Day: April 22, 2024
Met’s handling of new evidence about Stephen Lawrence case to be reviewed
April 22, 2024An independent police force will review the Metropolitan police’s handling of new evidence relating to the murder of Stephen Lawrence 30 years after his death, the mayor of London has said. It comes after the Met commissioner, Mark Rowley, apologised to Stephen’s mother, Doreen Lawrence, for not fulfilling a promise to answer questions stemming from […]
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Tory candidate Susan Hall ‘thinking about’ whether to hire a new Night Czar if elected mayor
April 22, 2024Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall has said she is still “thinking about” whether to hire a Night Czar if she is elected, with just ten days until Londoners go to the polls. Ms Hall has repeatedly criticised the current Night Czar, Amy Lamé, calling her the “poster child” of the “chumocracy” that she claims Labour […]
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Queen says father would be ‘so pleased’ on visit to regiment as Colonel-in-Chief
April 22, 2024Edie and Kit’s mother Georgie Pritchard, whose husband Tom Pritchard is the officer commanding B squadron, told the PA news agency: “I think because of (the Queen’s) link to the regiment with her family, it doesn’t feel like just the day job when she comes here, it feels like she wants to be here and […]
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Belgian man whose body produces alcohol cleared of drunk-driving
April 22, 2024Auto-brewery syndrome causes people to produce alcohol in the body (File picture) Getty Images A Belgian man with a condition that causes his body to naturally produce alcohol has been cleared of drunk-driving. Auto-brewery syndrome (ABS) is an extremely rare condition whereby the body produces alcohol due to high levels of ethanol in the blood. […]
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Rwanda Bill LIVE: Parliament showdown begins as Rishi Sunak says first flights to leave in 10 to 12 weeks
April 22, 2024Labour would repeal Rwanda Bill if it wins next election Labour’s Lord Coaker says his party would repeal the Rwanda Bill if it wins the next election. But he insists Labour Lords are not seeking to block the legislation. “We all agree that we need to stop the boats, the dispute in this place is […]
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Hammersmith could be set for new live music venue, man behind Co-op Live hints
April 22, 2024Bosses behind Manchester’s new Co-op Live (pictured) say new venue could come to Manchester Co-op Live A major live events venue could be coming to Hammersmith, the man behind the UK’s largest indoor arena has hinted. Tim Leiweke, the American businessman behind Oak View Group (OVG) which is set to launch the 23,500-capacity Co-op Live […]
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Met police chief praises ‘professional’ conduct of officer in antisemitism row
April 22, 2024The commissioner of the Metropolitan police has praised the “professional” conduct of the sergeant who stopped an antisemitism campaigner at a pro-Palestinian march and warned that officers at other protests had been “set up” by activists using “fakery” to undermine the force. In an interview with the Guardian, Mark Rowley said the sergeant involved in […]
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You could live in swanky South Kensington for as little as £200k
April 22, 2024Eleanor NoycePublished Apr 22, 2024, 12:39pm|Updated Apr 22, 2024, 12:40pm From telephone boxes to garages, the London property market has seen its fair share of eccentric sales of late. If you’re looking to live in swanky South Kensington but without the price tag, you can now do so for as little as £200,000. But, in […]
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Two people die after fire tears through house in north London
April 22, 2024Sarah HooperPublished Apr 22, 2024, 10:55am|Updated Apr 22, 2024, 12:09pm Two people have died after a fire broke out in a terraced two-storey home in north London. The fire brigade was called to the home in Walthamstow around 10.25pm last night, and the blaze was brought under control by 12.22am. When firefighters arrived, two people […]
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Tory hoping to become London mayor ‘has £515,000,000 funding black hole’
April 22, 2024The Conservative candidate hoping to unseat Sadiq Khan as London mayor has a £515million black hole in her manifesto plans, Labour claims. Susan Hall is set to unveil her full manifesto imminently as she goes up against the Labour incumbent to become mayor of England’s capital city. It’s been claimed that her plans, accused of […]
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