Day: March 29, 2024

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Missing boy, five, dies after being found in the River Thames

March 29, 2024

A boy has died in hospital after being found in the River Thames. A police appeal was launched to find Daniel Alaby, five, on Friday after he went missing from his home in Thamesmead, south-east London. At 6.23pm officers looking for Daniel found a child in the river, the Metropolitan Police said. Police administered CPR […]

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Boy, 5, dies after being recovered from River Thames

March 29, 2024

A boy has died in hospital after being found in the River Thames. A police appeal was launched to find Daniel Alaby, aged five, on Friday. He had gone missing from his home in Thamesmead, south-east London. At 6.23pm, officers looking for Daniel found a child in the river, the Metropolitan police said. Officers administered […]

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Iran International journalist stabbed outside London home

March 29, 2024

An Iranian journalist working for a Persian-language news channel has been stabbed outside his London home, sparking an investigation led by counter-terrorism police. Pouria Zeraati, a presenter for Iran International, was reportedly attacked by a group of men as he left home on Friday. He was taken to hospital and is in a stable condition, […]

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Baltimore bridge collapse: Who will pay for the destroyed bridge, harmed businesses and lost lives?

March 29, 2024

For 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 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland is a multi-layered tragedy: For the families and friends of those killed or presumed dead, it’s a profound […]

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Yousaf warns against using new hate crime law to make ‘vexatious’ complaints

March 29, 2024

The First Minister spoke to the PA news agency on Friday (Jane Barlow/PA) PA Wire Scotland’s First Minister has warned against using a controversial new hate crime law to make “vexatious” complaints. Concerns have been raised about the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act, which takes effect on Monday, and its potential impact on […]

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London travel news LIVE: Major traffic jam on M25 amid Easter getaway chaos

March 29, 2024

Port of Dover boss says worst is over after storm Port of Dover chief executive Doug Bannister they were “back on top of it” after chaos caused by Storm Nelson. He told Sky News: “We suffered a bit of a backlog overnight because of the weather impacting on sailings but we’ve got back on top […]

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Coronavirus victims remembered at Covid Memorial Wall ceremony

March 29, 2024

PA Wire Hundreds of people gathered to remember coronavirus victims on the third anniversary of the creation of the Covid Memorial Wall. The group walked along the wall on the south bank of the Thames between Westminster Bridge and Lambeth Bridge, stopping at each panel to lay flowers, read a poem and observe a minute’s […]

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Kennington: Man charged with two counts of attempted murder after Tube station knife attack

March 29, 2024

British Transport Police confirm two people were stabbed during an incident at Kennington Tube Station Jonathan Kanengoni A 35-year-old man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after a knife attack at a busy London Tube station on Wednesday night. He will face two attempted murder charges, along with one count of possession […]

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Omitting ASN children from school photo was shameful, Humza Yousaf says thumbnail

Omitting ASN children from school photo was shameful, Humza Yousaf says

March 29, 2024

The statement, published on X, formerly Twitter, said: “Recently, after capturing a class group photograph, one of our photographers took additional images of the class group which omitted some members of the class from the photograph.

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Horse causes chaos in London park after breaking free of carriage

March 29, 2024

Showing now | Lifestyle 00:30 A loose horse caused chaos in a park in Brixton, south London, last Sunday (24 March). Footage taken by Tyler Hough shows the animal running through Eythorne Park after it appeared to have broken free from a carriage. It charged through the residential area, past a man who attempted to […]

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