Elderly residents housed by a London charity which ‘focuses on relieving hardship’ have been ordered to pay up to £1,000 per month. Tenants with Richmond Foundation, based in the south west London borough, have been told their rents are being increased to ‘reflect market value’. This is despite the properties being let as charitable housing, […]
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex posed for selfies while on an Aboriginal walking tour in their most public engagement yet during their visit to Australia. Harry and Meghan took part in Melbourne’s Scar Tree Walk, which connects traditional and contemporary Aboriginal cultures and the histories of the local Kulin Peoples on Thursday morning. Joggers […]
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Campaigners have urged the Government to be better prepared for another pandemic as the inquiry into Covid-19 is set to publish its latest report. A YouGov poll has revealed that seven in 10 (69%) NHS workers believe the health service is poorly prepared for another pandemic. None of the 1,006 NHS workers surveyed said they […]
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A nursery, its director and a staff member will be sentenced over the death of a 14-month-old boy who suffocated while staff tried to make him fall asleep. Noah Sibanda died after the incident at Fairytales Day Nursery in Bourne Street, Dudley, West Midlands, having been physically restrained face down on a cushion with a […]
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Harry and Meghan took part in the Scar Tree Walk, which connects traditional and contemporary Aboriginal cultures and the histories of the local Kulin Peoples on Thursday morning. A scar tree, also known as a canoe tree or shield tree, has had bark removed by Aboriginal Australians for the creation of bark canoes, shelters, weapons, […]
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Donanemab and lecanemab are targeted antibody drugs that slow down the early stages of Alzheimer’s (Alamy/PA) Drugs that are said to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease “make no meaningful difference to patients” while increasing the risk of swelling and bleeding in the brain, according to a new review. The effects of the medicines on […]
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Residents in west London have hit back at claims they’re ‘heartless NIMBYs’ after they objected to plans to expand a cancer hospital near their homes. The Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea, a world renowned cancer hospital, has […]
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Robotaxi firm Waymo says its vehicles in London are now being driven by artificial intelligence, after previously launching earlier this year. Waymo, which was started as Google’s self-driving division, introduced the cars to the UK but with human drivers in the seat in case anything went wrong. Now, they’ve said they’re taking the next step […]
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A man and woman have been arrested after a north London synagogue was targeted in what is being treated as an antisemitic arson attack. Two petrol bombs were hurled at Finchley Reform Synagogue in Fallow Court Avenue, Finchley, shortly after midnight on Wednesday. There were no injuries and the building, which houses a nursery, was […]
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Craig Munro Published April 15, 2026 11:19am Updated April 15, 2026 11:20am A former Labour councillor has pleaded not guilty to blackmailing ex-Conservative MP William Wragg in an alleged Westminster honeytrap plot. Oliver Steadman, 29, has been charged with one count of blackmail and five allegations of improper use of a public electronic communications network, […]
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