Day: June 21, 2023
Initial bad weather does nothing to dampen spirits of Glastonbury festival-goers
June 21, 2023S easoned Glastonbury attendees and first-timers batted off initial bouts of poor weather as the world-famous festival returned. Heavy rain that fell intermittently on Worthy Farm throughout Wednesday did nothing to dampen the spirits to those arriving early for the festival. Thousands of campers have descended on the site already, with stages across the 900-acre […]
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Met officer convicted for pepper spraying man as he climbed down building
June 21, 2023A Metropolitan police officer who used pepper spray on a man as he climbed down a drainpipe attached to a high-rise apartment block has been convicted of assault, the force said. PC Luke Wenham, 31, forced entry into the man’s flat on the 12th floor of Albert Barnes House in Southwark, south London, to arrest […]
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Notting Hill Carnival 2023: Dates, schedule, and do you need tickets?
June 21, 2023Notting Hill Carnival is an annual celebration of Caribbean culture and diversity in London. It’s one of the capital’s best-loved events, starting in the 1960s, with up to two million people usually attending the festivities, performances and sensational parade. The street party made a return in 2022 after being cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due […]
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Ex-teacher at school attended by royals admits paying £65,000 for child abuse images
June 21, 2023A former deputy head at the school once attended by Princess Charlotte and Prince George has admitted to paying tens of thousands of pounds to watch child abuse in India. Matthew Smith, from East Dulwich, south-east London, began work at Thomas’s Preparatory School in Battersea last September after teaching in Nepal. The 34-year-old was arrested […]
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At least two injured after armed police attend stabbing at London hospital
June 21, 2023A man has been arrested after two people were stabbed in a brutal pickaxe attack at Central Middlesex Hospital in London. Officers are currently on the scene and a large police presence has been reported at the hospital in Acton Lane, northwest London. Police said two people were found with stab injuries, and that one […]
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TikTok prankster Mizzy flouts court order and sneaks into another home
June 21, 2023TikTok prankster Mizzy has completely ignored his court order after posting a video of him appearing to sneak into yet another home. The troublemaker, whose real name is Bacari-Bronze O’Garro, posted footage of himself and friends walking uninvited into a flat after allegedly finding the door open. Before going in, he laughs, telling viewers he […]
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Mum who was run over by two Tube trains gets bionic arm that reads her mind
June 21, 2023A mum who suffered a double amputation after a horrifying accident on the London Underground will ‘get a piece of her life back’ thanks to a new bionic arm. Sarah de Lagarde was run over by two Tube trains at High Barnet station after she lost her footing and fell down the gap between the […]
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