Day: March 27, 2024
Beckenham stabbing: Man knifed on train in front of passengers fighting for life
March 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 A man is fighting for his life after being stabbed on a moving train in front of horrified passengers in London. The passenger was attacked on the Southeastern […]
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Gogglebox and Celebrity Big Brother star dies aged 40
March 27, 2024Gogglebox star George Gilbey has died aged 40, a spokesperson for the show said. The reality star appeared on the Channel 4 series alongside his mother Linda McGarry and stepfather Pete McGarry, who died aged 71 in 2021. He also appeared on the 14th series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2014, reaching the final. Image: […]
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Man fighting for life after stabbing on train in front of screaming passengers
March 27, 2024Sam CorbishleyPublished Mar 27, 2024, 8:00pm|Updated Mar 28, 2024, 10:29am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Terrifying footage shows the moment a man was left fighting for life after being stabbed on a train in front of horrified passengers. The clip shared on […]
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Man suffers ‘life-threatening injuries’ in stabbing on London train
March 27, 2024A man has suffered life-threatening injuries after being stabbed on a train in south London. British Transport Police (BTP) said it received reports of two men fighting while getting on a train at Shortlands railway station in Bromley shortly before 4pm on Wednesday afternoon. Footage shared on social media showed a man wearing a black-hooded […]
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‘Cultural and social vandalism’: job cut plans at Goldsmiths attacked
March 27, 2024Plans for mass redundancies at Goldsmiths, University of London, have been called a “horrifying act of cultural and social vandalism” and the “biggest assault on jobs at any UK university in recent years”. The job cuts, which are now subject to a consultation, are the latest in a series of redundancies at Goldsmiths and elsewhere […]
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Flat-hunters left feeling ‘suffocated’ by couple’s list of strict rules for tenants
March 27, 2024Would you live in a smoke-filled flat where you’re not allowed to cook the food you love? That’s what one set of would-be flat mates expects of anyone joining their Dalston household. A two-bed flat in this sought-after area could be a dream, even if the price tag is £1,000 for a room. You would […]
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Police want to speak to these 20 people over fatal shooting of teenager at rave
March 27, 2024Police have released images of 20 people they want to speak to three years after the fatal shooting of an an 18-year-old at a rave in London. Alex Ajanaku was gunned down outside an illegal rave in Leyton, east London, in the early hours of September 1, 2021. The teenager was sat on a bench […]
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Map shows route of London’s 16-mile £5,000,000,000 super sewer
March 27, 2024A map shows the route of London’s new super sewer, with just months to go until effluent will float through the mega structure for the first time. Known as Thames Tideway Tunnel, the new sewer is almost ready to be launched after eight years of construction. The 16-mile super sewer is designed to reduce raw […]
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Dad says he’s racked up £30,000 in ULEZ fines taking his child to school
March 27, 2024Katie BoydenPublished Mar 27, 2024, 3:45pm|Updated Mar 28, 2024, 9:15am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Most drivers have probably received a parking ticket or fallen foul of a speed camera at least once – but this London dad has taken things to […]
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Prince Philip statue to be removed after Cambridge council brands it ‘poorest quality work’
March 27, 2024The Don sculpture in Hill Road, Cambridge, was erected in honour of the late Prince Philip ES Composite A sculpture in Cambridge said to represent Prince Philip is to be pulled down after the city council branded it “possibly the poorest quality work” it had seen. The controversial artwork is understood to have cost £150,000, […]
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