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 Getty Images A majority of investors, bankers and brokers would support a shorter trading day to improve their quality of life, the London Stock Exchange has said. A consultation by LSE found that most wanted markets to open from 09:00-16:00 as opposed to 08:00-16:30 as they do now. Traders complain they also have […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHundreds 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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Aerial shots show how the coronavirus pandemic changed the way we use public spaces. washing machine Bordon Source link
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Image copyright AFP Image caption Bus drivers have been working in “manifestly unsafe conditions” during the lockdown, Michael Liebreich said. Transport for London (TfL) has been branded “institutionally unsafe” by a former board member. Michael Liebreich, who served on the TfL board between 2012 and 2018, claimed the body’s structure “places safety a distant second […]
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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 Dominic Lipinski/PA Image caption The crash happened on Sevenoaks Road, Orpington, south-east London A man has been charged over a crash in which a bus driver died and 15 others were injured in south-east London. Kenneth Matcham, 60, died at the scene after a car and two single-decker buses collided in Orpington on […]
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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 copyright Getty Images The Grenfell Tower Inquiry will not resume until July at the earliest, organisers have said. The second phase of the probe into the west London tower block fire was halted in March over coronavirus restrictions. After consultation, consensus from core participants was to resume hearings with limited attendance when social restrictions […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Francois Kablan played for Harlow Town’s reserves A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a footballer who was stabbed to death in the street. Francois Kablan, 19, from Bermondsey, south London, was attacked on Great Dover Street in Southwark on Wednesday afternoon. He died at the […]
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