He wants to clean up the city and banish high prices. But who is ‘London’s Batman’?

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center · Published: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:00:24 GMT

The caped crusader is paying for hospital parking fines, giving out fuel to drivers – and sponsoring the return of cut-priced Freddo barsIn the harsh light of day, a caped crusader storms the streets of London to tackle a crime that has long blighted the capital: littering.“When I said I wanted to save London, I meant it. I will not stop until every single bit of trash is off the streets,” he says in a viral video, narrated in his trademark deep, husky and (suspiciously) American voice, joined by a gang of hooded helpers clearing rubbish-strewn streets in Tower Hamlets. Continue reading...

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