Day: October 2, 2024
Piccadilly line: first new trains in 50 years will start running on the London Underground next year
October 2, 2024The first new Piccadilly line trains for 50 years are due to enter passenger service on the London Underground by the end of 2025. The new trains will be the first “deep level” Tubes in the capital to have air conditioning. They will be much more spacious, with more headroom – and four of their […]
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Stamps celebrate 60 years of The Who including iconic album covers
October 2, 2024A special set of stamps is being issued to mark the 60th anniversary of veteran rock band The Who. Royal Mail revealed details of 12 stamps which feature images of some of The Who’s most popular album covers and group shots from some of their live performances. The album covers are My Generation from 1965; […]
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Six arrested after newborn baby dies and mother in serious condition in hit-and-run
October 2, 2024Six people have been arrested after a newborn baby died and a mother was left with serious injuries in a hit-and-run. Lancashire Police said a pregnant woman, aged in her 30s, was walking along a pedestrian crossing in the village of Bamber Bridge on Sunday when she was struck by a car. She was admitted […]
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NHS starts vaccinating millions against flu and Covid amid ‘tripledemic’ fears
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Plane evacuating Britons from Lebanon lands in UK as blasts heard in Beirut
October 2, 2024More British nationals are expected to be airlifted out of Lebanon on Thursday as further blasts hit Beirut. An apparent Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building near the centre of the Lebanese capital on Wednesday, marking the second time Israel has struck the city this week. The airstrike hit not far from the United Nations […]
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Number of house sales being agreed is 25% higher than a year ago, says Zoopla
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Mum-of-three ‘raped repeatedly until she died while unconscious on park bench’
October 2, 2024An NHS worker died after she was raped ‘again and again’ by a stranger on a park bench, a court heard. Natalie Shotter, 37, was on a night out before she was allegedly attacked by Mohamed Iidow, 35, who is on trial for rape and manslaguther at the Old Bailey. The mum-of-three was found dead by a […]
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Following freebies row, UK’s Starmer pays back $8,000 worth of gifts
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Black British Book festival founder criticises lack of diversity in publishing
October 2, 2024The founder of a book festival celebrating black authors has said they are “forced” to pave their own way into the publishing world because of a lack of diversity within the industry. Selina Brown, a self-published children’s author, founded the Black British Book festival in 2021 owing to the struggles she and other black authors […]
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Girl, 14, in ‘shock, pain and trauma’ after suspected acid attack outside London school
October 2, 2024The father of a 14-year-old girl who was the victim of a suspected acid attack outside her west London school has said his daughter is in “shock, pain, and trauma” and has been left with “severe injuries”. Police are continuing a manhunt to find a man who threw a substance – believed to be acidic […]
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