Day: January 13, 2023
The council inspectors tackling Harrow’s illegal, deathtrap homes
January 13, 2023Filled nappies, rotting raw meat on a kebab skewer and a mildewed mattress litter the back alley that runs to Anand’s family home in Harrow. To Gareth Jones, a council housing enforcement officer, the stinking hillocks of rubbish are tell-tale signs of illegal, overcrowded dwellings. Jones picks his way up steps to the front doors […]
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Map shows where in UK you’re most likely to get a parking fine
January 13, 2023UK councils handed out nearly 20,000 parking fines every day in 2022, raking in more than £10 million in fines. A new study has revealed the spots in the country most likely to land motorists a hefty fine, with London, naturally, hogging all of the top five spaces. The borough of Islington is the parking […]
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Is it going to snow this winter in London? Latest January and February 2023 forecasts
January 13, 2023Christmas might have come and gone, but London can still be a winter wonderland for the rest of the season. We’ve already had one covering of snow this season, with the capital being blanketed in mid-December – and while things may have become a bit milder since, we’ve still got a fair bit of winter […]
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Double jeopardy killer is jailed nearly 50 years after murdering 15-year-old
January 13, 2023A pensioner who raped and murdered a teenager will likely die behind bars after finally being brought to justice in the oldest double jeopardy case in England and Wales. Dennis McGrory was 28 when he sexually assaulted, stabbed and strangled 15-year-old Jacqui Montgomery in her home in Islington, north London, in 1975. Now 75, he had […]
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Met Police chief says it’s ‘crazy’ he can’t sack ‘toxic’ law-breaking officers
January 13, 2023Met Police chief Mark Rowley has said it’s ‘crazy’ he can’t sack ‘toxic’ officers who have broken the law. Acknowledging that the force’s vetting procedures are not up to scratch, he said there are ‘some very worrying cases’ against officers. On BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Rowley was grilled after figures showed more than 150 […]
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Jealous man stabbed partner so many times doctors gave up counting them all
January 13, 2023A jealous man who stabbed his girlfriend 30 times in the deluded belief she was cheating on him has been jailed for life. Jay Clark, 35, subjected 33-year-old Khalen Hunter to a brutal and sustained attack at their home in Enfield, north London, on April 25, 2020. Brave neighbour Greg Ainsworth came to her rescue […]
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London rents are out of control – it’s becoming harder to afford to live
January 13, 2023My inbox is inundated with frightened constituents emailing to tell me how they are being impacted by the cost-of-living crisis. But one issue stands out – those who say that quite simply, they can’t afford to live in their homes anymore. We are facing a rent crisis in this country and this Government seems to […]
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Kevin Spacey denies seven more sexual offences as he appears via videolink at court in London
January 13, 2023Kevin Spacey has appeared at Southwark Crown Court where he denied fresh accusations of sexual offences. The actor, 63, faces the new charges having previously denied five allegations relating to three other men, now aged in their 30s and 40s. It is the second time Spacey has been in court in relation to the new historical accusations, having […]
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You need to know about this app that gives you free drinks at London’s best bars
January 13, 2023As much as we may love to get a bit boozy, it’s January and we’ve been reduced to seeing just how far we can stretch our pay cheque. But what if we told you there’s a way to get up to four free drinks a night by simply downloading an app? It means all the […]
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Matty Healy’s proud mum Denise Welch actually hung out with Taylor Swift backstage at The 1975’s London gig
January 13, 2023Denise Welch is meeting a whole load of megastars through her son Matt Healy. The 64-year-old Loose Women star and Coronation Street actor looked ecstatic as she attended The 1975’s gig on Thursday and hung around backstage with Taylor Swift, who made a surprise appearance on stage much to the delight of the O2 Arena […]
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