Day: December 27, 2022
Woman, 24, in serious condition after being shot in Tottenham
December 27, 2022A 24-year-old woman was in a serious condition in hospital on Tuesday after being shot near a party in Tottenham, north London. Police officers attended the scene at the junction of West Green Road and Grove Park Road at 6.28am on Tuesday following reports that someone had been shot. They searched the area but could […]
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Blind BBC reporter fights off mugger who snatched his phone
December 27, 2022A blind BBC reporter fought off and detained a mugger who snatched his mobile phone in London in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Sean Dilley sustained several cuts and injured his elbow during the incident, which happened just before 6am, while he was on a break during a night shift. A person riding a […]
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Two women pulled apart by security after Boxing Day sales turn violent on Oxford Street
December 27, 2022Sorry, this video isn’t available any more. A huge brawl erupted in a London shop after tensions rose during Boxing Day sales. Two women in Pull&Bear’s Oxford Street branch had to be forcibly pulled apart by security. The store had been busy on December 26, with a large number of festive shoppers on the hunt […]
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Bright lights, Christmas dos, and something called ‘Revolution Flavour’: The unfathomable vibes of London’s revamped Vodka Revs
December 27, 2022It feels like everyone has a Vodka Revs story, or at least a very specific idea of the chaotic kind of night you’re having if you end up in one. It had been years since I wandered the hallowed halls of a Revolution bar, and when I was offered an evening out in the newly-renovated […]
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Alarm over ‘shocking’ waste of 10,000,000 tonnes of food every year
December 27, 2022A charity helping to feed families experiencing hardship over the festive season wants more done to rescue edible food from the 10 million tonnes wasted every year. The Felix Project is delivering van loads of unwanted produce to partner organisations on the frontline who are giving it out to those in need. The food redistribution charity is […]
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Huge crowds at stations during latest strikes – and it’s not looking good for January
December 27, 2022Travel chaos is continuing to sweep the UK today – and it shows no sign of stopping next year. Passengers have been warned to prepare for ‘significantly disrupted’ travel into the New Year amid a wave of industrial unrest. The Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) at CrossCountry has launched a strike from 9pm on Boxing Day […]
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