Day: April 4, 2024
Police launch murder investigation after teenage boy stabbed
April 4, 2024“We are continuing to appeal for any information or relevant footage – including mobile, CCTV, doorbell or dashcam. Any information you have will be treated with the strictest confidence and if you do have information to share, I urge you to do the right thing and report it to police.”
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New laws to crack down on disruptive protests come into force
April 4, 2024New orders to crack down on disruptive protests can impose a range of restraints including preventing people from being in a particular place or area, participating in disruptive activities and being with protest groups at given times (James Manning/PA) PA Wire New public order powers to prevent “disruptive” protests will come into force from Friday. […]
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Garrick edges closer to admitting female members after 193 years of exclusion
April 4, 2024The men-only Garrick Club has edged closer to admitting female members, after an emergency committee meeting acknowledged that there was nothing in the club rules to prevent them from joining. The late-night vote on Thursday means that women could finally become members of the club within months, 193 years after the Garrick was founded and […]
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Prostate cancer cases to double worldwide between 2020 and 2040 – study
April 4, 2024Sign up for a full digest of all the best opinions of the week in our Voices Dispatches email Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter Prostate cancer cases are expected to double worldwide between 2020 and 2040, new analysis suggests. The data suggests annual prostate cancer cases are projected to rise from 1.4 […]
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London’s ‘new Mizzy’ punches strangers on the Tube in ‘chaos for clout’ videos
April 4, 2024Danny RiggPublished Apr 4, 2024, 9:13pm|Updated Apr 4, 2024, 9:14pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A woman filmed herself punching unsuspecting commuters and shop workers as part of a violent ‘chaos for clout’ social media trend. Footage shared on Snapchat shows the […]
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Barber who charged extra for ‘special needs boys’ had ‘no idea’ it was offensive
April 4, 2024Jasper KingPublished Apr 4, 2024, 5:39pm|Updated Apr 4, 2024, 7:54pm A barber who placed a sign in his shop charging extra to cut the hair of ‘special needs boys under 15’ says he didn’t know what ‘special needs’ meant. Shwan Kadir, 49, faced a wave of criticism when he introduced the extra price at his Ranya […]
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Drivers’ strike will see no train services in parts of country
April 4, 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 Parts of the country will have no train services on Friday because of a fresh strike by drivers in a long-running pay dispute. Members of Aslef at Avanti […]
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Fears ‘serial sex attacker’ has been targeting women in London
April 4, 2024Noora MykkanenPublished Apr 4, 2024, 4:30pm|Updated Apr 4, 2024, 7:54pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Chilling CCTV showing the moment a rapist preyed on a lone woman in London has been released, as detectives revealed they fear the same prowler has struck […]
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The London postcodes where owning your own place may be cheaper than renting
April 4, 2024There’s no getting away from the fact that London is a pricey place to call home, but buying through shared ownership often works out cheaper than renting a similar property locally. Before we get into it, what is shared ownership? Essentially, shared ownership mortgage schemes allow you to buy a portion of your property, while […]
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When I reserved my shared ownership home, it hadn’t been built
April 4, 2024Software engineer Tabby Grant, 29, was living in a rental with two friends in Wapping and had barely given buying a second thought. Like many, she presumed home ownership wasn’t anything she could expect to afford in her near future – and certainly not in central London. But then she spotted an advert for Peabody’s Zone […]
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