London Archives - Empoword Journalism https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/tag/london/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:56:49 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Plating Privilege: When Small Plates Are Just Too Much https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/plating-privilege-when-small-plates-are-just-too-much/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/plating-privilege-when-small-plates-are-just-too-much/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:56:49 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=64907 I'm sure you've seen them. The graphic designers and bankers, pouring out of revolving doors in Marylebone and colonising local pubs with conceptual menus. These dim dining spaces that serve cheap chips, now offer jambon beurres pricier than a month’s wages. Picture their surprise when instead of a succulent sandwich, they receive a plate of olive oil, ham foam, and a basil leaf.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/plating-privilege-when-small-plates-are-just-too-much/feed/ 0 MLE – Is It Time To Get Used To It? https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/mle-is-it-time-to-get-used-to-it/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/mle-is-it-time-to-get-used-to-it/#respond Sun, 19 Jan 2025 22:08:35 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=60201 MLE, known to millennials and boomers as Multicultural London English, is a multiethnolect hybrid language mainly spoken by the younger generation. It emerged in the late 20th century and was originally found in the East End of London. So, why is everyone so pressed about the way ‘youtes’ chat these days?

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/mle-is-it-time-to-get-used-to-it/feed/ 0 The Boom in Celebrity Restaurants: Are They Damaging Local Businesses? https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/features/the-boom-in-celebrity-restaurants-are-they-damaging-local-businesses/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/features/the-boom-in-celebrity-restaurants-are-they-damaging-local-businesses/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2024 23:02:01 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=56152 In recent years, various celebrities have opened restaurants around the world, particularly in London and Los Angeles. But what draws us to these restaurants? Why has there been such an increase in unexpected celebrities opening restaurants?

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/features/the-boom-in-celebrity-restaurants-are-they-damaging-local-businesses/feed/ 0 5 Seconds of Summer Show: A perfect goodbye for now https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/5-seconds-of-summer-show-a-perfect-goodbye-for-now/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/5-seconds-of-summer-show-a-perfect-goodbye-for-now/#respond Sun, 29 Oct 2023 21:05:58 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=49739 Pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer have taken their final bow on their last tour for a while, and what a tour it was.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/5-seconds-of-summer-show-a-perfect-goodbye-for-now/feed/ 0 Chris Kaba: The Police Shooting that shocked London https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/chris-kaba-killed-by-police-officer/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/chris-kaba-killed-by-police-officer/#respond Fri, 23 Sep 2022 23:20:46 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=31467 On the 5th of September 2022, Chris Kaba was fatally shot by a police officer whilst unarmed in Streatham Hill, South London. 

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/chris-kaba-killed-by-police-officer/feed/ 0 Hosepipe bans announced in parts of UK https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/providers-announce-hosepipe-ban-in-parts-of-uk/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/providers-announce-hosepipe-ban-in-parts-of-uk/#respond Sun, 21 Aug 2022 18:08:24 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=29702 Megan Geall Hosepipe bans have been put in place across parts of the UK with Thames Water being the latest provider to announce restrictions. A long dry spell over the summer has left the country struggling and now water providers are having to act to preserve water supplies. Summer 2022 has seen the

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/providers-announce-hosepipe-ban-in-parts-of-uk/feed/ 0 Evidence of ‘overt systemic’ discrimination in the Met police force, says Sadiq Khan https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/evidence-of-overt-systemic-discrimination-in-the-met-police-force-says-sadiq-khan/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/evidence-of-overt-systemic-discrimination-in-the-met-police-force-says-sadiq-khan/#respond Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:15:19 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=25886 On the 5th of June, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan told the BBC’s Sunday Morning programme that the ‘systemic sexism, racism, homophobia, discrimination and misogyny’ in the Metropolitan Police needs to be urgently addressed.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/evidence-of-overt-systemic-discrimination-in-the-met-police-force-says-sadiq-khan/feed/ 0 Why I Will Never Return To The Victoria And Albert Museum Or The British Museum https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/opinion/why-i-will-never-return-to-the-victoria-and-albert-museum-or-the-british-museum/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/opinion/why-i-will-never-return-to-the-victoria-and-albert-museum-or-the-british-museum/#comments Mon, 23 May 2022 16:40:57 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=24631 Located in South Kensington, the V&A (the Victoria and Albert Museum), is an art and design museum which houses the finest examples of human artistic expression from the last 5,000 years. It takes just a short tube ride to get to Bloomsbury, which is where the British Museum is.

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