The rumble of Harley-Davidson motorbikes is being used to help train guide dog puppies. The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (GDBA) has issued a plea for motorbike owners to sign up as volunteers to help prepare the next generation of guide dogs for the road ahead. Motorbikes can startle young dogs, and the charity […]
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Central line delays Delays continue on the Central line, but there are no longer severe delays on the entire line. However, severe delays remain between White City and Ealing Broadway and between White City and West Ruislip. There are also severe delays between Epping and Leytonstone, Hainault and Leytonstone and between Hainault and Woodford. There […]
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A 24-hour strike by London Underground drivers ended at 12pm on Wednesday – but there is still travel disruption for commuters and visitors to the capital. More lines and stations will be closed or delayed when a second walkout begins at midday on Thursday. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) walked out […]
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The Metropolitan police has held talks with Palantir that could lead to the London force buying the US spy-tech company’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis for criminal investigations, the Guardian has learned. Palantir, whose software is used by Donald Trump’s ICE immigration enforcement programme and the Israeli military, demonstrated its systems to senior officers […]
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Luke Alsford Published April 22, 2026 10:27am Updated April 22, 2026 11:28am A security guard was trying to move his e-scooter when he was mowed down by a Mercedes outside a London nightclub. Anoosh Chaichy was standing next to influencer Klaudiaglam – whose real name is Klaudia Zakrzewska – when they were struck outside the Inca […]
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Small businesses have been left ‘stressed’ by the London Underground strike after it hit their profits. Theresa Roberts, the owner of Jamaica Patty, said she saw a huge drop in footfall yesterday after the four-day tube strikes kicked off at 12pm. Pasha Barbers, on Liverpool Street opposite the station, said their footfall and income has […]
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London has survived the first round of the Tube strikes, but commuters shouldn’t let out a sigh of relief quite yet. While the first 24 hours of the Tube driver strikes by the members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) have been officially wrapped up now before another wave of strikes, disruption is […]
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My colleague Hilary Friend, who has died aged 82, had a fiercely intelligent mind. She combined a career in adult education with an active interest in music, and was a skilled pianist, recorder player and sang in several choirs. From 1999 to 2012, she led the Women’s Revolutions Per Minute (WRPM) project, a non-profit company […]
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