Day: April 8, 2024
UK vulnerable to misinformation, fact-checking charity warns
April 8, 2024Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter The UK is highly vulnerable to misinformation and is currently not properly equipped to combat it, the annual report from fact-checking charity Full Fact says. The report warns that without urgent action, the UK risks […]
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Retailers pin hopes on weather, Taylor Swift and Olympics for summer boost
April 8, 2024Retail sales were up in March – and are expected to grow further in the coming months as warm weather and events such as Taylor Swift’s UK tour boost consumer spending, according to industry analysts. Sports tournaments such as the Paris Olympics, along with factors such as falling energy bills, are also predicted to boost […]
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Two charged with murder after remains of Sarah Mayhew found in London park
April 8, 2024Two people have been charged with murder after human remains were found in a south London park. Body parts found in Rowdown Fields, Croydon, on Tuesday morning have since been identified as belonging Sarah Mayhew, 38. Now Gemma Saundercock, 48, and Steve Samson, 44, have both been charged with her murder. They’re both set to […]
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Get on the London housing market for £15k as iconic building goes on sale
April 8, 2024Eleanor NoycePublished Apr 8, 2024, 4:04pm|Updated Apr 9, 2024, 9:18am Fancy yourself an iconic piece of London history? Although red telephone boxes were once a familiar sight across the UK, their numbers have sadly dwindled over the years. Luckily, London is still home to many of these landmarks, and much like black cabs and double […]
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Who are the London mayoral election candidates in 2024?
April 8, 2024London’s mayoral election is fast approaching and the battle for the capital’s top office is in full force. The deadline for nominations was last month and Londoners will cast their ballot for the next resident of City Hall on May 2. Right-wing agitator Laurence Fox intended to stand after bagging 1.9% of the vote and […]
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Remember the Putney Pusher? The 2017 case could be solved thanks to new play
April 8, 2024Jasper KingPublished Apr 8, 2024, 1:55pm|Updated Apr 8, 2024, 2:01pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A play about a man who pushed a woman into the path of a double decker bus could help uncover his identity seven years on. In May […]
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Woman praises stranger on Tube for warning her of man’s creepy behaviour
April 8, 2024Sarah HooperPublished Apr 8, 2024, 12:50pm|Updated Apr 9, 2024, 9:12am A woman has shared her experience of harassment on a busy Tube carriage – where no one intervened except one woman. Jaya Pathak was travelling on a Victoria Line service when a man followed her, sat next to her and pretended to fall asleep on […]
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E-bike explodes at train station sending flames flying across platform
April 8, 2024To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Yet another warning over second-hand e-bikes has been issued after one exploded on a railway platform. Commuters at Sutton station in south London narrowly avoided being singed after seeing smoke billowing out of the bicycle and darting […]
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Quaint village with ‘quietest beach’ named amongst UK’s poshest villages
April 8, 2024Londoners are well-acquainted when it comes to posh. From well-stocked Whole Foods stores to a sea of Ganni shirts, there are subtle signs of wealth everywhere. Now, one quaint village with the ‘quietest beach’ has been named amongst the poshest villages near London. Though almost half of the village’s properties are holiday homes, Walberswick in […]
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London’s secret nature reserve is just minutes from Kings Cross
April 8, 2024We all know about London’s vast green spaces like Hyde Park and Battersea Park, but there’s a lesser-known nature reserve in the heart of London you likely never knew was there. Just a short walk from King’s Cross station, you can wander through Camley Street Natural Park, an urban oasis with over-water walkways and forested […]
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