Day: September 12, 2024
21 people competing for every home to rent amid supply challenges – Zoopla
September 12, 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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails Around 21 people are competing for every rental property typically, according to a website. Zoopla, which released the findings, said […]
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Assisted dying should be allowed in England, according to ‘citizens’ jury’
September 12, 2024Assisted dying should be legalised in England, according to a panel made up of members of the public. The so-called “citizens’ jury” – a randomly selected group brought together to discuss the topic by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) – deliberated for eight weeks. It concluded that if a person has a terminal illness and […]
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Plan to build cheaper version of scrapped HS2 northern leg unveiled – and journeys would only be 15 minutes longer
September 12, 2024A proposal to build a new 50-mile railway line as a cheaper but slower alternative to a scrapped section of HS2 has been unveiled. A report has said journeys between London and Manchester on the line would only be 15 minutes longer than they would have been under the original HS2 plans. The journey time […]
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‘Roaring Lion’ portrait of Winston Churchill stolen from Canadian hotel tracked down in Italy
September 12, 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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails Canadian police say a renowned portrait of Winston Churchill that was reported stolen from an Ottawa hotel has been tracked […]
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Official estimate of trans population in England and Wales dropped by ONS
September 12, 2024Official figures estimating the number of transgender people in England and Wales have been stripped of their accredited status after an investigation found that too many people misunderstood the 2021 census question. In an embarrassing setback, the Office for National Statistics has requested a reclassification of the finding that there were 262,000 trans people in […]
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Natural History Museum plans revamp to become climate ‘catalyst for change’
September 12, 2024The Natural History Museum in London has announced a major programme of transformation it says will mark “a step-change from being a catalogue of natural history to a catalyst for change” in response to the climate emergency. The scheme to renovate the museum’s celebrated Victorian building and develop a new research and storage facility will […]
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28 things to do in London this weekend September 14-15
September 12, 2024An extra dose of sunshine is expected this week for us Londoners. It won’t be shorts weather (sorry to disappoint) but we can at least look forward to a sunny and calm Saturday and Sunday, and hopefully no rain. With that in mind, it’s the perfect opportunity to make the most of what’s on this […]
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Why is it so cold? Verdict on how long the icy blast will last
September 12, 2024Sarah HooperPublished Sep 12, 2024, 9:10am|Updated Sep 12, 2024, 9:44am Jack Frost has wasted no time in claiming the changing season, with snow falling in the UK for the first time in Scotland for months. Colder temperatures have moved into the UK much earlier than anticipated – but why? This September had the earliest frost seen in 20 years, […]
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Drivers facing hour-long delays on major motorway after serious crash
September 12, 2024Josh MiltonPublished Sep 12, 2024, 8:24am|Updated Sep 12, 2024, 8:26am Drivers are facing one-hour delays on the M40 this morning while every single flight at a top European airport has been cancelled. A serious collision is causing delays along the M40 – which links London, Oxford, and Birmingham – with traffic officials describing the logjam as […]
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Notting Hill Carnival is not safe says Met police, as top cop warns of high crime and crowd crush risk
September 12, 2024A top Met police officer has said Notting Hill Carnival is not safe – as he warned of “significant” violence and fears of a “mass casualty” crowd crush. Assistant commissioner Matt Twist told a meeting on Wednesday this year’s carnival – the biggest street party in Europe, which takes place annually in west London on […]
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