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 Getty Images There have been more than 250,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK and more than 36,000 people have lost their lives, government figures show. However, these numbers only include people who have been tested, and the total number of deaths relating to coronavirus is thought to be higher. Two different […]
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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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Image copyright Nad Nazir Image caption Some 20 fire crews are tackling the blaze in Barking A huge fire has broken out at warehouses in east London. Plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing across London from the site of the blaze in Barking. Nad Nazir, who lives nearby, was out walking when he […]
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Image copyright Google Image caption Police had been called to Great Dover Street in Southwark over reports of a fight A man has been stabbed to death in a south London street. Police had been called to Great Dover Street, Southwark, at 17:30 BST over reports of a number of males fighting when they found […]
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Ian Wright was Arsenal’s record goal scorer with 185 until being surpassed by Thierry Henry (228) Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright says “these messages still hit me so hard” as he detailed racist abuse he has suffered on social media. Wright, 56, tweeted a series of screengrabs of offensive messages he received from […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Danny Pearce died of a stab wound, a post-mortem examination found A man has been charged with the murder of 31-year-old who was stabbed to death almost three years ago. Danny Pearce was attacked while walking on King William Walk, Greenwich, south-east London, on 15 July 2017. A post-mortem […]
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