Day: July 31, 2024
Bus driver stabbed to death ‘on his way home after his shift’
July 31, 2024A bus driver has died after being stabbed on his way home from work. 52-year-old Derek Thomas was attacked on Tuesday night on Northwold Road in Stoke Newington. The London bus driver had reportedly finished his shift driving the 106 bus and was making his way home when he was stabbed. He had been based […]
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The City of London’s tallest skyscraper could look like a toilet seat in the sky – and that’s not even the worst thing about it| Oliver Wainwright
July 31, 2024From some angles, it looks like a giant toilet seat in the sky. From others, it looks like a big tongue, sticking out to lick crumbs off the neighbouring Cheesegrater. Or, in the words of William Upton KC, member of the City of London Corporation’s planning committee: “It looks like one of those plastic spoons […]
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Shocking moment man shoves Tube passenger onto tracks at Oxford Circus station
July 31, 2024Brooke DaviesPublished Jul 31, 2024, 12:35pm|Updated Jul 31, 2024, 5:24pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A postman was just inches from death from electrocution and seconds from being hit by a train after being pushed from a Tube platform. Tadeusz Potoczek, 61, […]
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The police were called over these ginormous £7.95 sandwiches — but are they worth it?
July 31, 2024Pret has been the go-to for a quick lunch for as long as we can remember, with sandwiches, wraps, and salads all waiting to be snapped up. But following the furore over the subscription change (RIP free coffees), it’s likely that many will be looking for somewhere else to get their sandwich from while working […]
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M25 comes to a standstill after crash as Dartford Tunnel faces long delays
July 31, 2024UK summer holiday travel has been hit by disruption after a crash on the M25 shortly after an earlier smash at Dartford Crossing. Traffic on the M25 came to a halt after a crash in the Dartford Tunnel involving a motorbike and a car, followed by a crash on the motorway in Surrey. Cars were […]
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Top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, group says
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Almost 40 police officers injured at scene of violent disorder in Southport
July 31, 2024The service said 27 officers were taken to hospital. A statement on X said: “We treated 39 patients in total, all of which were police officers. 27 were taken to hospital and 12 were treated and discharged at scene.” Merseyside Police said eight officers suffered serious injuries including fractures, lacerations, a suspected broken nose, and […]
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MCB calls on Government to end ‘forces of hatred’ after Southport riot
July 31, 2024Merseyside Police said “a large group of people – believed to be supporters of the English Defence League” – began to throw items towards the mosque at around 7.45pm on Tuesday. Officers put on helmets and riot gear after stones and bottles were launched at them and police vehicles were damaged and set on fire. […]
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Nearly 40 police officers injured in Southport violent disorder
July 31, 2024Almost 40 police officers sustained injuries at the scene of violent disorder in Southend, emergency services said. A statement on X said: “We treated 39 patients in total, all of which were police officers. 27 were taken to hospital and 12 were treated and discharged at scene.” Merseyside Police said eight officers suffered serious injuries […]
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Southport rioters will feel ‘full force of the law’, says Starmer
July 31, 2024Violence against police in Southport after three girls were killed in a knife attack has been condemned, as Sir Keir Starmer said rioters would “feel the full force of the law”. Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were all fatally stabbed at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club in the […]
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