24 h. ago Israeli foreign minister planned to cut London trip short before UK blocked arrest attempt

Israeli foreign minister planned to cut London trip short before UK blocked arrest attempt  Middle East Eye

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27 h. ago New £4million lido to open in the UK next year with pool, kids' splash park and spa

Britain's lido revival continues, with an East London council announcing it will open a year-round lido in Ilford ahead of next summer - four years after the original swim complex closed.

Economics

34 h. ago The Apprentice winner Dean Franklin declares what 'petrified' him the most during BBC series

This year's The Apprentice concluded on Thursday night - and Lord Sugar picked Dean Franklin, a tradesperson from Dagenham, east London, to become his latest business partner

Politics

44 h. ago Reprieve for East London 'dive bar' popular with metalheads as council agrees to noise limits amid complaints

Blondies Brewery in Leyton will be allowed to stay open despite being challenged by neighbours over ‘unacceptably’ noisy gigs

Politics

45 h. ago Still wicked? Pop culture perpetuates negative stereotypes of stepmothers study shows

But new research shows the tide could finally be turning

Culture

45 h. ago Horror as human remains found in bags of gravel next to children's playground as police launch investigation into the discovery

The grisly discovery was made in a garden only a stone's throw away from a children's park in Lewisham, south east London last Saturday.

Events

48 h. ago Body and human remains found in bags near Lewisham kids playground

A body and human remains have been found inside several bags near a children's school and playground in Lewisham, South East London, with police continuing to investigate

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48 h. ago Lewisham human remains: Horror as body found in bags near kids playground

The discovery of human remains was made just metres from where children were playing in Lewisham, South East London. Police are continuing to investigate

Events

49 h. ago Where homes sell fastest: London's 'most desirable' area where homes sell in just 44 days

The top three boroughs for speedy sales are in the north-east corner of London

Politics

51 h. ago Phone snatcher punches pregnant woman in stomach outside London Underground station

British Transport Police arrest suspect after tracking victim’s device to an address

Politics

51 h. ago East London Indian restaurant fined £100,000 over 'uncontrolled' mouse infestation

Mouse droppings were found near chopping boards, cooking utensils, packaged lettuces and smeared on electrical wires

Economics

59 h. ago Test Driving Tasca at Cav, a perfect pairing for East London

Test Driving Tasca at Cav, a perfect pairing for East London  Hot Dinners

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66 h. ago Eddie Marsan dedicates his OBE to his east London community who all ‘stepped up’

Fellow actor Kevin Whately was also honoured at a Windsor Castle investiture ceremony.

Events

3 d. ago Manchester bomb plotter ‘moved to Belmarsh prison’ after guards attacked

Hashem Abedi has been transferred to the high security jail in south-east London, it is understood.

Events

3 d. ago Scots Army Major set to run iconic London Marathon with a fridge strapped to his back

Army Major Joss Mowforth, from Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, is to take on the iconic London Marathon next week to raise cash for charity, all whilst carrying a huge fridge strapped to his back.

Politics

3 d. ago The Diamond Heist review – Guy Ritchie’s thrilling tale of the failed Millennium Dome jewel robbery

This three-part documentary about the attempt to steal hundreds of millions of pounds’ worth of diamonds is pacey and stylish – but it definitely didn’t need to glamorise the real-life violenceI suppose the wonder is that it has taken Guy Ritchie so long to get around to telling the story of the Millennium Dome robbery, in which – way back at the turn of the century, children – a group of south-east London criminals ram-raided a national joke in pursuit of the 203-carat Millennium Star diamond worth £200m, which De Beers had unaccountably agreed to display in the capital’s gangster heartland.Strictly speaking, Richie himself is not telling it; the three-part documentary The Diamond Heist comes from Oscar and Emmy award-winning company Lightbox and is executive produced by Ritchie. But the subject matter is so perfectly him that any meaningful separation in your mind as you watch it collapses quicker than a Greenwich exhibition venue’s shutters under the weight of a JCB driven at spe...

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3 d. ago JK Rowling's barrister friend who was banned by vets' practice over 'rude' and 'unacceptable' behaviour sues for £25K as she claims real reason is her gender critical beliefs

Criminal defence lawyer Allison Bailey was 'expelled' from the client register of Palmerston Veterinary Group's practice in Walthamstow, east London, in January 2023.

Economics

3 d. ago Tragic feud overshadowing Tiger Lily's wedding: Bob Geldof was branded 'Satanic and cruel' during bitter custody battle with Michael Hutchence's family

Tiger Lily Hutchence's secret East London wedding' this weekend was said to have been 'very rock 'n' roll' - but behind the singer's happy day is a painful history.

Events

3 d. ago Israeli Foreign Minister meets David Lammy in London in unannounced trip

Israeli Foreign Minister meets David Lammy in London in unannounced trip  Middle East Eye

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3 d. ago Family's heartbreak as baby boy dies in tragic accident while on holiday in St Lucia

Seven-month-old Tommy Taylor-Mclean fell off of a bed on the first day of a family trip to the Caribbean island of St Lucia, East London Coroner's Court has heard.

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