Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Met Police hopes the change will make police work more attractive to both men and women with family commitments The Met Police will recruit part-time police constables for the first time as the force tries to “break down barriers” deterring women from joining. From November, all new constable […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLocal resident: “The whole thing was an inferno”. No fire alarm was heard when a block of flats was engulfed in flames in Barking, a London Assembly member has said. Twenty flats with wooden balconies were destroyed and another 10 damaged in the fire in De Pass […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Malcolm Mide-Madariola died shortly after being taken to hospital The father of a murdered 17-year-old has said he feels “more pity than hate” for his son’s killer. Malcolm Mide-Madariola was standing up for a friend when he was stabbed to death near Clapham South Tube station in south-west London […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Current systems require people to remove liquids and laptops from their bags Passengers at Heathrow airport will be able to keep their liquids and laptops inside their bags, once new security equipment is installed. The airport is investing £50m in the computer tomography (CT) security scanners, to be rolled […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHere’s what happened on day one of Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK (tweets not included). Donald Trump is to meet Prime Minister Theresa May for “substantial” talks on the second day of the US president’s three-day state visit to the UK. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt […]
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Image copyright Big Hit Entertainment Image caption The band played a 24-song set that lasted more than two hours BTS have made history by becoming the first South Korean group to headline Wembley Stadium. The boy band blasted through 24 songs on Saturday, assisted by quirky props, glitter cannons, jet sprays… and 60,000 fans screaming […]
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A mixed martial arts club set up for disabled fighters is giving people a chance to develop their skills. plumbers ilford Source link
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Investigators say the owner cannot sell the homes until they prove their source of wealth Three London homes worth more than £80m have been frozen by the High Court in the second-ever use of anti-corruption orders to stop foreigners laundering cash in the UK. The Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) […]
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Image copyright PA Image caption Irina von Weise became one of three new Lib Dem MEPs to be elected for the London region The Liberal Democrats were the main winners in the European elections in London, gaining three MEPs in the region. Both the Brexit Party and Labour had two candidates elected, while the Green […]
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Image copyright Michael Bromfield Fans of some of the nation’s less glamorous football teams are gearing up for the drama of a trip to Wembley this weekend, as the Football League’s play-offs are contested to determine the final promotion places. But not all supporters can be at Wembley, or even in the same time zone […]
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