Day: June 7, 2024
Scientists and artists create live art based on groundbreaking research
June 7, 2024Sign up for a full digest of all the best opinions of the week in our Voices Dispatches email Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter Working with artists to create paintings based on research is a “great opportunity” to engage the public in the work of scientists, an expert has said. Later this […]
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Tories pledge to reverse Ulez expansion and limit 20mph roads in Wales
June 7, 2024The Conservatives have promised to introduce a law that would unilaterally reverse the expansion of London’s clean air zone and limit the use of 20mph routes in Wales, overturning the choices of voters in both places. In a pledge that, if implemented, would mark a significant reversal of devolution, the Tories said they would immediately […]
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Phone snatch city: Revolut ramps up security amid surge in muggings
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London hospitals cancel cancer surgeries after cyber-attack
June 7, 2024Hospitals in London have had to cancel cancer operations this week because of a Russian cyber-attack that continues to cause serious disruption to NHS services in the capital. St Thomas’ and King’s College hospitals have postponed procedures that their surgeons were due to perform on cancer patients since the attack began last Monday, the Guardian […]
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Labour signs off manifesto with pledge to recognise Palestinian state
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It’s not cricket – trees for axe in deprived area are a Labour battleground in general election
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Michael Mosley search latest: CCTV shows last sighting of TV doctor as divers join hunt on Greek island
June 7, 2024CCTV images have been released that appear to show missing TV doctor Michael Mosley less than half an hour after he left his wife at a beach on a Greek holiday island. Police feared he may have “fallen from a height” while walking along a rocky path that would have taken him from St Nicholas beach back […]
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BBC general election debate LIVE: Penny Mordaunt and Angela Rayner among leading figures from seven parties facing off
June 7, 2024Labour signs off manifesto with pledge to recognise Palestinian state Recognition of Palestinian statehood as part of any Middle East peace process is a Labour manifesto pledge, Sir Keir Starmer confirmed as party figures signed off on the final policy document. The Labour leader suggested that such a move should not be blocked by a neighbouring country, saying it […]
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A major London landmark is about to look very different
June 7, 2024Brooke DaviesPublished Jun 7, 2024, 3:40pm|Updated Jun 7, 2024, 4:31pm Changes to a major London attraction appear to be nearly complete. Giant steps called the ‘Grand Ascent’ are being built into Greenwich park leading down to the General Wolfe statue by the Royal Observatory. The project will recreate formal landscaping from the 17th century. The […]
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East London town with ‘little going on’ to get capital’s first new lido in decades
June 7, 2024Grab your trunks and bathing suits, because for the first time in decades a brand new lido is set to open in London. The thought of outdoor swimming might feel very 2020, but there are still large communities who benefit from lidos – especially in the city. Yes, Brighton, Southend and other seaside towns are just […]
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