficult licensing exam, going up?
We met the next generation of hopefuls
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So why are the numbers of applicants taking The Knowledge, the infamously difficult licensing exam, going up?
We met the next generation of hopefuls
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A thirst for the Knowledge
Black cabs are set to be extinct within 20 years. So why are the numbers of applicants taking the infamously difficult licensing exam going back up? Rosie Swash meets the hopefuls.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Black cabs are set to be extinct within 20 years.
So why are the numbers of applicants taking The Knowledge, the infamously difficult licensing exam, going up?
We met the next generation of hopefuls
www.the-londoner.co.uk/a-thirst-for...
So why are the numbers of applicants taking The Knowledge, the infamously difficult licensing exam, going up?
We met the next generation of hopefuls
www.the-londoner.co.uk/a-thirst-for...
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Vincent Chan abused multiple children in the North London nursery where he worked. It’s one of the most harrowing child abuse cases in recent history.
The billion-dollar chain that ran his nursery has a history of major safeguarding failures, including not doing background checks.
Read my exposé:
The billion-dollar chain that ran his nursery has a history of major safeguarding failures, including not doing background checks.
Read my exposé:
Abuse at a north London nursery: The disturbing, perplexing case of Vincent Chan
There are questions for the police and one of London’s biggest nursery chains after today’s shocking news
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December 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Vincent Chan abused multiple children in the North London nursery where he worked. It’s one of the most harrowing child abuse cases in recent history.
The billion-dollar chain that ran his nursery has a history of major safeguarding failures, including not doing background checks.
Read my exposé:
The billion-dollar chain that ran his nursery has a history of major safeguarding failures, including not doing background checks.
Read my exposé:
Vincent Chan just pled guilty to a litany of child sex offences he committed at the North London nursery he worked in, in one of the “most harrowing” cases in recent history.
But we found that the multi-billion dollar company that ran the nursery has a long history of serious safeguarding failures.
But we found that the multi-billion dollar company that ran the nursery has a long history of serious safeguarding failures.
Abuse at a north London nursery: The disturbing, perplexing case of Vincent Chan
There are questions for the police and one of London’s biggest nursery chains after today’s shocking news
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December 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Vincent Chan just pled guilty to a litany of child sex offences he committed at the North London nursery he worked in, in one of the “most harrowing” cases in recent history.
But we found that the multi-billion dollar company that ran the nursery has a long history of serious safeguarding failures.
But we found that the multi-billion dollar company that ran the nursery has a long history of serious safeguarding failures.
ICYMI We met the last of Central London's street fruit sellers.
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The last of the barrow boys
Central London's once ubiquitous fruit sellers are nearly extinct. We meet the survivors.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
ICYMI We met the last of Central London's street fruit sellers.
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Bankruptcies, fraud investigations and accusations of working with the devil.
We've got a mad update on our Loughborough Estate investigation in today's briefing.
Plus, Ealing council’s Skrillex-fuelled social media push and the pub beloved by Fulham ultras.
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We've got a mad update on our Loughborough Estate investigation in today's briefing.
Plus, Ealing council’s Skrillex-fuelled social media push and the pub beloved by Fulham ultras.
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Bankruptcies, fraud investigations and servants of the devil on the Loughborough Estate
Plus: Ealing council's new social media campaign, the Langoustine Lifter and the best pub in Fulham
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December 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Bankruptcies, fraud investigations and accusations of working with the devil.
We've got a mad update on our Loughborough Estate investigation in today's briefing.
Plus, Ealing council’s Skrillex-fuelled social media push and the pub beloved by Fulham ultras.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/bankruptcies...
We've got a mad update on our Loughborough Estate investigation in today's briefing.
Plus, Ealing council’s Skrillex-fuelled social media push and the pub beloved by Fulham ultras.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/bankruptcies...
The RSPCA wants to phase them out, while defenders claim they’re a sanctuary for abandoned pets.
We go inside the strange, and dying, world of the capital’s cat cafes, in a saga of workplace abuse allegations and retired oil executives.
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We go inside the strange, and dying, world of the capital’s cat cafes, in a saga of workplace abuse allegations and retired oil executives.
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London's cat cafes are big business. So why do things seem less than purrfect?
The RSPCA wants to phase them out, while defenders claim they're a sanctuary for abandoned moggies. We go inside the strange world of the capital's feline cafes.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The RSPCA wants to phase them out, while defenders claim they’re a sanctuary for abandoned pets.
We go inside the strange, and dying, world of the capital’s cat cafes, in a saga of workplace abuse allegations and retired oil executives.
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We go inside the strange, and dying, world of the capital’s cat cafes, in a saga of workplace abuse allegations and retired oil executives.
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The Londoner saves an iconic Wimbledon pub from demolition.
Plus, the government crackdown on We R Blighty, a Christmas tree thief and a historic queer pub rebranding as straight.
Check out today's Monday Briefing:
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Plus, the government crackdown on We R Blighty, a Christmas tree thief and a historic queer pub rebranding as straight.
Check out today's Monday Briefing:
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The government comes for We R Blighty
Plus, a Christmas tree thief, a queer pub rebrands as straight and a major victory for The Londoner
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November 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The Londoner saves an iconic Wimbledon pub from demolition.
Plus, the government crackdown on We R Blighty, a Christmas tree thief and a historic queer pub rebranding as straight.
Check out today's Monday Briefing:
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Plus, the government crackdown on We R Blighty, a Christmas tree thief and a historic queer pub rebranding as straight.
Check out today's Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-governme...
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The Thames & London deserves a lot better. Must read horrific investigation by @andrewkersley.bsky.social for @londonermag.bsky.social into @londonportauth.bsky.social. Lays bare literally 'toxic' culture in org. I've had couple of work encounters w PLA officers. Not a constructive experience IMO.
In August, 25,000 kilograms of ‘toxic’ tar was spilled in the Thames. Why was no-one told?
This is a saga of broken valves, anonymous whistleblowers and hundreds of undisclosed oil spills.
My investigation for @londonermag.bsky.social
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This is a saga of broken valves, anonymous whistleblowers and hundreds of undisclosed oil spills.
My investigation for @londonermag.bsky.social
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How 25,000 kilograms of ‘toxic’ tar was spilled in the Thames
'You start to think: hang on, if that’s floating in the water, what's that giving off?'
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November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The Thames & London deserves a lot better. Must read horrific investigation by @andrewkersley.bsky.social for @londonermag.bsky.social into @londonportauth.bsky.social. Lays bare literally 'toxic' culture in org. I've had couple of work encounters w PLA officers. Not a constructive experience IMO.
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In August, 25,000 kilograms of ‘toxic’ tar was spilled in the Thames. Why was no-one told?
This is a saga of broken valves, anonymous whistleblowers and hundreds of undisclosed oil spills.
My investigation for @londonermag.bsky.social
www.the-londoner.co.uk/how-25-000-k...
This is a saga of broken valves, anonymous whistleblowers and hundreds of undisclosed oil spills.
My investigation for @londonermag.bsky.social
www.the-londoner.co.uk/how-25-000-k...
How 25,000 kilograms of ‘toxic’ tar was spilled in the Thames
'You start to think: hang on, if that’s floating in the water, what's that giving off?'
www.the-londoner.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
In August, 25,000 kilograms of ‘toxic’ tar was spilled in the Thames. Why was no-one told?
This is a saga of broken valves, anonymous whistleblowers and hundreds of undisclosed oil spills.
My investigation for @londonermag.bsky.social
www.the-londoner.co.uk/how-25-000-k...
This is a saga of broken valves, anonymous whistleblowers and hundreds of undisclosed oil spills.
My investigation for @londonermag.bsky.social
www.the-londoner.co.uk/how-25-000-k...
London’s unemployment rate keeps rising. We spoke to the people behind the statistics.
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'There are a lot of fake roles being posted'
London’s unemployment rate keeps rising. Here, we speak to the people behind the statistics.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
London’s unemployment rate keeps rising. We spoke to the people behind the statistics.
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The signs are there, if you know where to look: new cameras, abandoned fliers, skid marks by the Science Museum.
All a clue to the fact that at night the Exhibition Road has secretly become a hub for illicit car meets.
@andrewkersley.bsky.social found out more
All a clue to the fact that at night the Exhibition Road has secretly become a hub for illicit car meets.
@andrewkersley.bsky.social found out more
Fast and furious on Exhibition Road
Underground drag races have taken over London's iconic museum district. What's driving them?
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November 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The signs are there, if you know where to look: new cameras, abandoned fliers, skid marks by the Science Museum.
All a clue to the fact that at night the Exhibition Road has secretly become a hub for illicit car meets.
@andrewkersley.bsky.social found out more
All a clue to the fact that at night the Exhibition Road has secretly become a hub for illicit car meets.
@andrewkersley.bsky.social found out more
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EXCL: London's Exhibition Road, home to the city's biggest museums, has been taken over by late night, secret drag races.
I found out why. It's a saga of anonymous emails, undercover police and car meets on industrial estates.
Read it in @londonermag.bsky.social
I found out why. It's a saga of anonymous emails, undercover police and car meets on industrial estates.
Read it in @londonermag.bsky.social
Fast and furious on Exhibition Road
Underground drag races have taken over London's iconic museum district. What's driving them?
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November 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM
EXCL: London's Exhibition Road, home to the city's biggest museums, has been taken over by late night, secret drag races.
I found out why. It's a saga of anonymous emails, undercover police and car meets on industrial estates.
Read it in @londonermag.bsky.social
I found out why. It's a saga of anonymous emails, undercover police and car meets on industrial estates.
Read it in @londonermag.bsky.social
ICYMI we spent last week at London's cult Pickle Festival in Deptford
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In for the dill at the London Pickle Festival
Expect heaving crowds, phallic signs and lots of vinegar
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November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
ICYMI we spent last week at London's cult Pickle Festival in Deptford
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12 London councils have failed to prosecute a single slum landlord in the last three years
Plus, the central London spot that has become a bike theft hotspot and a iconic restaurant back from the dead.
All that and more in today's Monday Briefing:
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Plus, the central London spot that has become a bike theft hotspot and a iconic restaurant back from the dead.
All that and more in today's Monday Briefing:
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Does London have a slum landlord problem?
Plus: the best pub near Brick Lane, bike theft hot-spots and a historic restaurant back from the dead
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November 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
12 London councils have failed to prosecute a single slum landlord in the last three years
Plus, the central London spot that has become a bike theft hotspot and a iconic restaurant back from the dead.
All that and more in today's Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/does-london-...
Plus, the central London spot that has become a bike theft hotspot and a iconic restaurant back from the dead.
All that and more in today's Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/does-london-...
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For years there's been one London landlord I've heard whispered about non stop from charities and council officers alike.
I decided to investigate him for @londonermag.bsky.social
I decided to investigate him for @londonermag.bsky.social
He's been jailed, banned from being a landlord and one of his cramped homes (almost) received an all-time record fine after inspectors found mushrooms on the walls and tenants using camping stoves to cook.
But can anything stop Mohamed Rasool?
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But can anything stop Mohamed Rasool?
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How a rogue landlord built an empire in London’s poshest streets
‘In 35 years, I can confidently say I’ve never seen anyone like Rasool’
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November 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
For years there's been one London landlord I've heard whispered about non stop from charities and council officers alike.
I decided to investigate him for @londonermag.bsky.social
I decided to investigate him for @londonermag.bsky.social
He's been jailed, banned from being a landlord and one of his cramped homes (almost) received an all-time record fine after inspectors found mushrooms on the walls and tenants using camping stoves to cook.
But can anything stop Mohamed Rasool?
www.the-londoner.co.uk/mohamed-raso...
But can anything stop Mohamed Rasool?
www.the-londoner.co.uk/mohamed-raso...
How a rogue landlord built an empire in London’s poshest streets
‘In 35 years, I can confidently say I’ve never seen anyone like Rasool’
www.the-londoner.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
He's been jailed, banned from being a landlord and one of his cramped homes (almost) received an all-time record fine after inspectors found mushrooms on the walls and tenants using camping stoves to cook.
But can anything stop Mohamed Rasool?
www.the-londoner.co.uk/mohamed-raso...
But can anything stop Mohamed Rasool?
www.the-londoner.co.uk/mohamed-raso...
How the Met targeted 140 phone thieves, shoplifters and other offenders in a new operation in the West End.
Plus, bagpipe parades, George Lucas’ new pad and the truth behind reports of a ‘war on motorists’.
Check out our Monday Briefing:
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Plus, bagpipe parades, George Lucas’ new pad and the truth behind reports of a ‘war on motorists’.
Check out our Monday Briefing:
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Inside the Met’s West End crime crackdown
Plus, bagpipe parades, George Lucas’ new pad and the truth behind reports of a 'war on motorists'
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November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
How the Met targeted 140 phone thieves, shoplifters and other offenders in a new operation in the West End.
Plus, bagpipe parades, George Lucas’ new pad and the truth behind reports of a ‘war on motorists’.
Check out our Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/inside-the-m...
Plus, bagpipe parades, George Lucas’ new pad and the truth behind reports of a ‘war on motorists’.
Check out our Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/inside-the-m...
Chinese billionaire Hui Ka Yan spent £205m to purchase Britain’s most expensive house in 2020, a 45-room mansion overlooking Hyde Park. But he still pays less in council tax than many two bedroom houses in Croydon and Haringey.
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Is London’s council tax system fair?
A group of MPs are claiming that council tax is biased towards London. The truth is more complicated.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Chinese billionaire Hui Ka Yan spent £205m to purchase Britain’s most expensive house in 2020, a 45-room mansion overlooking Hyde Park. But he still pays less in council tax than many two bedroom houses in Croydon and Haringey.
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Why did Islington's mayor go to an event run by a church accused of conducting conversion therapy?
Plus, the best pub in Angel, TfL fines for rollerskates and the woman known as Mother Thames, all in today’s Monday briefing
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Plus, the best pub in Angel, TfL fines for rollerskates and the woman known as Mother Thames, all in today’s Monday briefing
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Another council gets embroiled with London’s 'cult-like' church
Plus: the best pub in Angel, TfL fines for rollerskaters and the woman known as Mother Thames, all in today's Monday briefing
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November 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Why did Islington's mayor go to an event run by a church accused of conducting conversion therapy?
Plus, the best pub in Angel, TfL fines for rollerskates and the woman known as Mother Thames, all in today’s Monday briefing
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Plus, the best pub in Angel, TfL fines for rollerskates and the woman known as Mother Thames, all in today’s Monday briefing
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Some 137 years on from the Whitechapel Murders are still a societal obsession.
Today, The Londoner goes behind the scenes on the capital's booming, and ethically dubious, sector of Jack the Ripper tours.
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Today, The Londoner goes behind the scenes on the capital's booming, and ethically dubious, sector of Jack the Ripper tours.
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Gripped by the Ripper: The enduring fascination with London's most infamous killer
137 years on, the Whitechapel Murders remain an obsession — and a lucrative business opportunity
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October 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Some 137 years on from the Whitechapel Murders are still a societal obsession.
Today, The Londoner goes behind the scenes on the capital's booming, and ethically dubious, sector of Jack the Ripper tours.
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Today, The Londoner goes behind the scenes on the capital's booming, and ethically dubious, sector of Jack the Ripper tours.
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We're proud to see @rachaelhealy.bsky.social has been shortlisted at The British Journalism Awards, in part for her Londoner exposé on the comedy club 21Soho.
We're proud to see @rachaelhealy.bsky.social has been shortlisted at The British Journalism Awards, in part for her Londoner exposé on the comedy club 21Soho.
October 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🎉 Big News 🎉
We're proud to see @rachaelhealy.bsky.social has been shortlisted at The British Journalism Awards, in part for her Londoner exposé on the comedy club 21Soho.
We're proud to see @rachaelhealy.bsky.social has been shortlisted at The British Journalism Awards, in part for her Londoner exposé on the comedy club 21Soho.
Ever wondered how London's high streets suddenly got filled with Blank Street, Farmer J and Popeyes?
Today, @andrewkersley.bsky.social explains how private equity and landlords that own huge swathes of London are reshaping the city's storefronts.
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Today, @andrewkersley.bsky.social explains how private equity and landlords that own huge swathes of London are reshaping the city's storefronts.
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London's high streets all look the same. Why?
How Covid, private finance and reformed planning regulations led to an increasingly homogeneous city
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October 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Ever wondered how London's high streets suddenly got filled with Blank Street, Farmer J and Popeyes?
Today, @andrewkersley.bsky.social explains how private equity and landlords that own huge swathes of London are reshaping the city's storefronts.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/londons-high...
Today, @andrewkersley.bsky.social explains how private equity and landlords that own huge swathes of London are reshaping the city's storefronts.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/londons-high...
Why are so many people angry about a new hotel in Tooting? And what does it have to do with billionaire property developer Asif Aziz?
All that, plus late night parties at Comic-Con and a ghostly murder, in our latest Monday Briefing:
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All that, plus late night parties at Comic-Con and a ghostly murder, in our latest Monday Briefing:
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Outrage over Asif Aziz’s newest London hotel
Plus, the late night parties at Comic-Con, a ghostly murder and fighting between the capital’s vampire hunters
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October 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Why are so many people angry about a new hotel in Tooting? And what does it have to do with billionaire property developer Asif Aziz?
All that, plus late night parties at Comic-Con and a ghostly murder, in our latest Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/outrage-over...
All that, plus late night parties at Comic-Con and a ghostly murder, in our latest Monday Briefing:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/outrage-over...
Between 3–5am in the morning, before the tube opens, tens of thousands of Londoners are already commuting to and from work.
@kathyswinds.bsky.social spent a night riding night buses with them:
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@kathyswinds.bsky.social spent a night riding night buses with them:
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Meet London's earlybirds
Between 3–5am in the morning, before the tube opens, tens of thousands of Londoners are already commuting to and from work. Who are they?
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October 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Between 3–5am in the morning, before the tube opens, tens of thousands of Londoners are already commuting to and from work.
@kathyswinds.bsky.social spent a night riding night buses with them:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/meet-londons...
@kathyswinds.bsky.social spent a night riding night buses with them:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/meet-londons...
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Between 3–5am in the morning, before the tube opens, tens of thousands of Londoners are already commuting to and from work. Who are they?
Fascinating piece from Katharine Swindells for @londonermag.bsky.social
Fascinating piece from Katharine Swindells for @londonermag.bsky.social
Meet London's earlybirds
Between 3–5am in the morning, before the tube opens, tens of thousands of Londoners are already commuting to and from work. Who are they?
www.the-londoner.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Between 3–5am in the morning, before the tube opens, tens of thousands of Londoners are already commuting to and from work. Who are they?
Fascinating piece from Katharine Swindells for @londonermag.bsky.social
Fascinating piece from Katharine Swindells for @londonermag.bsky.social