Part of London's iconic Oxford Street pedestrianised ‘forever’

Straits Times26 October 2026, 21:02 UTCUnited Kingdom

Shoppers walking along the street told AFP this was a “good idea”, but drivers of London’s famous black taxi cabs rejected the move as “crazy”.

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