Author: Blake Foster

Spotify Wrapped first began as a viral marketing campaign in 2016 and has since become a huge event for music fans and social media users, with thousands sharing their ‘Wrapped’ every year. The event sums up your year in music, sharing your top artists, songs, genres, and more. Here is how to access your 2025 Spotify Wrapped and some of the new features that have been added this year. Spotify Wrapped is officially out. #SpotifyWrapped pic.twitter.com/OfXt7auCWz — Pop Base (@PopBase) December 3, 2025 How to check your Spotify Wrapped 2025 To find your Spotify Wrapped, head to the Spotify website, which will…

The work is part of a sustainable transport corridor linked to the Harlow & Gilston Garden Town development. Running from a redesigned junction at Burnt Mill roundabout along Fifth Avenue-Zelenskyy Avenue to the town centre, the corridor will provide new bus lanes in both directions alongside walking and cycling links, public realm, trees, signage and lighting. Having begun construction in February 2024, most of the work will be completed by the end of this year, with the infrastructure supporting the garden town’s commitment to giving residents and visitors more options to travel locally on bike, bus and foot. Fully funded…

Vincent Chan, 45, of Stanhope Avenue, Finchley, admitted his “calculated and predatory pattern of abuse” at Wood Green Crown Court on Wednesday, December 3. He worked at a since-closed branch of Bright Horizons in West Hampstead for nearly seven years before he was unmasked as a paedophile. The British national pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual assault of a child by penetration and four counts of sexual assault of a child by touching. He also admitted 11 counts of taking indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of a child, and six counts of making indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of a child.…

Havering Council has launched a probe after part of a van filled with building waste was dumped in Como Street car park, near the River Rom, on around November 16. Photos taken by Cllr David Taylor on Monday (December 1), and later shared on Facebook, show the container still in the same place – with rubbish still inside it – two weeks later. The council said the container needs to be emptied before it can be removed (Image: Como Street Car Park Action Group) However, the council said arrangements are being made to have the “appalling” fly-tipping removed “as soon…

Taste of Nawab recently won Best Chef of the Year at the 2025 Curry Life Awards when visionary owner Abdul Rahman was handed the prize by one of his best customers – children’s author Michael Rosen. Abdul’s commitment to authentic Bangladeshi and Indian cuisine, combined with a strong sense of community, has established the Muswell Hill restaurant as a local institution for more than 29 years. Taste of Nawab customer the children’s author Michael Rosen handed Abdul Rahman his award at the Curry Life Awards in October. (Image: Kois Miah) Now his food has earned glowing praise from the Labour…

Richmond Council has initiated legal proceedings against the Metropolitan Police and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC). This follows the decision to shut down the public front counter at Twickenham Police Station, which would make Richmond one of only five London boroughs without a police counter. Councillor Gareth Roberts said: “This decision is deeply concerning, a risk to accessibility, trust and public safety. “Despite previous assurances from the Met and MOPAC that every borough would retain at least one 24/7 front counter, this decision has been taken without consultation, without a clear evidence base, and without consideration for those residents…

Police were called at around 12.45pm on Monday (December 1) to Wray Crescent park. Officers arrived with paramedics but a 49-year-old man was declared dead at the scene. The death is being treated by police as “unexpected, but not suspicious”. Islington Council confirmed that there is no risk to the public, with councillor Angelo Weekes adding that his thoughts were with all those affected by the incident. A Met spokesperson said: “On Monday, 1 December at 12:46hrs police were called to reports of an unresponsive man in Wray Crescent Park, Islington. “Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service and a…

The DLR has been part suspended for three hours today (December 3) after a reported casualty on the tracks at around 8am. Emergency services attended Poplar DLR station and a person was pronounced dead at the scene. No further information has been shared about the identity of the person. Officers are investigating the circumstances leading up to their death. At the time of publication, there is no service between Stratford and Canary Wharf as well as between Poplar and Canning Town. There is good service on the rest of the line. A British Transport Police spokesperson said: “Officers were called…

But the bakery – which has branches in Hackney and Haringey – is also a social enterprise business offering training and jobs to young people struggling to get work. Now a group of 11 young people from Haringey’s Youth Justice Service have completed a five week pizza making programme at their bakery in Green Lanes. The 10 session course saw the teenagers gain hands‑on experience in food prep, health and safety, communication and customer service – while boosting their confidence and career prospects. Haringey Youth Justice Service, which works to prevent youth offending and reoffending, funded the scheme. At they…

She says: “Most directors don’t actually realize that HMRC really encourage you to throw a Christmas party. “As long as you follow one rule, every limited company gets a £150 per head allowance for staff events that is completely tax free, that includes the food, the drink, the entertainment and even the travel home.” “But if you go one penny over 150 pounds per person, the whole thing becomes taxable.” There’s another key rule too – “The party must be open to everyone on the team, not just the directors”. So, to make sure it’s legal – everyone needs an…