Day: April 7, 2024
Hammersmith Bridge: Government pledges £3m for cycle lane but repair bill still unfunded
April 7, 2024Matt Writtle The saga over the five-year closure of Hammersmith bridge took an unexpected new twist on Monday when the Government allocated almost £3m for a new cycle lane. This is due to be open by November and, with the row over who pays the £250m bridge repair bill still unresolved, could remain in place […]
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Almost £11 billion per year ‘could be freed up if people quit smoking’
April 7, 2024A new study says England could save billions if everyone quit smoking (File photo, posed by model/PA) PA Wire Almost £11 billion per year could be freed up and spent in England’s communities if people quit smoking, according to new research. The study, from experts at the University of Sheffield, found poorer regions of the […]
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One dead after fight breaks out inside house
April 7, 2024Jen MillsPublished Apr 7, 2024, 4:55pm|Updated Apr 8, 2024, 8:34am A man has died after reports of an ‘altercation’ in London with an urgent investigation into what happened. The man, in his fifties, was found unresponsive by police who were called at around 2.26pm on Friday to a house in Streatham. He was taken to […]
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First picture of man stabbed to death outside Tottenham stadium
April 7, 2024A man stabbed to death not far from a Premier League football stadium has been named. Police and paramedics were called to Northumberland Park, outside the Tottenham Hotspurs stadium in London, at around 5.50am on Sunday. The victim was found unresponsive and despite resuscitation efforts was declared dead at the scene. The man has been […]
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The best place to raise a family in London has been revealed
April 7, 2024As one of the most expensive places to live in England, raising a family in London isn’t easy. But there’s also some pretty obvious benefits for doing so, including more things to do, excellent transport links, and better career/education opportunities. All in all, choosing where to raise a family is a massive decision, but that […]
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Nearly 30 ‘forgotten’ plague pits are hidden under London – here’s where to find them
April 7, 2024Londoners are walking over mass graves every day, and they probably don’t even know about it. Between 1665 and 1666 more than 15% of the city’s population was completely wiped out by the disease which left victims with swollen boils, gangrene and bleeding from the mouth . Living conditions were unsanitary at best, meaning the […]
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Even in the age of Google Earth, people still buy globes. Here’s why they remain so alluring
April 7, 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 Find a globe in your local library or classroom and try this: Close the eyes, spin it and drop a finger randomly on its curved, glossy surface. You’re […]
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Gang wars rage behind bars at ‘Britain’s toughest prison’
April 7, 2024A catalogue of almost 300 assaults at a prison dubbed ‘Britain’s toughest’ shows how gangs fought running battles. The violence erupted at HMP Belmarsh between individuals and groups of inmates, including clashes involving improvised weapons. Sex offenders were also targeted as mob rule took hold, with the targets being identified from media coverage in at […]
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Fresh headache for Labour as questions grow over Angela Rayner’s tax affairs
April 7, 2024Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner is facing fresh questions over her tax affairs – and there’s a feeling in Westminster that they will not be the last. It’s the same allegation that keeps popping up around whether she paid enough tax on the sale of her home in Stockport in 2015. She had bought her […]
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Man running length of Africa set to cross finish line after 352 days on road
April 7, 2024Russ Cook is set cross the finish line in Tunisia on Sunday, becoming the first person to run the length of Africa (Russ Cook/PA) PA Archive A man who has been running the length of Africa in a mammoth challenge which has seen him take more than 19 million steps in 16 countries is set […]
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