Day: March 18, 2024
Moment huge swarm of rats crawl out from bins in London street
March 18, 2024A video shows the unsettling moment a huge swarm of rats burst from under bins in east London. The footage was filmed in Whitechapel on Saturday evening, where locals have previously complained of a rising rat problem. The camera initially focuses on four or five rodents inspecting some discarded takeaway boxes before panning out to […]
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Where to find Banksy’s best graffiti after new London tree mural
March 18, 2024Banksy is an anonymous British graffiti artist who brings political street art to walls, bridges, and buildings worldwide. Since rising to fame in the late 1990s, the artist’s witty, satirical murals and daring pranks have earned him millions of pounds. A new mural of a green splatter behind a leafless tree that appeared on Monday morning […]
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The London tourist attractions that have seen the biggest price hikes revealed
March 18, 2024Once upon a time, you could book a trip to the Tower of London for 10p. Now, it’ll set you back £34.80 per adult. In news that’ll shock absolutely no one, London tourist attractions came out as the worst offenders in a new study looking at how the cost of a holiday has changed in […]
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The estate where human faeces, needles and used condoms are part of daily life
March 18, 2024Residents of a ‘warzone-like’ estate say they’ve had enough after watching their street descend into chaos. The Little Ilford estate in Newham, east London, is home to people of all ages, from pensioners to couples with young children – but some say it has deteriorated rapidly in the last few years. Little Ilford is a […]
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Museum lists Margaret Thatcher with Hitler and Bin Laden as modern ‘villain’
March 18, 2024There have been calls for the Victoria and Albert Museum to lose its funding after describing Margaret Thatcher as ‘contemporary villain’ alongside Adolf Hitler and Osama Bin Laden. The former prime minister is mentioned as part of an exhibition called Laughing Matters: The State of the Empire, which looks at the role of humour in […]
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Jeremy Corbyn among Londoners catching a glimpse of brand new Banksy
March 18, 2024Sarah HooperPublished Mar 18, 2024, 1:33pm|Updated Mar 18, 2024, 5:30pm Banksy has confirmed artwork that appeared overnight in London is his – and people have been flocking to see it. The piece in Hornsey Road, Islington, shows a young girl with a spray can looking up at a huge green splatter behind a leafless tree, […]
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Man, 47, arrested after two crossbow attacks in London
March 18, 2024Jen MillsPublished Mar 18, 2024, 10:39am|Updated Mar 18, 2024, 4:51pm A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two separate crossbow attacks in London. The man, 47, is being held at a police station in east London after being detained last night around 11pm. A raid on his address following his arrest […]
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Plane forced to land in London when passenger ‘tried to kill themselves in toilet’
March 18, 2024Jasper KingPublished Mar 18, 2024, 9:30am|Updated Mar 18, 2024, 9:39am A flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger attempted suicide, it has been reported. The EVA Air BR67 flight was travelling from Bangkok to London on Friday when it was forced to make the emergency landing. The passenger was found in […]
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Dame Laura Kenny, Britain’s most decorated female Olympian, retires from cycling
March 18, 2024Britain’s most decorated female Olympian Dame Laura Kenny has announced her retirement from professional cycling. The 31-year-old made the announcement in a post on Instagram. She wrote: “Thank you cycling for everything you’ve given me – including a husband and our growing family! “Having people say I have inspired women and girls to get active […]
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Laura Kenny: Britain’s most successful female Olympian retires from cycling
March 18, 2024Getty Images Dame Laura Kenny, Great Britain’s most successful female Olympian, has announced she is to retire from cycling immediately rather than attempt to qualify for this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. Writing on her Instagram account, Kenny said: “Thank you cycling for everything you’ve given me – including a husband and our growing family! […]
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