High-quality UX for websites and apps is no longer a nice-to-have, it’s a must-have if a company is to succeed. But scaling the impact of UX teams is not simple, and in recent years teams have turned to what’s know as DesignOps platforms to help them. Now, a new startup hopes to become a key […]
Allegations of ‘toxic’ working environment at top London school
Holland Park school governors launch investigation after 26 former teachers’ claimsGovernors at Holland Park school, a top London academy, have launched an independent investigation into allegations about the school’s “toxic” working environment under …
A decade after Mark Duggan’s killing, police-community relations are at boiling point | Stafford Scott
Lessons have not been learned. I saw what sparked the Tottenham riots, and the same could happen againI can still recall the phone call on 4 August 2011, informing me that police officers had been involved in the shooting of an “armed gangster” who had…
Health and wellness apps maker Palta raises $100M Series B led by VNV Global
Health and wellness apps startup Palta, has raised $100 million in a Series B round led by Per Brillioth at VNV Global, with the participation of Target Global and other existing and new investors. The cash will be used to generate more products, such its existing products Flo.Health, Simple Fasting, Zing Fitness Coach, and others. […]
The MSG Sphere: will Stratford’s giant orb venue really go ahead?
The MSG Sphere, Madison Square Garden’s proposed stadium will beam adverts into locals’ faces all day – but it is apparently being fast-tracked by London plannersAs planning applications go, it’s certainly got balls. Or, to be precise, one massive ball…
Hundreds demand reparations for Windrush generation
Event in Brixton marking end of slavery in British empire also hears calls for restored citizenshipHundreds of people have gathered in south London to call for reparations and restored citizenship for the Windrush generation and their descendants.The e…
Professional dog walkers in London sound alarm over curbs on numbers of pets
Four-dog limit on Hampstead Heath means up to 700 animals could miss daily exerciseWhen drizzle engulfs the northern edge of Hampstead Heath, the only people to be seen are dog walkers.Alex Marchant prefers it this way. On sunny weekends, he and most o…
Police review teen killings in search of catalyst for spike in murders
Pilot scheme hopes to discover patterns that will help prevent more deathsMeasures are being introduced to try to identify what is driving rising murder rates in the wake of a spike in teenage deaths in some of the UK’s homicide hotspots.All homicides …
Lily Allen: from chart-topping handbag kid to the heart of London’s West End
The singer is back in front of a live audience this week, playing ‘a woman with a real point of view’ in a spooky new play, 2:22 – A Ghost StoryThere, in the background, wearing drop pearl earrings, is 13-year-old Lily Allen dressed up as a little lady…
In the footsteps of George Lansbury: lost radical who led an East End rebellion
Poplar’s Labour mayor, who went on to lead his party, was jailed in his fight for social justice 100 years agoKings and queens are immortalised in statues, prime ministers are remembered with official portraits, but an opposition leader best known for …