Day: December 18, 2024
Nurse suspended after showing junior staff ‘sexy pictures from her phone’
December 18, 2024Brooke Davies Published December 18, 2024 11:02pm Updated December 18, 2024 11:02pm A nurse in south London has been suspended after she forced her colleagues to look at pictures from her ‘sexy’ photoshoot. Timea Buzas was working at St Nicholas vaccination centre in Sutton in December 2021 when she showed her colleagues the images. A […]
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Teenager’s chilling words to cellmate after he was arrested for murdering schoolgirl
December 18, 2024The teenager accused of murdering schoolgirl Elianne Andam shouted, ‘do you want to end up like her, six feet under?’ at another prisoner, jurors have heard. Hassan Sentamu, 18, has been accused of knifing the 15-year-old to death outside a bus stop in Croydon town centre, south London, in September 2023. But prosecutor Alex Chalk […]
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‘Heartbroken’ family of dad-to-be shot dead plea for witnesses to come forward
December 18, 2024The ‘devastated’ brother and sister of a dad-to-be shot dead in south London have begged anyone with any information ‘no matter how small’ to come forward. Curtis Green, 30, was killed the morning after a house party on Wells Park Road, Sydenham, on November 8. One man and one woman were also shot in the […]
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London club loved by celebrities re-opens under strict rules after rape claims
December 18, 2024A private member’s club has had their licence reinstated with heavy conditions following allegations a woman was raped inside the venue. The Groucho Club in Soho, London, which is popular with A-list celebrities, had its licence temporarily suspended following reports of the attack on November 13. A 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of […]
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George Michael and Karl Marx’s graves ‘at risk’ from falling trees at London cemetery
December 18, 2024An £18,000,000 plan to redevelop Highgate Cemetery, the final resting places of Karl Marx and George Michael, has divided local residents. The graves of Marx and Michael are among those currently ‘at risk’ of damage from falling ash trees, which have been decaying due to longstanding disease and drainage issues at the famous cemetery. Ash […]
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Government considering taking over Horizon shortfall scheme from Post Office
December 18, 2024The Government is considering taking over responsibility from the Post Office for redress schemes for subpostmasters impacted by the Horizon scandal, a minister has said. Business minister Gareth Thomas gave a statement to MPs where he said that £79 million has been paid to 232 people from the Horizon convictions redress scheme, but that the […]
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‘Simply inadequate’: Government fund to tackle homelessness criticised by London boroughs
December 18, 2024Government grants to tackle spiralling homelessness have been branded “simply inadequate” by a London council leader. London will receive the bulk of almost £1billion of funding to tackle homelessness, the Deputy Prime Minister said. The capital’s town halls will get almost £80million extra next year and a total of £371million. Ms Rayner said it would […]
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Councils warn of acute pressures despite funding boost next year
December 18, 2024The revised provisional settlement for 2025-26 will mean £69 billion will be available overall to local government in England (Dominic Lipinski/PA) PA Archive Urban and rural councils have warned that the increase in funding next year announced by the Government will not relieve acute pressures on local services. Changes to the draft local government finance […]
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Welby makes children’s charity donation and sends last Christmas card in role
December 18, 2024The Archbishop of Canterbury made a donation to a children’s charity as he sent his annual Christmas card for the final time in his leading role in the Church of England before officially quitting over failures in handling an abuse scandal. Justin Welby and his wife Caroline sent an e-card for the festive season, less […]
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Fact check: Pensions triple lock was temporarily suspended after pandemic
December 18, 2024Changes were made to the ‘triple lock’ on pension increases as a result of the volatile labour market caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the response to it. (Jane Barlow/PA) PA Archive During this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions debate, Kemi Badenoch stated that the Conservative Party “protected the triple lock during all our time in […]
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