Day: May 21, 2024
Five embassies with biggest TfL debt after congestion bill passes £143,000,000
May 21, 2024Sam CorbishleyPublished May 21, 2024, 9:17am|Updated May 21, 2024, 9:46am Foreign embassies owe more than £143 million to Transport for London (TfL) in unpaid congestion charge fees, figures show. The US Embassy has racked up the largest bill at £14.6 million. The Japanese embassy has the second highest debt at £10.1 million, followed by the […]
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XL Bully attack – latest: Woman mauled to death by her two dogs in Hornchurch
May 21, 2024American XL bully dog is a danger to communities and will be banned, says Rishi Sunak Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A woman has been killed by her own XL Bully dogs at her home in east London. […]
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UK’s new dangerous cycling offence will achieve pretty much nothing
May 21, 2024In the six days since a law to prosecute dangerous cyclists was announced, somewhere close to 30 people will have been killed on UK roads, none of them struck by bikes. About 500 more will have suffered serious, potentially life-changing injuries, with pretty much all connected to motor vehicles. Again, going on the statistical averages, […]
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Surge in profits for water firm responsible for restoring safe supply in Devon
May 21, 2024The parent company of South West Water has insisted it is focused on returning safe water supply to Brixham in Devon as it announced an 8.6% increase in underlying operating profits to £166.3m. Around 17,000 households in the Brixham area have been told to boil their drinking water since last week following an outbreak of […]
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Risk of ‘sudden flooding’ and lightning strikes as storm warnings issued
May 21, 2024Thunderstorm warnings are in place for parts of southwest England and Northern Ireland, with some areas at risk of flooding, lightning strikes and hail. The Met Office says up to two inches of rain could fall over a few hours in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and in western parts of Northern Ireland on Tuesday. Two […]
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Queen Camilla makes Bridgerton admission during Chelsea Flower Show visit
May 21, 2024The Queen admitted she had watched Bridgerton as she toured a garden inspired by the television show during a royal visit to the Chelsea Flower Show with the King. Camilla said “I watched the first lot” during her visit to a garden based on the Penelope Featherington character from the hit Netflix Regency-era show. The […]
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‘Dunkirk spirit’: convoy of Ulez scrappage scheme vehicles arrives in Ukraine from London
May 21, 2024A convoy of 20 vehicles donated to Ukraine through London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) scrappage scheme arrived over the weekend, a charity has said. More than 100 vehicles have been donated to Ukraine through the Ulez programme since it was permitted from 15 March, with around half delivered so far. British Ukrainian aid (BUAID), which […]
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