Day: January 2, 2025
Grenfell firefighters exposed to toxic smoke developed health disorders, study finds
January 2, 2025More than a quarter of firefighters exposed to toxic smoke during the Grenfell Tower fire have had long-term health disorders, a study shows. Ministers are facing demands for an urgent review after data from 524 firefighters who risked their lives at the 2017 disaster showed that over the first three years, 136 reported life-changing conditions. […]
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Dame Rosalind Savill obituary
January 2, 2025When, in 1992, Rosalind Savill announced that she was going to apply for the directorship of the Wallace Collection museum in London, reactions divided roughly in two. One group would smile wistfully and say how much they loved the Wallace, because no one ever went there. The second group would point out that Savill, who […]
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London’s best restaurants we reviewed in 2024 including Soho’s The Devonshire
January 2, 2025Happy New Year! Before we tuck in to a whole new year of feasting in the capital, it’s time to look back at all of the very best restaurants the Slice team reviewed in 2024 (think of it as your Slice Wrapped). From a Korean restaurant with a dish so delicious we just had to […]
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Man dies after being hit by car in London’s West End on Christmas Day
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Man dies from injuries after car crashed into crowd in central London on Christmas Day
January 2, 2025Brooke Davies Published January 2, 2025 2:50pm Updated January 2, 2025 2:52pm A 25-year-old man has died after a car crashed into a crowd of pedestrians on Christmas morning. Aidan Chapman died from injuries on New Year’s Eve after a driver crashed into four pedestrians on Shaftsbury Avenue just before 12.45am on December 25. Paying […]
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Major London road to close for over a month in 2025 starting this week
January 2, 2025Katie Boyden Published January 2, 2025 11:38am Updated January 2, 2025 11:38am A busy London road is set to close for 36 days in total over the next few months – starting on Friday. The A40 Westway is an elevated part of the dual carriageway running between Paddington and North Kensington, connecting the London Inner […]
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Stormzy hit with 9-month driving ban after illegal incident in £225,000 car
January 2, 2025Kitty Chrisp Published January 2, 2025 10:48am Updated January 2, 2025 11:34am Stormzy has been banned from driving for nine months at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court after using a phone behind the wheel of a Rolls Royce. The rapper, named Michael Ebenazer Owuo Junior, 31, pleaded guilty via a letter to driving the Rolls-Royce Wraith while […]
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New Orleans terror attacker was inspired by Islamic State and had ‘desire to kill’ says Joe Biden
January 2, 2025A US Army veteran who killed 15 people as he drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revellers in New Orleans had posted videos to social media hours before the carnage saying he was inspired by the Islamic State group and expressing a desire to kill, Joe Biden said. The US president […]
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Will it snow in London? Met Office forecast revealed as weather warning is issued
January 2, 2025This year has so far started with a cold snap, and temperatures in the capital are currently sitting at highs of 5°C during the day and lows of -2°C overnight. But what can we expect this weekend? When will it snow in London? The Met Office has put a yellow weather warning for snow in […]
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Aspiring nurse and former college football star among victims of New Orleans attack
January 2, 2025Authorities are yet to formally name the 15 people who died following the attack, which is now being investigated as a suspected terrorist incident. A 42-year-old former US Army veteran named Shamsud Din Jabbar has been identified as the perpetrator, who was shot and killed by police officers on site. Tiger Bech, Ni’kyra Cheyenne Dedeaux, […]
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