Day: August 19, 2024
Chaos at Waterloo station as severe disruption expected for ‘the rest of the day’
August 19, 2024Surge in drivers visited by bailiffs for unpaid fines A record number of drivers were visited by bailiffs over unpaid fines, new figures have revealed. Around 4 million penalty charge notices (PCNs) dished out to drivers were referred to enforcement agencies in the 2023-24 financial year, The Times reports. There has been a steady rise […]
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Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
August 19, 2024When a contractor working on the site of the new London Museum at Smithfield market knocked a tentative hole in a bricked-up basement wall, all he could see, peering in with a torch, was a muddy pile of rubble and some scurrying rats. That unpromising beginning, however, would lead to an “unparalleled” discovery. Behind the […]
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What the papers say – August 19
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Princess Lilibet has ‘found her voice’, Meghan tells crowds in Colombia
August 19, 2024Three-year-old Princess Lilibet is a rather vocal toddler, a proud Duchess of Sussex has told crowds at a Colombian forum. Speaking at an event highlighting Afro women on the final leg of the royal couple’s Colombia tour on Sunday, Meghan spoke of how her young daughter’s personality is taking shape. Harry smiles during his four-day […]
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