Day: October 19, 2023
In Pictures: Communities cut off as Storm Babet brings ‘unprecedented’ rain
October 19, 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 Some residents have been asked to evacuate their homes as Storm Babet swept across the UK and Ireland on Thursday. The Met Office issued a rare red weather […]
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Ulez camera van fined £110 for parking on pavement illegally
October 19, 2023Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email An enforcement camera van for London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) was fined £100 after being caught parking illegally. The van was obstructing a pedestrian area on Cambridge Road, Kingston, southwest London. It […]
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Boy rammed off bike by London police still suffers nightmares, says counsellor
October 19, 2023The 13-year-old black boy rammed off his bike after police mistook his water pistol for a real gun is still suffering from nightmares three months later, his trauma counsellor has said. The incident – which happened in July in Hackney, east London – has led to an apology from the Metropolitan police, with the embattled […]
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National Theatre in London to pilot earlier start times
October 19, 2023Theatregoers know the experience of going to see a play doesn’t begin and end with the drawing of the curtains. You might want to discuss the performance over dinner, but struggle to find a restaurant that’s still open. Your friend wants to grab a drink, but you’re already falling asleep after a long work day […]
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Nine Britons killed in Hamas attack on Israel with seven still missing
October 19, 2023The number of British people killed as a result of the Hamas attack on Israel has risen to nine, Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson has said. A further seven remain missing after the incursion from Gaza into Israel on 7 October, the spokesperson added. Until Wednesday, authorities said seven British nationals had been confirmed killed, with nine […]
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Five London bars have been named the best in the world
October 19, 2023Looking for a new drinking spot in the capital? Well, London officially has some world class boozers, after five bars in the city were named in a list of the world’s 50 best bars. While the top spot went to bar Sips in Barcelona – which only opened in 2021 – London’s highest ranking was […]
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Sunak dubbed ‘Dr Death’ in COVID WhatsApp messages
October 19, 2023Rishi Sunak was described as “Dr Death” by one of the government’s top science officers at the height of the pandemic, WhatsApp messages have revealed. A text conversation between Professor Dame Angela McLean and Professor John Edmunds from September 2020 – shortly after the then chancellor launched his Eat Out to Help Out scheme – […]
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Zara Aleena’s killer to bid for early release from jail over ‘excessive’ life sentence
October 19, 2023A sexual predator who stalked and murdered Zara Aleena is set to challenge his sentence at the Court of Appeal. Jordan McSweeney targeted at least five women before he turned his attention to 35-year-old Ms Aleena as she walked home from a night out early on June 26 last year. McSweeney, 29, stalked her along […]
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The Spookiest things to do in London this Halloween
October 19, 2023Welcome back to the Slice, your weekly guide to what’s on in London. There are dark clouds looming over London as the spookiest day of the year approaches. We’re finding thrills and chills with ghoulish parties, channeling our inner Frank N’ Furter at Rocky Horror-ifying drag brunches and fighting for our lives in gory VR […]
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Taking laughing gas 600 times a week left me in a wheelchair
October 19, 2023A woman left paralysed and in a wheelchair after taking 600 cannisters of laughing gas a week has welcomed it being made illegal next month. Kerry-Anne Donaldson, 26, from Newham, London, became addicted to the high of NOS at parties at the age of 18. By the age of 21 her legs and feet went […]
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