The new Green Party leader of a southeast London borough has increased his salary by almost £5,000 despite vowing to take a 20% pay cut in the run up to the local elections. Lewisham mayor Liam Shrivastava will be paid £93,575-a-year, up from the £88,743 wage received by his Labour predecessor – a rise of […]
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The grandson of the commander of the Allied land forces for D-Day said “remembrance is something that should be active in our lives” while in Normandy for commemorations to mark the 82nd anniversary of D-Day. Commemorations started on Saturday with French schoolchildren, serving military personnel, the grandson of British commander Field Marshal Montgomery and pipers […]
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A technical issue has been detected on the UK’s largest warship as it was docked at a port in Norway, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. Earlier this month, HMS Prince of Wales set sail from Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, for Nordic waters to provide security in the Atlantic and High North regions. […]
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A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 32-year-old Daniel Manuel in Vauxhall. Fawaz Abdulkareem, 36, stabbed Mr Manuel to death at his flat following an argument over a debt. Metropolitan Police were called to the apartment building on Bondway in the early hours of July 5 last year. Upon […]
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Britain’s largest warship has broken down again and is currently undergoing repairs for a technical issue, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed. The £3.5billion HMS Prince of Wales, which has been plagued with problems since entering service, was forced to dock in Norway, delaying its departure for the celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of […]
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London’s Charing Cross and Waterloo East stations will be closed from next month for essential upgrade works, causing rail disruption for commuters. The two stations will close for a total of 22 days between July 26 and August 16, as well as for a few additional weekends, to carry out £20,000,000 worth of upgrades across […]
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ‘s office on Friday condemned comments by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who blamed immigration for the death of a university student who was handcuffed as he lay dying from a stab wound. Henry Nowak, 18, died after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa in the English city of Southampton in […]
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Tributes have been paid to a ‘fun loving and caring’ schoolboy who was fatally stabbed in north west London street in front of young families. Jamal Ringrose, 15, died on Thursday after being attacked on Dudden Hill […]
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