Day: February 29, 2024
Chaos engulfs London railway station over trespasser on tracks
February 29, 2024Chaos engulfed London’s Charing Cross after a trespasser jumped on the rail tracks. Hundreds of commuters were evacuated after the alarm was raised at the station during rush hour. Trains between London Bridge and Charring Cross were halted, while others were cancelled or diverted. Pictures circulating social media showed a man dressed in all black […]
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Seaside town on London’s doorstep named the best place to live for wellbeing
February 29, 2024London is one of the most exciting cities in the world, but with its constant, bustling lifestyle and increasingly extortionate rents, the capital can be somewhat overwhelming. Fed up of the Big Smoke but don’t want to be too far away from work, friends or family? A charming seaside town on London’s doorstep, the free-spirited […]
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You can get the ‘best pizzas ever’ for free every day next week
February 29, 2024Good things in London don’t tend to come cheap. But this week we’re treating ourselves to ultra-affordable Chinese feasts, bottomless fries, free seafood paninis and free pizzas at London’s Fatto a Mano! Read on to find out how to get all these freebies this week. The Slice is your weekly guide to what’s happening in […]
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Wayne Couzens report: Police ignored ‘red flags’ about Sarah Everard killer’s predatory sexual offending
February 29, 2024Wayne Couzens was able to murder Sarah Everard because the Met and other forces ignored a succession of “red flags” about his predatory sexual offending that should have stopped him being in the police, a damning report concluded on Thursday. In the 343-page analysis of the tragedy, Lady Elish Angiolini says the missed opportunities to […]
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Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens ‘should never have been a police officer’
February 29, 2024Wayne Couzens murdered Sarah Everard (handout/PA) PA Media Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens should never have been given a job as a police officer and chances to stop the sexual predator were repeatedly ignored and missed, an inquiry has found. Police “repeatedly failed” to spot warning signs about his “unsuitability for office”, a damning report […]
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London travel news LIVE: Updates as Harlow Town signal failure affects Liverpool Street trains
February 29, 2024Severe delays hit Circle and Hammersmith & City lines The Circle Line (clockwise) and Hammersmith & City Line are being affected by severe delays following “an earlier customer incident at Baker Street”, says TfL. There are also minor delays on the Metropolitan Line between Moor Park and Chesham, and between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge. Minor delays […]
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PM announces £72 million to fund security for Jewish communities
February 29, 2024The funding is part of a bid to tackle the ‘utterly sickening’ rise in antisemitism seen in recent months (Alamy/PA) Jewish schools, synagogues and other community centres are to be given a £72 million security package, Rishi Sunak has announced. In a bid to tackle the “utterly sickening” rise in antisemitism seen in recent months, […]
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Games developer Electronic Arts to cut 5% of workforce
February 29, 2024Electronic Arts is cutting 5% of its workforce and scrapping several in-development games (PA) PA Archive Video games developer Electronic Arts (EA) has announced it is cutting 5% of its staff – around 670 employees – as part of cost cutting and a restructuring of its business. In an email to staff announcing the cuts, […]
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‘I’m a good-looking white boy from Chelsea’ suspect tells judge
February 29, 2024Sarah HooperPublished Feb 29, 2024, 9:49am|Updated Feb 29, 2024, 7:06pm The son of a wealthy Chelsea art collector and a property developer has been arrested on charges of attempted murder of his family’s live-in maid. Maximillian Bourne, 25, works as an IT consultant and told Westminster Magistrates Court that he was a ‘good-looking white boy […]
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NYC’s plan to ease gridlock and pump billions into mass transit? A $15 toll for Manhattan drivers
February 29, 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 Between bridge and tunnel tolls, parking fees and the ever-present risk of getting a traffic ticket, it can already cost a mint to drive into Manhattan. Is forking […]
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