Day: January 13, 2023
Up to a dozen Grenfell firefighters ‘diagnosed with rare cancers’
January 13, 2023Several Grenfell firefighters have been diagnosed with terminal cancer in the years after the blaze. An investigation by The Mirror reveals there could up to a dozen cancer cases following the disaster, which killed 72 people in west London in June 2017. Fire service sources told the newspaper how some firefighters only in their 40s […]
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Woman living in ‘swamp’ conditions found dead in London flat
January 13, 2023A woman has been found dead after neighbours compared her living conditions to a ‘swamp.’ An emergency housing officer attended her flat at the Talbard Gardens Estate, in London, on January 6. It’s not yet known how long the woman’s body had been undiscovered in the flat. The Southwark News reports that neighbours had raised […]
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Putin’s largest tank manufacturer using 250 convicts to boost production, says UK
January 13, 2023V ladimir Putin’s largest tank manufacturer is using 250 convicts in an attempt to boost production, UK defence chiefs said on Friday. Moscow and Kyiv are in a “race” to build up their armed forces to be ready for a spring offensive which could sway the conflict which Putin launched last February. Ukraine’s president Volodymyr […]
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UK economy unexpectedly grew by 0.1% in November, latest GDP figures reveal
January 13, 2023T he UK economy was revealed to have grown by 0.1 per cent in November, a better than expected performance which has raised hopes that Britain may narrowly avoid sliding into recession. The official GDP figures released by the Office for National Statistics on Friday morning beat analysts’ expectations who had predicted a fall of […]
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At least seven killed by massive tornado storm system in Georgia and Alabama
January 13, 2023A massive storm system whipping up severe winds and spawning tornadoes killed at least seven people in Georgia and Alabama on Thursday. Authorities said a search for additional victims would come on Friday, when conditions were expected to clear. Tens of thousands of customers were without power across the two states on Thursday night. In […]
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London Overground suffers severe delays as Elizabeth Line strike disruption goes on
January 13, 2023Services are not expected to return to normal on the Elizabeth line until around 9am on Friday after TSSA and Prospect union members walked off the job on Thursday amid a dispute over pay parity. The industrial action finished at 6.30am, with no service between Abbey Wood and Paddington expected until around 7.30am. Services will […]
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Dog mauls young woman to death and injures another in Surrey
January 13, 2023Officers were called to Gravelly Hill when the animal attacked members of the public at around 2.45pm on Thursday. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Formal identification is yet to take place but her next of kin have been informed, the force said. A second woman was taken to hospital with dog bites […]
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