Day: August 31, 2024
Fire crews tackle ‘out of control’ blaze on film set near The O2
August 31, 2024Firefighters were called to reports of explosions near the O2 Centre in London – which was part of a “pre-planned filming event” but “spread out of control”. There is no risk to the public, police say, while the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the scene was under control by 9.02pm, little more than an hour […]
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Bodies of three children and man found at house
August 31, 2024The bodies of three children and a man have been discovered at a house in Surrey. Police were called by the South East Coast Ambulance service to a property in Bremer Road, Staines-upon-Thames, around 1.15pm on Saturday. At the location, three children and a man were found dead. Surrey Police said an investigation was under […]
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Oasis ticket sale LIVE: Dublin shows sell out as UK tickets ‘now limited’ after hours-long virtual queue
August 31, 2024Oasis tickets go on sale for the general admission Londoner booted off Ticketmaster after four hour wait A Londoner has expressed her frustration after waiting four hours in a virtual queue on Ticketmaster, only to be booted off the site when they were mistaken for a bot. Emma Lillelund had four tickets in her basket […]
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Pro-Palestine rally hears calls for immediate Irish sanctions against Israel
August 31, 2024Thousands of protesters have heard calls for Ireland to introduce immediate sanctions on Israel as a major demonstration took place in Dublin. Crowds of activists made their way across the city and assembled outside the Dail parliament on Saturday afternoon for the rally organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC). The event, billed as a […]
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Oasis fans feel anger and frustration after ‘nightmare’ of securing tickets
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Oasis fans demand extra tour dates as ‘millions’ trapped in ticket queue hell
August 31, 2024Die-hard Oasis fans have demanded the Britpop band put on extra tour dates after they were trapped for hours waiting in “the most painful ticket experience ever”. Fans hoping to secure tickets to see the band’s reunion tour next year have shared their “nightmare” situations after they queued for hours in the hope of seeing […]
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Movement of animals restricted in two counties after confirmed bluetongue cases
August 31, 2024Bluetongue is an animal disease that affects livestock including cattle and sheep, as well as goats, deer and llamas, with symptoms including a blue and swollen tongue, fever, reduced milk yield, and, in the most severe cases, death.
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All of London’s seedy poetry is there to see in the setting for TV thriller Slow Horses
August 31, 2024There is no blue plaque on the wall of 126 Aldersgate, a narrow four-storey terrace above a fast-food grill, near London’s Barbican, but it can’t be too long before the building acquires some of the tourist cachet of 221B Baker Street. The upper-floor offices are the fictional home to the rejected spies of Mick Herron’s Slow Horses […]
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Antony Gormley joins fight against ‘destruction’ of historic King’s Cross site
August 31, 2024Sir Antony Gormley, the artist who created the Angel of the North, is among King’s Cross residents objecting to proposals that could see Coal Drops Yard, a grade II-listed industrial site, divided into streets of shops and “grab-and-go” food retailers. Gormley and his artist partner, Vicken Parsons, who live in the nearby Gasholders building, said […]
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Mum and chef both die days after separate attacks at Notting Hill Carnival
August 31, 2024Katie BoydenPublished Aug 31, 2024, 2:20pm|Updated Aug 31, 2024, 3:36pm Two people who were stabbed in separate attacks at Notting Hill Carnival last weekend have died. Cher Maximen, 32, died this morning after she was stabbed at around 6pm at the carnival in London on Sunday, August 25. She was rushed to hospital after receiving […]
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