Day: May 17, 2023
Heather Small and Fleur East to perform at inaugural Women’s Football Awards
May 17, 2023Fleur East and M People star Heather Small are lined up to perform at the inaugural Women’s Football Awards (WFAs). The chart-toppers will take centre stage at the glitzy ceremony hosted by former footballers Eni Anulo and Jamie Carragher. Arsenal’s Beth Mead, Manchester United’s Alessia Russo and Chelsea star Lauren James are just some of […]
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Passengers ‘flung around as if in a washing machine’ during Croydon tram crash
May 17, 2023Passengers in the Croydon tram disaster said they were ‘flung around’ as if they were inside a washing machine as their driver tried to take a curve at more than three times the speed limit. Tram driver Alfred Dorris is on trial over the crash on November 9 2016, in which seven people were killed […]
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Sorry London, Edinburgh has been named the best city for quality of life
May 17, 2023Let’s face it, we are all getting pretty fed up with this cost of living crisis. It’s severely impacting many people’s quality of life, with many living pay cheque to pay cheque. It’s gone on long enough now that a whopping two in three workers have admitted they are open to moving to a new […]
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Creaky, leaky, asbestos-riddled Westminster ‘may have to be destroyed’
May 17, 2023A creaky, leaky, asbestos-riddled building in London, known to most people as Parliament, has a ‘real and rising risk’ of falling to pieces. A slight breeze likely won’t topple the Palace of Westminster, a registered UNESCO World Heritage Site, but MPs have warned a ‘catastrophic event’ could. The palace is ‘leaking, dropping masonry and at […]
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Hunt for three men who tried to force their way into home while making threats
May 17, 2023Officers are looking for three men who tried to force their way into a home in London. Some of the group were reportedly were acting aggressively, and making threats towards the people living there. The Metropolitan Police was called just after 6pm on August 14 last year to a disturbance in Manchester Road, Tower Hamlets, […]
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Liam Payne announces he’s over 100 days sober: ‘I feel amazing’
May 17, 2023L iam Payne shared that he has been sober for more than 100 days as he revealed he’s recording a new album. The former One Direction member shared news of his sobriety at an influencer boxing match at Wembley Arena on May 13. Speaking to was iFL TV, he shared: “I’m sober now, over 100 […]
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Silvertown tunnel among projects hailed as ‘exemplar’ boost to London economy
May 17, 2023T he Silvertown tunnel has been listed alongside an extension of the Elizabeth line and the Bakerloo line expansion as an “exemplar” project that will help to boost London’s economy. The tunnel, a controversial £2bn PFI scheme from Mayor Sadiq Khan that eco campaigners regard as an “inner-city motorway” likely to worsen air pollution, is […]
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Johnny Depp ‘tears up’ after receiving 7-minute standing ovation at Cannes
May 17, 2023J ohnny Depp was left visibly moved as his new film Jeanne du Barry received a seven-minute standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday. The actor walked the red carpet for the first time since his highly publicised defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, last year, and was warmly welcomed to the event by […]
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World’s largest collection of Banksy artworks to go on display in London
May 17, 2023T he world’s largest collection of original and authenticated Banksy artworks is set to go on display in London. The Art of Banksy, featuring more than 110 pieces from the anonymous Bristol-based artist, will open on Regent Street in July. Visitors will be able to see works that brought Banksy international notoriety, such as Girl […]
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Wife hails UK TV premiere of film about campaign to free Julian Assange
May 17, 2023T he wife of Julian Assange has described the UK TV premiere of a film about the campaign to free the WikiLeaks founder as a “hugely significant” moment. Ithaka, which tells the story of the efforts by Stella Assange and his father John Shipton to prevent Assange’s extradition to the United States, will be shown […]
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