Day: July 4, 2024
General Election result: When will we know who has won?
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Live: Labour win in first results of the night
July 4, 2024Key developments as votes are counted nationwide ‘We are not doing summersaults to celebrate’ says Sadiq Khan London Mayor Sadiq Khan has told the BBC the Labour party are united under Sir Keir Starmer. He told the BBC: “We are a united party, we have worked incredibly hard under Keir’s leadership. “We are not doing […]
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‘This, folks, is huge’ – Farage reacts to Reform’s early success against Tories
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Conservatives could make gains in Scotland, says senior MSP
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Former justice minister Sir Robert Buckland first Conservative big beast to lose seat
July 4, 2024Labour stormed to victory in the seat of Swindon South, with Heidi Alexander earning 21,676 votes to Sir Roberts’ 12,070. Reform UK finished in third place with 6,194 votes. Mrs Alexander previously represented the seat of Lewisham East from which she resigned in 2018 to become deputy mayor of London for transport under Sadiq Khan – […]
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Knifeman goes on six-minute rampage stabbing three people in separate attacks
July 4, 2024Sam CorbishleyPublished Jul 4, 2024, 8:41pm|Updated Jul 4, 2024, 10:12pm Police are hunting for a knifeman after three people were stabbed in two attacks just six minutes apart. Three men were wounded during the rampage in Feltham, west London, on Thursday afternoon. Two of the victims’ injuries were initially thought to be life-threatening but Scotland […]
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Lorry driver who killed four minibus passengers in M25 crash jailed for just three years
July 4, 2024A lorry driver has admitted to causing the deaths of four minibus passengers due to careless driving when they were returning to their London hostel after a day out. Ethan Burdett, 67, was approaching the exit slip road to junction 26 of the M25, near Waltham Abbey, when he slammed his DAF truck into the […]
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Teenage boy found dead in pond in London park
July 4, 2024An investigation has been launched into the death of a teenager who was found dead in south London pond. The boy, whose identity has not yet been released, was recovered from Bidder’s Pond, a mid-size pond in a quiet part of Mitcham Common on Wednesday evening. Emergency services were called but he was pronounced dead […]
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Two men forced teenage girl into car before driving off and raping her at house
July 4, 2024Lucy SkouldingPublished Jul 4, 2024, 3:19pm|Updated Jul 4, 2024, 3:21pm Two men have been jailed after raping a 16-year-old girl in central London and coercing her to get in a car. Adilson Domingos, 42, from West Ham in east London and Baxton Atenis, 29, from Tottenham in north London were found guilty of raping the […]
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Ed Sheeran claiming ‘all of London is sketchy’ sparks a huge debate
July 4, 2024Ed Sheeran’s comments on London have spurred a fierce debate over whether the entire capital is ‘sketchy’. When he’s not off enjoying the football, the 33-year-old singer resides in a mansion in Suffolk and frequently pops into London for events. Along with his £3.75m country estate, Ed is said to own up to 22 properties […]
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