Day: December 13, 2024

Skyscraper as tall as The Shard given go-ahead for London’s Square Mile

December 13, 2024

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Saudi Arabia banned film for 35 years. The Red Sea festival is just one sign of the industry’s rise

December 13, 2024

Northern Line station that’s been closed for 18 months finally has reopening date

December 13, 2024

Josh Milton Published December 13, 2024 8:41pm Updated December 13, 2024 8:43pm Kentish Town Tube station will no longer be the London Underground station that time forgot. Since June 2023, the Northern line stop has been shut so Transport for London (TfL) could carry out repairs. This included, to quote TfL, fixing the ‘the most unreliable’ escalators […]

Man who chopped up ‘vulnerable’ younger friend and hid his body in park is jailed

December 13, 2024

A man who murdered his ‘vulnerable’ younger friend, dismembered his body and scattered parts around a park has been jailed for life. Jamie Gilbey, 20, was ‘in the prime of his life and had his entire life ahead of him’, the judge said. But Dajour Jones, 27, ‘took that away’. The pair had become friends […]

Man jailed for life for raping and killing NHS worker on park bench

December 13, 2024

A “wicked” predator who was caught on CCTV raping and killing an NHS worker on a park bench has been jailed for life. Mohamed Iidow attacked Natalie Shotter, 37, while she was passed out in Southall Park, west London, after a night out. Jurors had heard how the former child stage star had died from […]

Map shows London ‘engineering icons’ that you can walk around in one day

December 13, 2024

If you have had enough of sitting on a cramped London Underground train to visit your favourite engineering landmarks, then worry no more. A map showing 12 iconic sites around the centre of London all within walking distance has been released by Footways to those who enjoy stretching their legs no matter the weather. Starting […]

Shard to share title of tallest building in UK as new skyscraper gets green light

December 13, 2024

The Shard is going to have to share its title of the UK’s tallest building after planning permission was granted for a new skyscraper in the City of London. When it is completed early next decade, 1 Undershaft will be 309.6 metres tall, matching the height of the Shard to the centimetre, the maximum allowed […]

Predator who raped NHS worker mum-of-three to death is jailed for life

December 13, 2024

A predator who killed an NHS worker by repeatedly raping her until she had a heart attack has been jailed for life. Mohamed Iidow, 35, was seen on CCTV prowling Southall Park, west London, looking for a vulnerable woman to attack before approaching Natalie Shotter, who lay passed out on one of the benches. The […]

Harshita Brella cried to parents ‘my husband is going to kill me’ before her murder

December 13, 2024

Brooke Davies Published December 13, 2024 12:37pm Updated December 13, 2024 1:38pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Harshita Brella whose body was found dumped in a car boot cried to her mum ‘my husband is going to kill me’. The 24-year-old was […]

Plans for tallest skyscraper ever built in the City given the go ahead

December 13, 2024

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