Day: May 21, 2023
Art gallery visitors spot ‘Nike shoes’ in 400-year-old painting
May 21, 2023When visiting an art gallery full of paintings which were created hundreds of years ago, the only place you’d expect to see a Nike ‘swoosh’ is on the shoes of fellow visitors. But visitors to the National Gallery in London were left baffled by what appeared to be the iconic logo in a 400-year-old painting. […]
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Two arrested after group of youths block and kicks cars in Wembley
May 21, 2023T wo males were arrested after a gang of youths attacked cars including a police vehicle in Wembley. Shocking footage on social media shows a group of males blocking incoming traffic and kicking cars as motorists attempt to drive past in Engineers Way at around 7.10pm on Saturday. One of the clips shows the hooded […]
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Dogs alert owners to huge house fire by barking in early hours
May 21, 2023D ogs alerted their owners to a huge fire at a house in Essex by barking in the early hours of the morning. Fire crews extinguished the blaze which ripped through the detached house in Dunmow Road, Takeley, after being called at 2.43am on Sunday. Essex Fire Service said they managed to save horses at a […]
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Consumers to pay a lot of sewerage upgrade investment through bills – Coffey
May 21, 2023T herese Coffey appeared to accept that bill-payers will have to pick up “a lot” of the cost relating to infrastructure improvements designed to prevent sewage entering England’s seas and waterways. Water companies in England last week announced a £10 billion plan to reduce the number of sewage discharges into rivers and seas, while apologising […]
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Rail worker knocked unconscious and left with fractured skull after violent assault
May 21, 2023D etectives have launched an appeal after a rail worker was left with severe injuries following a violent assault in northwest London. The British Transport Police (BTP) said they were called at 12.15am on Sunday to reports that a member of staff at Harrow on the Hill station had been punched. The victim was knocked […]
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Bakhmut ‘not occupied’ by Russian forces insists Zelensky despite catastrophic damage to city
May 21, 2023V olodymyr Zelensky has denied that Bakhmut is occupied after Russian forces claimed to have captured the city. The Ukrainian President said on Sunday there is “little left” of the city as it has been “destroyed” following months of intense fighting. Asked if it was still in Ukrainian control, the president said: “I think no.” […]
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Tube predator banned from standing near any woman he doesn’t know
May 21, 2023A sexual predator has been banned from standing near any woman he does not know in public. Abdulrizak Ali Hersi assaulted a 13-year-old girl as she got onto a Tube in London with her family. Plain clothes British Transport Police officers saw the attack unravel when the 32-year-old boarded a train at Green Park Underground station and […]
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Rishi Sunak declines to back Suella Braverman over speeding points allegations
May 21, 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 Rishi Sunak has declined to back Home Secretary Suella Braverman over allegations she asked civil servants to help her avoid incurring points on her licence for speeding. The […]
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Royal charity ambassador who grew up amid postcode war is fulfilling mum’s wishes
May 21, 2023A Duke of Edinburgh’s Award ambassador has told how he escaped a postcode war in his early teens by taking up the expeditions at his local youth club. Thomas Richards, 27, said the scheme ‘saved my life’ as he grew up amid gang rivalries and suffered the loss of his mum while he was away […]
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