Day: January 12, 2023
Hotel blaze survivor tells of ‘horrendous’ impact on family
January 12, 2023For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A mother who escaped a hotel fire which claimed two lives said her 10-year-old son still suffers from anxiety and has trouble sleeping five years later. Hannah Munns […]
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Mail publisher in bid to end High Court cases over alleged unlawful activity
January 12, 2023For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The publisher of the Daily Mail will bring a bid to end legal action against it by a group including the Duke of Sussex, Sir Elton John and […]
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‘Recycling’ plan aims to replace water from Thames with treated sewage
January 12, 2023Thames Water has proposed to draw off tens of millions of litres of water a day from the Thames and replace it with treated effluent from the large Mogden sewage works in west London to help tackle water shortages. The company, which leaks 630m litres a day from its network, is putting forward what it […]
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Liberty Steel blames ‘unviable’ market as restructuring threatens hundreds of jobs
January 12, 2023Liberty Steel UK has placed 440 jobs under threat through a series of actions to secure its future amid “unviable” market conditions. The company said high energy costs had combined with other uncompetitive factors such as cheap imports and it was vital its operations were “refocused”. Liberty, part of Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, said its […]
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Brit who beheaded hostages as an Isis ‘Beatle’ in Syria ‘no longer in US jail’
January 12, 2023A British member of an Islamic State cell known as ‘The Beatles’ is no longer in US custody, it has been reported. Alexanda Kotey, nicknamed ‘Jihadi George’, was one of four militants in Syria who tortured, held for ransom and eventually behead Western hostages. The terrorist, who grew up in London, pleaded guilty to the […]
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Six more ambulance strike dates being considered after failed talks with Barclay
January 12, 2023The GMB union will meet ambulance representatives on Monday to discuss up to six more strike dates, Sky News understands. It comes after talks with Health Secretary Stephen Barclay failed to reach an agreement earlier this week. On Wednesday, about 25,000 ambulance workers across England and Wales went on strike in a dispute with the […]
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Teen lured man on dating website before robbing him of £180 at knifepoint
January 12, 2023A teenager has been jailed after he stole cash from an older man he met on a dating site. Ashley Jackson, 19, arranged to meet the victim, who was in his 40s, on November 19, 2021. They met online and spent time together at a property in Hackney, East London. Jackson then pulled a knife […]
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Elizabeth Line partially closed after workers stage strike
January 12, 2023A strike on the Elizabeth Line is underway after staff walked out in a dispute over pay. The line has closed parts of its service in the central section between Abbey Wood and Paddington. The Elizabeth line will operate as separate railways on the east and west of the line, but customers should be aware […]
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List of England’s worst places to live contains a lot of parts of London
January 12, 2023A satirical vote for England’s ‘worst place to live’ has included a worrying number of London areas. The annual poll, conducted by ilivehere, looks to find the country’s bottom-of-the-barrel, narrowing down the contenders to a top – or bottom – 100 list. From Croydon to Kensington and Chelsea, a mighty 11 areas in the capital […]
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Met police chief: it’s crazy I can’t sack ‘toxic’ officers who broke the law
January 12, 2023The head of the UK’s biggest police force has said it is “crazy” that he cannot sack “toxic” officers who have broken the law. Responding to a disclosure in the Guardian that 150 officers are under investigation over allegations of sexual misconduct or racism, the Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, admitted that the force’s […]
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