Day: March 15, 2024
Diane Abbott thanks supporters at anti-racism rally in east London
March 15, 2024Diane Abbott greeted large crowds of people who gathered at a rally in support of her on Friday night, telling the crowd they had to “stand firm” against racism. The rally was organised by local black women in Hackney after remarks emerged about the longstanding MP by Frank Hester, the Tories’ biggest donor, that were […]
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Model and actor Cara Delevingne’s Los Angeles home is destroyed in fire
March 15, 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 The Los Angeles home of model and actor Cara Delevingne was destroyed in a fire Friday. One firefighter was taken to a hospital in fair condition with unspecified […]
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Drivers facing M25 closure chaos told to ‘decorate the bathroom or something’ by National Highways
March 15, 2024Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email “Avoid travelling completely or find something to do at home: decorate the bathroom or something” – so says Jonathan Wade, senior project manager for National Highways, ahead of the first weekend closure of the M25. The […]
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Put Thames Water into special administration, Lib Dems tell ministers
March 15, 2024Thames Water should be put into special administration by the government and reformed as a public benefit company, the Liberal Democrats have said. Sarah Olney, the Lib Dems’ Treasury spokesperson, has called in a parliamentary debate for the biggest privatised English water company to be wound up under legislation that has recently been updated by […]
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Boy smirks while being jailed for life for murdering teen at bus stop
March 15, 2024A teenager laughed as he was handed a life sentence for the murder of a 16-year-old boy on a street in east London. Myglor Yambuya, 17, stabbed 16-year-old Renell Charles to death as the victim waited for a bus in Walthamstow on May 5 last year. At Snaresbrook Crown Court on Thursday, Yambuya smirked as […]
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Man shot in neck with crossbow days after woman was targeted
March 15, 2024Brooke DaviesPublished Mar 15, 2024, 10:53am|Updated Mar 15, 2024, 11:36am A man has been rushed to hospital after being shot in the neck by a crossbow in Shoreditch, London. A man in his 20s suffered a neck injury at Arnold Circus at around 7.30pm yesterday. It’s thought he was hit by a dart fired from […]
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Huge part of London is going to be hell on earth this weekend thanks to M25 closure – stay at home and paint instead
March 15, 2024Sam CorbishleyPublished Mar 15, 2024, 6:50am|Updated Mar 15, 2024, 5:46pm If you’re thinking of driving anywhere in south west London or the surrounding counties this weekend: don’t. That’s the basic summary of the advice of the National Highways agency which has offered official advice for people to ‘decorate the bathroom or something’ instead. That’s because […]
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What the papers say – March 15
March 15, 2024A collection of British newspapers (Peter Byrne/PA) PA Archive The Friday newspaper headlines cover various topics, from the latest in Westminster to a Russian tech attack on Grant Shapps’ Royal Air Force jet. Headaches for the Conservative Party make the front pages, with The Guardian, the i and the Financial Times all zeroing in on […]
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Varadkar says Ireland, US relationship ‘stronger and deeper than ever’
March 15, 2024Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaks to the media at the Dupont Circle Hotel, Washington, DC (Niall Carson/PA) PA Wire The relationship between Ireland and the US could not be stronger, the Irish premier has said. On the eve of a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden, Leo Varadkar attended an event hosted at the Irish […]
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Police officer ‘could still be alive if proper search of gunman carried out’
March 15, 2024Louis De Zoysa, who is autistic, had earlier been arrested and searched but officers failed to find the gun the 26-year-old had in an underarm holster, despite discovering bullets in his pocket (Metropolitan Police/PA) PA Media A police officer who was shot dead by a prisoner could still be alive if a proper search of […]
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