Day: August 29, 2024
Clapton stabbing: Mum’s heartbreak as disabled son in wheelchair killed in ‘car and Rambo knife attack’ in London street
August 29, 2024A disabled father was killed when three men in a car rammed his electric wheelchair and set upon him with a Rambo knife in a street in east London, a witness said. Jade Anthony Barnet, 38, died after being attacked in the street near his home in Clapton, east London, on Wednesday afternoon. His mother […]
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Man accused of murdering family in house fire ‘is in a coma and may not recover’
August 29, 2024Bryonie Gawith, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene, while her two daughters, nine-year-old Denisty and 22-month-old Aubree, and her son Oscar Birtle, five, later died in hospital A man arrested on suspicion of murder at the scene of a house fire that killed a mother and her three children is “in a coma” and […]
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Rescue charity had to scrap animal ambulances as they were non-Ulez compliant
August 29, 2024An emergency animal rescue charity was left £11,000 out of pocket after it was forced to give up its non-Ulez compliant ambulances. Neil Blackwell, who runs Wallington Animal Rescue, was forced to sell one of the specially equipped vans as the cost of swapping both was too high, even with the scrappage fee. The scheme […]
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Oasis add three more UK dates to reunion tour
August 29, 2024Oasis have released three more dates in Manchester, London and Edinburgh for their reunion tour next year. Noel Gallagher posted on X that “due to unprecedented demand” shows had been added in Heaton Park, Manchester, on 16 July, Wembley in London on 30 July and Murrayfield, Edinburgh, on 12 August. Tickets for the tour will […]
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Cleaners at prestigious UK girls’ school win dispute over pay and conditions
August 29, 2024Cleaners at a prestigious London private school have won their battle for improved pay and working conditions, as well as compensation for steep cuts in their hours, scrapping plans for industrial action that was due to have started next week. As part of the dispute former pupils of James Allen’s girls’ school (Jags) in Dulwich, […]
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Man charged with attempted murder after star chef attacked at Notting Hill
August 29, 2024Brooke DaviesPublished Aug 29, 2024, 10:40am|Updated Aug 30, 2024, 8:45am A Michelin star chef who has worked with Gordon Ramsay and Marcus Wareing is critically ill after he was attacked near Notting Hill Carnival. Mussie Imnetu, 41, was found by officers unconscious with a head injury in Queensway, west London on Monday night. He remains […]
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Major breakthrough in murder case of Britons found dead in burned out car in Sweden
August 29, 2024A breakthrough has been made in connection with the murder of two British men who were found in a burnt-out car in Malmö. Juan Cifuentes, 33, and Farooq Abdulrazak, 37, from north London, were reported missing in July after failing to return home from a business trip to Denmark and Sweden. Their bodies were discovered in the shell […]
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Blackwall Tunnel finally reopens after van fire sparks chaos and forces evacuation
August 29, 2024East London’s Blackwall Tunnel has finally reopened after a van was engulfed in flames yesterday. Traffic came to a standstill and drivers were forced to abandon their cars inside as the tunnel was evacuated and surrounding roads shut. Transport for London (TfL) worked throughout the evening to repair the road afterthe fire and the tunnel – […]
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