Day: July 30, 2024
Popular supermarket is building 353 flats in London — but only 10% are affordable
July 30, 2024From sky-high prices to challenging landlords, it’s a truth universally acknowledged that navigating the rental market can be notoriously difficult. Now, one popular retailer has been given the green light to build 353 new homes for rent in South London, with hopes to prioritise local people in the process. The John Lewis Partnership is set […]
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Relatives of prison guard who had sex with inmate speak out for first time
July 30, 2024Brooke DaviesPublished Jul 30, 2024, 4:53pm|Updated Jul 30, 2024, 4:54pm A prison officer who had sex with an inmate took part in the sordid act in the ‘pursuit of online fame and fortune’, her relatives have said. Linda De Sousa Abreu faces jail after admitting misconduct charges. She was fired from her job at HMP […]
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Chef who strangled wife in front of kids and TikTok lover jailed for 22 years
July 30, 2024A chef who strangled his wife to death in front of their young children and her TikTok lover before stuffing her body inside a suitcase has been jailed for 22 years. Aminan Rahman, 47, strangled 24-year-old Suma Begum with her scarf at a flat in Docklands, east London, on the night of April 29 last year. He […]
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Map shows where heat health alerts are in place across the UK
July 30, 2024Jen MillsPublished Jul 30, 2024, 3:16pm|Updated Jul 30, 2024, 4:28pm Nine heat health alerts are in place across England as the UK enjoys a rare heatwave, with the government warning excess deaths are expected. Many will welcome the sunshine after weeks of an extraordinarily disappointing summer. But for those over 65, or with conditions such […]
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Angela Rayner’s planning ‘revolution’ slashes house building target for London
July 30, 2024Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Angela Rayner’s planning “revolution” will see London’s housebuilding target slashed by 20,000 homes, despite a wider push to boost the number of houses being built each year. The deputy prime minister and housing […]
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US authors make up almost half the 13 semifinalists for the Booker Prize for fiction
July 30, 2024For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Six American writers including Rachel Kushner, Percival Everett and Tommy Orange are among 13 semifinalists announced Tuesday for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction. Pulitzer Prize-winning Cheyenne and […]
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Ex-footballer jailed for sexually abusing young girl in Thailand
July 30, 2024An ex-footballer who recorded videos of himself sexually assaulting a young girl in Thailand has been jailed for four years. Paedophile Ian Heddle, 61, was found to have stored 272,936 indecent images of children alongside 4,001 videos after being snared by police. Heddle was a midfielder for a number of Scottish clubs in the 1980s […]
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Firefighters tackle hay lorry blaze
July 30, 2024Firefighters have responded to a hay lorry blaze in Carmarthenshire. Crews from Morriston, Port Talbot, Carmarthen, Tumble and Llanelli were called at 4.14pm on Monday to the incident between the Pont Abraham and Cross Hands roundabouts. An articulated lorry carrying around 44 tonnes of hay was “well alight” on the westbound carriageway of the A48. […]
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Six-year-old girl who went missing in London found ‘safe and well’
July 30, 2024A six-year-old girl who went missing in Greenwich, south-east London, has been found “safe and well”, police said. Overnight, the Metropolitan police had said they were “extremely concerned” about Eudine, who was reported missing from Thamesmead estate at 10.40pm on Monday. She was seen alone on CCTV at about noon on Monday in Defence Close, […]
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Elizabeth Line in chaos after severe disruption on the Tube
July 30, 2024Noora MykkanenPublished Jul 30, 2024, 7:48am|Updated Jul 30, 2024, 3:21pm Disruption has affected travel on the Elizabeth line in London all day on one of the hottest days of the year. It’s been a sticky day for travel on the Tube after some lines were blocked, with services on the Elizabeth line suspended most of […]
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