An Amber Heat-Health alert is in place across London from Wednesday until Thursday. Please look out for older people, young children, babies and others who may find it more difficult to stay cool and hydrated. See the official guidance on staying well ⤵️
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
Husband, father and Mayor of the greatest city in the world. He/Him.
I’d like to thank the London Fire Brigade, who responded to more than 1,300 incidents over the weekend. Every preventable fire puts lives, homes and wildlife at risk. Please help keep London safe.
London is heating up this week. Take care if you’re trying to keep cool in the water. Most of London’s rivers, canals and lakes don’t have lifeguards. It’s important that Londoners only swim in designated swimming spots, where it is safe to do so. See London Fire’s guidance:
Young people aren't short of talent or ambition. The challenge is opportunity. I welcome the PM's plans to tackle youth unemployment. Combined with our £18m investment to help more young people into work and training, we're opening more doors for young Londoners.
Wildfires are raging across France and Spain, engulfing green spaces, threatening homes and forcing evacuations. This isn’t a faraway crisis. It's already happening on our doorstep. The climate emergency is here. And the need for action has never been clearer.
Charing Cross and Waterloo East stations are closed from 26 July to 16 August while engineering works are carried out to improve safety and reliability. No trains will call at either station during this period. Plan ahead before you travel:
A year on, the Silvertown Tunnel is already proving its value. It's helping cut journey times, reduce congestion at Blackwall and make cross-river travel more reliable. It's also contributing to cleaner air, with harmful nitrogen dioxide concentrations down by up to 21%. bit.ly/4wmNhua