Day: January 27, 2024
‘Honk if you hate Ulez’: Anti-Ulez protesters gather in Trafalgar Square
January 27, 202401:14 Crowds protesting London’s ultra-low emissions zone (Ulez) gathered in Trafalgar Square on Saturday, 27 January, to protest the plan. Demonstrators wearing yellow high-vis jackets gathered along the road near Nelson’s Column in central London and urged passing motorists to “honk if you hate Ulez.” Passing drivers obliged by beeping their horns to the demonstrators. […]
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Greta Thunberg joins hundreds marching in England to protest airport’s expansion for private planes
January 27, 2024For 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 Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined a march in southern England on Saturday to protest the use of private jets and the expansion of an airport. Hundreds of local […]
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7 date ideas for Valentine’s Day in London, from cat cafés to stargazing
January 27, 2024It might be love, it might be smog — either way, something is in the air in London. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and it’s about that time that doe-eyed couples in the capital start thinking of original date ideas to impress their beloved. From romantic strolls along the river to world-class museums, […]
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Peaky Blinders actor Paul Anderson fined for possession of drugs
January 27, 2024The Peaky Blinders actor Paul Anderson has been fined for possession of drugs, including crack cocaine, after being found with that and other substances on Boxing Day. Anderson, who plays Arthur Shelby in the programme – the hell-raising brother who resorts to drug use – was reportedly said by his lawyer to sometimes slip into […]
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Gang stabbed one of their own to death and left him to die while murdering rival
January 27, 2024A group of teenagers who stabbed one of their own gang members to death as they murdered another boy are facing life sentences. Charlie Bartolo, 16, was rammed off his motorbike by a car before five killers jumped out and stabbed him repeatedly in Sewell Road, Abbey Wood, southeast London on 26 November 2022. One […]
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Cases of 100-day cough have doubled in just two weeks
January 27, 2024Brooke DaviesPublished Jan 27, 2024, 9:51am|Updated Jan 27, 2024, 10:40am Whooping cough infections among children have more than doubled in just two weeks in London. The UK Health Security Agency said 42 cases were reported in the capital in the week up to January 21. This is a rise of 147% on the figure which […]
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This is how much you need to earn in London to be financially stable
January 27, 2024You don’t live in London because it’s cheap. The tube alone costs a fortune, and every round you buy at the pub makes your eyes water. But now, new research has revealed exactly how much money you need to earn to be financially stable in the capital. The golden number? A whopping £37,000. That’s around […]
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‘Vulnerable teens are being housed with dangerous criminals – I know, because it happened to me’
January 27, 2024Desperate to escape her abusive homelife, 17-year-old Sara had just 30 minutes to make her escape before anyone realised she had gone. ‘My mum hit me so hard there was just blood everywhere,’ the teenager from London tells Metro. ‘After, she left the house and I took my chance – within 25 minutes I had […]
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