Day: June 27, 2023
Number of rough sleepers in London increases by a fifth
June 27, 2023The number of those homeless on London’s streets has risen by a fifth in just one year, new figures show. A report by the Combined Homelessness and Information Network (Chain) found 10,053 people were sleeping on London’s streets between April 2022 and March 2023. This figure was up by almost 21% from 8,329 in the […]
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Stormzy buys football club in surprise move following Ryan Reynolds and Michael B Jordan’s footsteps
June 27, 2023Stormzy has agreed to buy a new football club alongside Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha and we love this new venture for him. The Brit Award-winning rapper, 29, has already conquered the music industry with hits like Vossi Bop, Big For Your Boots and Shut Up, but he’s now set his sights further afield, quite […]
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Exact date London’s Kentish Town tube closes – and alternative routes
June 27, 2023Major works at Kentish Town tube station are to impact travel on the Northern Line tube for up to a year. While the overground station will remain open, Kentish Town’s London Underground station will be closed for months while engineers replace the escalators and carry out other improvements. The ticket hall and way in will […]
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No boat involved in deaths of young Bournemouth swimmers – investigators
June 27, 2023N o boat was involved in the deaths of two young swimmers next to Bournemouth pier, investigators said. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said it has decided not to carry out a full inquiry into the incident on May 31 following a “thorough preliminary assessment”. Joe Abbess, 17, and Sunnah Khan, 12, drowned and […]
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Nicola Bulley’s death ‘a tragic accident’, family’s lawyer tells inquest
June 27, 2023N icola Bulley’s death was a “tragic accident” despite the “rumour and suspicion” surrounding her disappearance, her inquest has heard. Sophie Cartwright KC, the lawyer representing Ms Bulley’s family, said in final submissions to the coroner that the evidence clearly pointed to her going into the River Wyre accidentally and her drowning quickly in the […]
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Bill of Rights will be ditched, says Justice Secretary
June 27, 2023T he Government has decided not to proceed with the Bill of Rights, the Justice Secretary has said. Alex Chalk confirmed in the House of Commons that Dominic Raab’s plans to rewrite human rights law will be officially shelved after “having carefully considered the Government’s legislative programme in the round”. The Justice Secretary said ministers […]
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King and Queen surprise spa guests at eco-village
June 27, 2023T he King and Queen surprised a group of people in bathrobes enjoying a spa day during a visit to Charles’s Poundbury eco-village. Charles and Camilla shook hands with them outside the Monart Spa as the royal couple greeted many of the hundreds of well-wishers who had gathered to see them. During the encounter the […]
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Who is Dan Korski? Tory mayoral contender denies groping ITV producer at Downing Street
June 27, 2023Goodwin claimed in The Times that the Conservative mayoral candidate groped her during a meeting to discuss a potential new show. According to Goodwin, they originally met at a social event and he suggested they meet again. She claimed that Mr Korski “put his feet on the edge of my chair, leaning back so that I […]
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Tory running to be next London mayor accused of groping TV producer
June 27, 2023A Tory contender in the running to be the next Mayor of London has been accused of groping a woman a decade ago. Daniel Korski, a former No 10 special adviser who made the Conservative Party’s shortlist of hopefuls for next year’s mayoral race, denied groping TV producer Daisy Goodwin ‘in the strongest possible terms’. The businessman […]
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