Do you know what it is like to sit in a Tube carriage, headphones in, scrolling through social media while a man rubs his groin near you? This is just one example of what it is like to travel in London if you are a woman or are femme-presenting. Incidents of sexual harassment and violence […]
Read MoreEd Gamble, Sam Ryder and Sue Perkins are among a long list of famous names to be added to the Just for Laughs first-ever festival, and it’s shaping to be quite the raucous event. The four-day event is taking place in London’s O2 arena across March 2-5 this year and boasts a stellar line-up full […]
Read MoreEmergency crews had to smash down the wall of a flat during a 17-hour bid to rescue a 47-stone heart attack victim. Firefighters, paramedics and police officers worked together to help bring the man down from his first-floor council flat in Acton, west London. Medics were called at around 2am on Friday, and after being […]
Read MoreFor 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 man has denied planning the robbery of Olympic cyclist Mark Cavendish at a party he attended with his co-accused days before the incident, a court heard. Balaclava-clad […]
Read MoreTV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has said he has emailed Prince Harry and Meghan to apologise over his column in The Sun newspaper, in which he said he “hated” the Duchess of Sussex. In his column, which was published in December, he was “dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the […]
Read MoreFor 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 Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge against NHS England over waiting times for gender dysphoria treatment. Four people, along with charity Gendered Intelligence and legal campaign group […]
Read MoreThe O2 Academy Brixton has had its licence suspended for three months after a fatal crowd crush at the venue left two dead. The decision was made following a meeting of Lambeth council’s licensing subcommittee after security guard Gaby Hutchinson, 23, and Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, were killed when fans tried to enter an Asake concert […]
Read MoreA scientist who claims his thumbs were left crippled by having to repeatedly squeeze pipettes is suing a top university for £50,000. Dr Syed Mian, 36, developed a repetitive strain injury (RSI) following hours of lab work at King’s College London. He claims the pain also left him anxious and depressed, and caused him difficulties […]
Read MoreThe High Court has granted an appeal against its own ruling last month that the government’s scheme to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful. The controversial policy was introduced under Boris Johnson, but has been pushed forward by his successors as part of their plans to tackle small boats crossings in the Channel. Campaigners […]
Read MoreA man was stabbed during a group brawl on a station platform in Barking after a weekend of bloodshed across London. Police rushed to Barking railway station after reports of a fight involving a group of men at 10.13pm on Friday, January 13. A 32-year-old man taken to hospital for treatment after sustaining laceration wounds […]
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