Day: April 28, 2023
Royal College of Nursing agrees to supply some staff during strike
April 28, 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 Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is working with health leaders to provide some staff during its bank holiday strike, as hospitals including Great Ormond Street issued warnings […]
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Couple told to rip down £80,000 extension that goes two inches over boundary
April 28, 2023A couple who told neighbours to ‘go to court’ when they complained their £80,000 extension ‘trespassed’ into their garden have been ordered to rip it down and pay £200,000 costs. Shabaz Ashraf, 45, and wife Shakira, 40, were told to tear apart the annex to their £700,000 London home, because it was built just over two […]
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London’s smaller cultural venues at risk from soaring rents
April 28, 2023L ondon’s smaller arts and cultural venues are facing major challenges to their survival, a cross-party group of politicians has warned. Mayor Sadiq Khan has been urged by the London Assembly’s economy committee to make more permanent, affordable premises available for grassroots cultural organisations – particularly those located outside the city centre. They warned that […]
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County lines mum ran ‘selfish’ son’s drugs ring while he was in jail
April 28, 2023A mother who ran her “incredibly selfish” son’s county lines drugs operation while he was on remand is facing jail herself. Building site manager Deborah Francis, 55, was recorded during prison phone calls to Dominic boasting how she’d hidden cocaine, heroin and cannabis before police raided their home in east London. Deborah also revealed in […]
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Scotland could be ‘deciding factor’ in next general election, says Tory chairman
April 28, 2023S cotland will be a key battleground in the next general election, Tory chairman Greg Hands said, adding that votes for the party north of the border could keep Sir Keir Starmer out of Downing Street. With the SNP “weakened” amid the turmoil of the police investigation into its finance, Mr Hands said there is […]
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Teenagers jailed for killing sleeping pensioner in firework arson attack
April 28, 2023T wo teenagers who killed an 88-year-old pensioner when her home was set on fire with a firework stuffed through the letterbox have been jailed. Kai Cooper, 19, declared “people are going to get terrorised tonight” as he and a 17-year-old friend bought fireworks and two lighters in Romford, northeast London. The teens set off […]
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King joins Australian charity as it kicks off London leg of torch relay
April 28, 2023T he King has watched an Australian charity kick off the London leg of a torch relay in celebration of its centenary. Charles chatted with torchbearers, participants and families at the event to mark 100 years of Legacy in the quadrangle at Buckingham Palace on Friday. Founded in 1923 by a small group of First […]
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TfL Superloop: New London bus route map, expected date and travel cost
April 28, 2023More details have been released on Sadiq Khan’s plans to integrate existing bus routes and implement new ones into a Superloop system – with localised maps for some sections now available for the first time. The Superloop will provide super-fast transport links between outer London boroughs, with designs showing new bus routes that link up […]
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Police to get powers to ban slow walking in traffic amid Just Stop Oil protests
April 28, 2023Suella Braverman is to give police the power to ban slow walking in traffic by protesters, as Just Stop Oil enters the fifth consecutive day of using the tactic in the latest phase of its climate protest campaign. The home secretary said a statutory instrument to the public order bill, which passed its final stages […]
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Sanitary towels and hair extensions among piles of rubbish dumped near school
April 28, 2023Broken furniture and sanitary towels are just some of the items dumped outside a south London school. Pictures show broken cabinets, ripped waste bags and mounds of litter in the small alleyway, with half-eaten takeaways on top. A mouldy pizza can also be seen next to a split bag of Cheerios, dirty blankets, Budweiser bottles […]
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