Day: December 15, 2024
Canal+ listing is ‘vote of confidence’ in UK stock market, says Reeves
December 15, 2024Canal , the international pay-TV company and owner of the studio behind the Paddington film franchise, is to make its multibillion-pound stock market debut in London on Monday, providing a much-needed shot in the arm for the capital’s stock exchange. The flotation, which the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has said is a “vote of confidence” in […]
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British teen sentenced after sex in Dubai could see jail time increased to 20 years
December 15, 2024Noora Mykkanen Published December 15, 2024 2:14pm Updated December 15, 2024 2:15pm A British teenager held in a Dubai prison after having sex with a 17-year-old girl could face 20 years behind bars. Marcus Fakana, from Tottenham, London, was jailed in the United Arab Emirates during a family holiday. The 18-year-old was detained and given […]
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Two-year-old killed in hit-and-run crash involving stolen Porsche in Smethwick
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Crying and screaming heard from scene of fatal shooting, neighbours say
December 15, 2024A triple shooting which left one woman dead and a man in critical condition “sounded like fireworks” and left people in the street “crying and screaming”, neighbours said. Police were called at around 9.15pm on Saturday night to Gifford Road, Brent, where a woman, believed to be in her 40s, was pronounced dead at the […]
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Met Office issues warning over heavy rain for the next three days
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Government has moral responsibility to tackle boat crossings – Cooper
December 15, 2024The Home Secretary said the Government has a moral responsibility to tackle the small boats crisis, but refused to say when the number of people arriving over the English Channel will decline. Yvette Cooper said she wanted to see them fall sharply, but did not set a deadline of when the target would be met. […]
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Woman killed and two injured in north-west London triple shooting as neighbours hear ‘crying and screaming’
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London’s newest skyscraper as tall as The Shard approved in major city hotspot
December 15, 2024A towering new 74-storey skyscraper the exact same height as The Shard has been given the go-ahead by the City of London. The high-rise tower will be 309.6 metres (1016ft) tall and join The Shard as the tallest building in the UK, as well as the tallest in Western Europe. Officially called 1 Undershaft, the […]
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Woman dies after shooting in north-west London
December 15, 2024A woman has died after a triple shooting in Brent, north-west London, on Saturday night. The Metropolitan police said two men, both in their 30s, were also injured, with one taken to hospital where he remained in a critical condition. The other man suffered non-life threatening injuries. Officers were called to Gifford Road at about […]
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‘Brilliant’ mum dies and two men left injured in ‘drive by shooting’ at church
December 15, 2024A ‘brilliant’ mum has died and two people left injured in a ‘drive-by shooting’ after a wake in north London. Witnesses said a congregation of 120 people were leaving a wake at the River of Life Elim Pentecostal Church in Willesden at about 9.15pm yesterday when ‘at least five’ shots rang out. Emergency services were called […]
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