Day: January 20, 2024
Watford’s not ready: How cinemagoers are coping with Poor Things’ freaky sex scenes
January 20, 2024One of the most talked-about films in recent months is finally in UK cinemas, with British audiences able to watch for themselves the wildly unpredictable and explicit spectacle of Poor Things. And with descriptions like ‘nightmarish’ and ‘a surreal gothic horror cheese dream’ as cinemagoers approached cinemas with caution, it appeared no-one knew quite what […]
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Police force refers itself to watchdog over 999 call before Norfolk deaths
January 20, 2024Police outside a house in Costessey near Norwich after four people were found dead inside the property (Joe Giddens/PA) PA Wire A police force has referred itself to the police watchdog after it emerged officers were not deployed to the house where four members of the same family were found dead following a 999 call […]
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David Lammy’s speech disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters
January 20, 2024David Lammy’s speech calling for a ceasefire in Gaza was disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters. Labour’s shadow foreign secretary was addressing the Fabian Society conference on foreign policy when flag-waving demonstrators mounted the stage shouting: “When will you condemn the genocide? How many more children need to die?” After they were escorted away by security, more […]
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Royal Mail could scrap Saturday post under bombshell plans
January 20, 2024In a letter to MPs this week, Martin Seidenberg, chief executive of Royal Mail’s parent company, International Distributions Services (IDS), wrote: “Delivering the current Universal Service requirements – in a financially sustainable way – is increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to achieve as the mix and number of parcels and letters changes.
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Man guilty of murdering father-of-three in shooting outside Wembley chicken shop
January 20, 2024Met Police handout of Courtney Ellis, who killed his gang rival Craig Small Met Police A man has been convicted of murder after his gang rival was shot dead outside a Wembley fast food outlet more than four years ago. Father-of-three Michael Small was shot twice outside a chicken shop on Harrow Road on July […]
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Storm Isha to bring ‘damaging’ and ‘disruptive’ winds across island of Ireland
January 20, 2024Weather warnings have been issued for all counties (Niall Carson/PA) PA Wire Warnings of “severe” and “disruptive” winds have been issued for Sunday as Storm Isha is to track north-west across the island of Ireland. People in Northern Ireland have been warned recent strike action may hamper recovery efforts and advised drivers to consider their […]
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National Trust ‘castle’ in south London could be yours for £1,600 per month
January 20, 2024Calling all National Trust fans! Fancy renting your very own mini castle in South London? Now, you can do just that. Nestled between Colliers Wood and Morden (at the end of the Northern Line, which is convenient if you have a habit of falling asleep on the tube) lies a quaint, one-bedroom terraced house with […]
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Woman dies in hospital after two people hit by car at zebra crossing in London
January 20, 2024A woman died in hospital four days after she was hit by a car at a zebra crossing in north London. Grigoria Yiannoullou and a man aged in his 80s were both struck as they attempted to cross the road in Wood Green. The 83-year-old and the man were both rushed to hospital following the […]
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Dead XL bully dog dumped after being beaten over the head with blunt weapon
January 20, 2024Jasper KingPublished Jan 20, 2024, 11:31am|Updated Jan 20, 2024, 12:19pm WARNING: Distressing content The body of a dead American XL Bully female puppy has been found dumped on a pavement with serious head injuries. The puppy, thought to be between six to nine-months-old, was found by a dog walker at Halcot Avenue in Bexleyheath, south […]
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Mum whose son, 6, died after catching measles issues urgent warning to parents
January 20, 2024Jasper KingPublished Jan 20, 2024, 9:33am|Updated Jan 20, 2024, 9:38am A mum whose son died from brain inflammation caused by measles has spoken out and encouraged parents to get their children vaccinated. Gemma Larkman-Jones, 45, from Brixton, south London, felt numb when her 6-year-old son Samuel developed subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). He developed measles in 2014 […]
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