Image copyright @DRNimages1 Image caption Officers were called to Energen Close in Harlesden A two-year-old boy is in a serious condition in hospital after being hurt in a shooting in Harlesden, north west London, police have said. The lone gunman is thought to have fled on a motorbike after firing at two men, a mother […]
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Image copyright Jamie Hawkesworth Three front-line workers from London will star on the cover of British Vogue next month. A London Overground train driver, an east London midwife and a King’s Cross supermarket worker will all feature on July’s front page. Photographer Jamie Hawkesworth captured the trio of women for a 20-page portfolio for the […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThousands marched from Trafalgar Square to the US embassy in South London Thousands of people have gathered across central London to protest against the killing of an unarmed black man by police in the US. They held up signs saying “Justice for George Floyd”, who died in […]
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Image copyright Family handout Image caption Belly Mujinga died of coronavirus after being spat at while at work in Victoria station The death of a railway worker who was spat at by a man claiming to have coronavirus was not linked to the attack, police have concluded. Belly Mujinga, 47, who died with Covid-19 on […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The development would have built 1,500 new homes on Westferry Road, the Isle of Dogs Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has accepted he approved a £1bn east London housing development unlawfully. The 1,500-home development on the Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, was approved on 14 January – the day before […]
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Image caption The Southbank Centre closed on 17 March London’s Southbank Centre could be closed until at least April 2021 due to the impact of coronavirus. The Southbank Centre which closed on 17 March is planning to cancel events from September to November. It is forecasting a “best-case-scenario” loss of £5.1m for this financial year. […]
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Image copyright Tom O’Leary Image caption Hampton Court Palace has 1,300 rooms and apartments and was a favourite residence of Henry VIII The Spring Bank Holiday would usually see thousands of tourists descend upon the UK’s historic palaces, mansions and stately homes. But these incredible buildings and gardens, which were once homes for royals and […]
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Image copyright Shutterstock Image caption Boris Johnson with Jennifer Arcuri at an event in 2014 Boris Johnson will not face a criminal investigation into his dealings with US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri when he was Mayor of London. The Independent Office for Police Conduct said in its report that there was “some evidence” the pair had […]
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Image caption Wendell Baker was jailed for life in 2013 after attacking 66-year-old Hazel Backwell and locking her in a cupboard. A man convicted of beating and raping a pensioner has been cleared for release from prison by the Parole Board. Wendell Baker was given a life sentence in 2013 for attacking 66-year-old Hazel Backwell […]
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Lacazette joined Arsenal from Lyon in 2017 Arsenal are taking a report striker Alexandre Lacazette inhaled nitrous oxide from a balloon “seriously”. An article in the Daily Star showed the France striker pictured with a balloon in his mouth and he is said to have sent a video to friends. An Arsenal spokesperson added that […]
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