Day: February 12, 2024
‘Nearly half of teenagers’ concerned about having children in future
February 12, 2024More than four in 10 students, aged 16 to 18, are concerned about having children in the future, according to new research. Some of the reasons they gave in an online poll, involving 20 schools in England, were fears about pregnancy and childbirth, self-doubt, financial burdens, health and wellbeing, hindrance to personal aspirations and non-inclusive […]
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Girl, 8, gets superhero-themed bionic arm and dreams of becoming a gymnast
February 12, 2024She may not be able to swing from webs, but one young girl is looking forward to an active future after receiving a superhero themed bionic arm. Safiyyah Uddin, eight, has never been held back despite being born with no left hand. And the youngster, from East London, is now hoping her robotic prosthetic – […]
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Soho theatre apologises after comedian ‘abused Jewish audience member’
February 12, 2024The Soho theatre is investigating a complaint about a comedian who allegedly abused a Jewish audience member who refused to applaud a Palestinian flag. The central London comedy theatre apologised for “an incident … which has caused upset and hurt to members of audience attending and others”. The incident reportedly took place on Saturday near […]
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Music manager stalked by robbers before being killed over fake designer watch
February 12, 2024A music manager was followed before being killed for his fake designer watch in London. Emmanuel Odunlami, 32, was celebrating his birthday at an event near St Paul’s Cathedral on 1 May 2022. Kavindu Hettiarachchi, 31, of St. Ann’s Road, Harrow, was a security guard for the event and sent images of Odunlami highlighting what […]
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Hewlett-Packard lost $4bn over Autonomy acquisition, London court told
February 12, 2024Hewlett-Packard lost more than $4bn (£3.2bn) over its acquisition of British software firm Autonomy because of an elaborate fraud masterminded by its co-founder Mike Lynch to inflate the company’s value, its lawyers told a London court on Monday. Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) is seeking to recoup losses in a lawsuit brought against Lynch, once hailed as […]
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Silence is golden for Labour on ‘conspiracy theory’ Rochdale candidate
February 12, 2024Labour candidate for Rochdale, Azhar Ali (PA) PA Wire Labour’s Rochdale by-election candidate was not around for interviews on Monday – with no sign of activity at the campaign HQ in the town. And MPs and senior Labour figures who last week backed Azhar Ali, have also not been available for comment – though the […]
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Driver who hit judge ‘was uninsured, speeding and smoked cannabis before crash’
February 12, 2024Matthew Mawdsley had been appointed a district judge just weeks before he suffered fatal injuries in a collision in Birmingham (West Midlands Police/PA) An uninsured driver whose car clipped a district judge as he tried to cross a busy road in Birmingham after Christmas celebrations was speeding and had smoked cannabis before the crash, a […]
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London’s FTSE 100 lags behind peers as pharmaceutical giants weigh
February 12, 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 Top global stock markets started the week on the front foot as investors hope for more good news on inflation for the world’s biggest economy on Tuesday. London’s […]
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Double child killer Colin Pitchfork to face fresh parole hearing
February 12, 2024The Justice Secretary is seeking an urgent meeting with the Parole Board after it granted double child rapist and murderer Colin Pitchfork’s appeal to reconsider his case (Handout/PA) PA Media The Justice Secretary is seeking an urgent meeting with the Parole Board after it granted a double child rapist and murderer’s appeal to reconsider his […]
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Man in his 30s found dead after house fire in east London
February 12, 2024A man has died in a house fire in South Avenue in Chingford Google Maps A man believed to be in his thirties has died in a house fire in East London. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) was called to a house fire on South Avenue in Chingford at 9.52am on Monday. Most of the […]
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