Day: April 15, 2024
Map shows seven-mile chunk of the M25 due to close next month
April 15, 2024A seven-mile stretch of the M25 will be shut next month, drivers have been warned. As our map shows, the motorway will be closed between Junctions 9 and 10 in Surrey in both directions from 9pm on Friday, May 10 until 6am on Monday, May 13. This is to allow concrete beams for a new […]
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Sadiq’s £10,000,000 pledge to wipe out rough sleeping in London if he’s re-elected
April 15, 2024Craig MunroPublished Apr 15, 2024, 5:03pm|Updated Apr 15, 2024, 5:04pm Sadiq Khan has set himself the target of ending rough sleeping in London altogether by 2030 if voters hand him a third term as mayor next month. The Labour incumbent unveiled his plans – which would involve £10 million in funding – in a speech […]
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Inside the London Underground’s hidden tunnels where you can spy on commuters
April 15, 2024Lucia BotfieldPublished Apr 15, 2024, 4:22pm|Updated Apr 15, 2024, 4:36pm This major London underground station has a catacomb of tunnels deep under street level where explorers can get a glimpse of unsuspecting passersby. The ghostly platforms that once served the capital’s trains have been long abandoned, but they were opened again in 2022 by the […]
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Man accused of knifing pensioner called Christian convert housemates ‘devils’
April 15, 2024He explained the context of a Muslim using those curses, telling police: “When you see someone you don’t like, anyone who is not Muslim, anyone or anything who offends your religion, (they say) ‘Devil go away, you are a devil, God damn you’.”
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Three young men killed in horror Staples Corner car crash were university pals, says family friend
April 15, 2024Three young men have died and another is fighting for his life after their car crashed near a north London retail park. Five people, all believed to be in their 20s, were in the vehicle when the car plunged through a retail car park fence down a 20ft bank and into trees in the incident […]
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Two jailed after cocaine found hidden inside blocks of cheese
April 15, 2024Two men have been jailed after police discovered a cocaine haul hidden inside blocks of cheese. Lancashire Police said £17.2 million worth of cocaine was seized – the force’s biggest ever haul – when officers raided a unit in Blackburn last May and cut open blocks of gouda to uncover some of the class A […]
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Baltimore bridge collapse: FBI open investigation into cargo ship
April 15, 2024The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the large container ship that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, according to reports. The bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River on March 26 in Maryland, killing six bridge workers. The investigation will at least partly focus on the Dali cargo ship and whether […]
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Drivers warned to expect delays during next weekend closure of M25
April 15, 2024Leave the M25 at junction 9 A243 (Leatherhead). Follow A243 London, Hook, Chessington. After 6 miles, turn left onto the A309 Esher, Staines, (A3) Guildford, Portsmouth. After 1½ miles turn left to the A307 Esher, Guildford A3. After 4½ miles, in Cobham, turn right onto the A245 M25, Guildford A3, Weybridge, Woking. After ½ mile […]
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The ‘bleak’ London borough where most of the properties lie empty
April 15, 2024There are over 3 million households in London – but surprisingly, not all of them are occupied. There’s one London borough where a lot of the properties lie empty, a ridiculous feat amid the fact that 1 in 51 people in the capital are homeless, according to statistics from Shelter England. Described as ‘bleak’ by […]
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Driver opens car door on busy motorway to rescue dog and reunites him with owner
April 15, 2024Jasper KingPublished Apr 15, 2024, 9:44am|Updated Apr 15, 2024, 9:45am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video This is the moment a driver stopped to save a dog from being run over on a six-lane road. The video posted on TikTok shows the dog […]
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