Day: December 17, 2024
Teacher banned from primary school after throwing pen at pupil ‘in fit of rage’
December 17, 2024Brooke Davies Published December 17, 2024 9:47pm Updated December 17, 2024 9:47pm A London primary school threw a pen at his pupil in a ‘fit of rage’ telling them, ‘you think you can teach better than me, come up and teach!’ Osman Barkat, 34, was convicted of assaulting a student at Brentfield Primary School in Neasden, north […]
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Thames Water wins court approval to secure ‘critical’ £3bn cash lifeline
December 17, 2024Thames Water has won court approval to secure a £3bn cash lifeline from some of its biggest creditors. The company will need to hold a formal vote to win support from the majority of creditors in January, before its deal is rubber-stamped by the courts in February. The decision, which covers a complex debt-restructuring effort, […]
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Protesters label Thames Water a ‘disgrace’ over £3,000,000,000 bailout
December 17, 2024Campaigners gathered in central London to protest against Thames Water seeking High Court approval for a £3billion loan. The water company says it will go bust by March if it is unable to raise the massive sum. But analysis from campaign group We Own It found if the bailout is granted it will cost the […]
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Royal Family Christmas traditions: How the King and Queen and other royals will celebrate this year
December 17, 2024A lot of families share eccentric Christmas traditions that can leave new in-laws wondering what they’ve got themselves into but the royal family might be the most eccentric of all. Although the royal family has faced some major changes in recent years, including the deaths of the Queen and Prince Philip, as well as Prince […]
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Jury retires in trial of student accused of Bournemouth beach murder
December 17, 2024The jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a student accused of the murder of physical trainer Amie Gray on Bournemouth beach. Nasen Saadi, 20, from Croydon, south London, denies at Winchester Crown Court the murder of Ms Gray, 34, at Durley Chine Beach, West Undercliff Promenade, on May 24, and […]
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Police chiefs claim cuts ‘inevitable’ in face of £1.3 billion funding gap
December 17, 2024Police forces are facing “inevitable” cuts with a £1.3 billion shortfall in funding over the next two years, chief constables have warned. Ministers have set out a provisional 3.5% real-terms increase in funding for forces, with a third of the total £986.9 million package depending on council taxes increasing by £14 for the average Band […]
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Deptford evictions: Tenants of entire London block face being turfed out of homes
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Government plan for migration and foreign worker visa rules to be published in new year, says Home Secretary
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Plan to move pedestrian crossing 50 yards set to cost £650,000
December 17, 2024London councillors are up in arms over TfL’s plan to move a pedestrian crossing and install a new one around 50 yards away. TfL revealed plans last month to relocate the junction in Streatham, south London, some yards further south across the A23, a busy dual carriageway with a central reservation. However, local leaders have […]
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Lawyer accused of being Chinese spy in UK loses legal challenge
December 17, 2024A lawyer who was accused of improperly trying to influence MPs and peers on behalf of China has lost a legal challenge against MI5, who said nearly three years ago that she was trying to interfere in the British democratic processs. The investigatory powers tribunal ruled the spy agency had acted lawfully when it issued […]
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