to remove the statue of prospero and ariel which was created by eric gill, who sexually abused two of his daughters. a second man was also arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal damage. tube commuters in south london are being warned the bank branch of the northern line between kennington and moorgate is about to close down for four months. transport for london says it s for vital engineering work starting on saturday. it affects stations including london bridge, borough and elephant and castle. record numbers of londoners used tfl s cycle hire scheme last year, according to city hall. almost 11 million rentals were made that s almost 400,000 higher than in the previous peak in 2018. however, the number of car journeys is also back up almost to pre pandemic levels. cirque du soleil is back at the royal albert hall after the world tour was cancelled
a man s been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after a statue above the entrance to the bbc s broadcasting house in central london was attacked with a hammer. the bbc has previously faced calls to remove the statue of prospero and ariel, which was created by eric gill, who sexually abused two of his daughters. a second man was also arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal damage. tube commuters in south london are being warned the bank branch of the northern line between kennington and moorgate is about to close down for four months. transport for london says it s for vital engeenering work, starting on saturday. it affects stations including london bridge, borough and elephant and castle. record numbers of londoners used tfl s cycle hire scheme last year, according to city hall. 10.9 million trips were made during 2021 that s almost 400,000 more than a previous peak in 2018. however, the number of carjourneys is also back up to almost where it was pre pandem