Image copyright Google Image caption The officer was shot dead by a man being detained at the custody centre in Windmill Lane A police officer has been shot dead at Croydon Police Station in south London. The officer was shot by a man who was being detained at the custody centre in Windmill Lane. He […]
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A man who has thought a lot about the maths behind stirring cups of tea has won one of the world’s most lucrative academic prizes. Professor Sir Martin Hairer from Imperial College in London won the 2021 Breakthrough Prize for Mathematics by applying complex maths to simple situations – like stirring a cup of tea. […]
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Image copyright Getty Images England and Scotland are reducing the number of people allowed to meet socially to six, amid a rise in coronavirus cases. Wales is also cutting the numbers who can meet to six – but only indoors. What are the new rules on socialising? In England, the new limit of six people […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Emily Hartridge had built up a large social media presence on YouTube and Instagram A YouTuber killed in an e-scooter crash lost control due to an underinflated tyre, a coroner has ruled. TV presenter Emily Hartridge, 35, died instantly from multiple traumatic injuries when she was thrown under a […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionGraphic footage from PC Outten’s body worn camera showed Muhammad Rodwan punching him before grabbing a sharpened machete A Metropolitan Police officer who was injured in a machete attack in east London last year has returned to work. PC Stuart Outten was repeatedly slashed by Muhammad Rodwan […]
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Image copyright Google Image caption Police were called to reports of fighting in the Overton Road area of Brixton on Thursday night A man has been killed in a double stabbing in Brixton, south London. There were reports of fighting in the Overton Road area on Thursday night where police found the victim in nearby […]
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Image copyright EPA/Will Oliver Image caption A woman shields from rain on Oxford Street in London Thunderstorms are moving across parts of the UK, after some areas saw the longest stretch of high temperatures since the 1960s. The severe weather caused flash floods in parts of southern England on Thursday, bringing travel disruption. The Met […]
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On 13 June 2020, Patrick, Lee, Chris and Jamaine went into central London to help mediate clashes between anti-racism protesters and counter-protesters. A now iconic image was taken of Patrick lifting a counter-protester to safety. It quickly went viral around the world. Wanting to use their new found platform for something positive, the four men […]
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Image caption The Clink restaurant inside Brixton prison is now delivering take-away meals If you were ordering a take-away meal, you might not expect a prison to offer its services. But Brixton prison in south London is cooking and delivering meals in its local area. The intention is to keep its training restaurant functioning during […]
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Image copyright Lewis Kesterton Image caption About 80 firefighters are tackling the blaze at a shop in Park Royal A large fire at a bakery and restaurant is sending huge plumes of black smoke over west London. The blaze, on Minerva Road in Park Royal, has prompted 50 calls from local residents, firefighters have said. […]
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