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 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 Google Image caption The victim was pronounced dead at the scene on Wiltshire Gardens in Haringey A man gunned down on his doorstep was the victim of mistaken identity, police believe. The 27-year-old victim, who has yet to be named by police, was shot in the head in Wiltshire Gardens, Haringey, on Monday. […]
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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 a warehouse 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 […]
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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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