Day: June 9, 2023
‘If the system worked, we wouldn’t need to be here’: The London bakery giving young offenders a fresh start
June 9, 2023‘No help’. This is the stark response offered by a group of young men recently released from prison, when asked just how much guidance they’d received behind bars in helping them adjust to life outside. ‘Nah, there isn’t any support at all,’ adds Liam*, from London, who’s just finished serving 12 years. ‘I was 16 […]
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Boris Johnson packs resignation honours list with friends and allies – see full list
June 9, 2023The former prime minister’s list also includes Tory candidate for Mayor of London Shaun Bailey and Parliamentary hairdresser Kelly Jo Dodge. Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries and Sir Alok Sharma, president of the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow, were absent from the list, following reports the Government cut them at the 11th hour to swerve […]
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E-bike crash victim was sweetest, kindest boy ever, mother says
June 9, 2023T he mother of a 15-year-old boy who died when his e-bike collided with an ambulance after he was followed by police has said he was the sweetest, kindest boy ever. Saul Cookson was riding the bike in Salford, Greater Manchester on Thursday when traffic officers began following him. He was pursued along Fitzwarren Street […]
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Who is running for US president in 2024? Pence launches campaign as Trump is indicted
June 9, 2023Mr Pence is seeking the Republican nomination and is pitching himself as a social conservative who has pushed for restricted access to abortion and has opposed LGBTQ rights. He has also called on the Justice Department to not prosecute Donald Trump for his handling of classified documents. However, he did not address or clarify how […]
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Boris Johnson resignation honours list released with Ben Houchen handed peerage
June 9, 2023B oris Johnson’s long-awaited resignation honours list has been released, with the former prime minister handing peerages to former London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey and Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen. Former cabinet ministers Jacob Rees-Mogg and Priti Patel were given a knighthood and a damehood respectively. Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries and Sir Alok Sharma, […]
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Watch: Driver ‘armed with nunchucks’ fends off gang of armed attackers after getting stuck in traffic
June 9, 2023T his is the shocking moment a driver fends off a gang of armed attackers after being ambushed in stationary traffic in north London. The driver sped away from his assailants but slammed into another car and street furniture on the busy junction next to Manor House station at 9pm on Thursday. In footage taken […]
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Liam Payne, Stormzy, Tom Hiddleston, and Vicky McClure among stars strapping on their boots for Soccer Aid training
June 9, 2023A rag-tag bunch of celebrities from Hollywood movie stars to music sensations grabbed their kits and water bottles as they embarked on training for this year’s Soccer Aid. Tom Hiddleston, Liam Payne, Stormzy, Danny Dyer, and Sir Mo Farah were among the stars training in preparation for Sunday’s charity match at Old Trafford. They were […]
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You can rely on public transport in London, but not out here in the sticks | Letters
June 9, 2023Stuart Jeffries’ recognition that he shares the privilege of Londoners when it comes to public transport (I ditched my car – and improved my fitness, sleep and bank balance, 7 June) reminds us that this is a massive component of regional inequality that challenges the levelling-up waffle. I gave up the car in November 2022, […]
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Londoners are £50,000 worse off due to 13 years of stagnant wages, report finds
June 9, 2023A combination of inflation and ‘scandalous’ wage stagnation has cost the typical Londoner around £50,000 since 2010, Sadiq Khan says. Analysis by the Mayor’s office found workers in the capital would be earning at least £10,900 more on average had the trends of the 2000s continued. The average annual London salary in April 2022 – […]
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Home Office backs down on plan for asylum seekers to sleep four to a room
June 9, 2023The Home Office has backed down on plans for asylum seekers to sleep four to a small room in a central London hotel after protests by 40 refugees last week. The rooms in the hotel in Pimlico, Westminster are small and asylum seekers had previously been sharing two to a room. The Home Office said […]
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