Day: February 17, 2025
Chiltern Firehouse luxury hotel blaze caused by falling wood from pizza oven
February 17, 2025A fire that tore through a luxury London hotel popular with celebrities was caused by wood falling from a pizza oven. The Chiltern Firehouse, which had been due to host a post-Bafta film awards party on Sunday evening, was partially destroyed by the fire on Friday Flames spread through the four-storey hotel in central London […]
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Cause of blaze that ripped through Chiltern Firehouse hotel revealed
February 17, 2025A fire that tore through a luxury London hotel set to host a star-studded Bafta party was caused by wood falling from a pizza oven. The blaze broke out at the Chiltern Firehouse in Chiltern Street, Marylebone on Valentine’s Day and caused substantial damage. It spread via the ducting, damaging parts of the ground floor […]
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Geoff Nicholson obituary
February 17, 2025During 2014, hundreds of photographers, amateurs and professionals, Londoners and tourists, snapped images of 58,000 London streets. The vast project – inspired by the novel Bleeding London – culminated in an exhibition at City Hall and prompted imitation by camera enthusiasts elsewhere in Europe. It was one of the high points of the 50-year career […]
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Moment man sets himself alight while sparking huge Walthamstow car blaze with cigarette lighter
February 17, 2025The car goes up in flames Twitter / UB1UB2 West London (Southall) A man accidentally set himself on fire while trying to torch a car in Walthamstow, footage circulating on social media has shown. The video captures the man appearing calm as he approaches what appears to be a Cupra Formentor SUV, carrying a jerry […]
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Man, 45, dies after police called to reports of ‘child being assaulted’ in south London
February 17, 2025South Norwood High Street Google Maps A 45-year-old man has died in south London after police were called to reports of a child being assaulted. The Met Police said it had made a referral to the police watchdog over the incident shortly before 1.30am on South Norwood’s High Street after being called to reports of […]
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Man sentenced to life in prison for rape and murder of Danielle McLaughlin
February 17, 2025Danielle McLaughlin died in 2017 (Family handout/PA) A man has been sentenced to life in prison in India for the rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin in 2017, her family’s solicitor confirmed. Local man Vikat Bhagat, 31, was found guilty at the District and Sessions Court in south Goa on Friday. Ms McLaughlin, […]
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Starmer warned of ‘considerable cost’ of sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine
February 17, 2025A former army chief warned that the UK lacks forces and equipment as Sir Keir Starmer confirmed he was willing put a peacekeeping force into Ukraine if there is a deal to end the war with Russia. Lord Richard Dannatt said Sir Keir was doing the “right thing” but warned it would come at a […]
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‘Adventurous’ cat catches train for day-trip to London without owner’s knowledge
February 17, 2025Sarah Hooper Published February 17, 2025 9:05am Updated February 17, 2025 4:43pm An adventurous cat had to be collected by her owner after hopping on a train and travelling over 17 miles from Surrey to central London. Michael Hardy, 52, from Weybridge had to travel to Waterloo Station in London after Tilly managed to catch a train […]
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Lucy Letby conviction for killing seven babies is ‘fair’ says Wes Streeting criticising campaign for a retrial
February 17, 2025Lawyers for Letby recently launched a new bid to overthrow her conviction for killing seven babies, after a group of international medical experts who reexamined evidence used at her trial concluded none had actually been murdered.
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