46 h. ago Former Reform UK candidate Mayuran Senthilnathan says London is “dying” as a whole.

Former Reform UK candidate Mayuran Senthilnathan says London is “dying” as a whole.  facebook.com

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66 h. ago 'It's so close to Christmas': East London siblings face eviction from family home after mother dies of cancer

The family say they are being asked to leave the flat they grew up in just months after their mother died of cancer

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3 d. ago Young man dies after being hit by a car outside east London station

A Labour MP said they were ‘devastated’ by the news

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3 d. ago Tributes paid to Scottish comedy ‘giant’ Stanley Baxter after his death aged 99

He died on Thursday in a north London care home for entertainment figures.

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3 d. ago Stanley Baxter dead at 99: Scottish TV funny man who sent up the Pope and Queen dies in London care home

Glasgow-born TV star died on Thursday in a north London care home for entertainment figures

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3 d. ago What are the rules for electric scooters in London? British backpacker jailed after man dies in Australia

E-scooters have been involved with a number of serious incidents

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4 d. ago Pictured: Boy, 15, stabbed to death in Islington as devastated family pay tribute

Adam John Henry died after being stabbed on Westbourne Road in north London on Tuesday afternoon

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4 d. ago Boy, 15, stabbed to death in Islington is pictured for first time

Adam John Henry died after being stabbed on Westbourne Road in north London on Tuesday afternoon

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4 d. ago Three die in north London borough from potent new synthetic opioid

Three die in north London borough from potent new synthetic opioid  London Evening Standard

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4 d. ago Three die in north London borough from new synthetic opioid as expert warns: 'We are staring into the abyss'

Cychlorphine is thought to be 100 times stronger than heroin

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5 d. ago "Don't drink and tweet": Reform UK's leaked candidate training documents

"Don't drink and tweet": Reform UK's leaked candidate training documents  London Centric

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6 d. ago Boy, 15, dies after suffering single stab wound in north London estate near school

Boy, 15, dies after suffering single stab wound in north London estate near school  Metro.co.uk

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6 d. ago Boy, 15, stabbed to death in horror broad daylight attack on London street

A 15-year-old boy has tragically died in a stabbing in north London, prompting the Met to launch a murder probe

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6 d. ago James May inundated with messages after announcing sudden death of 'great mate'

The top TV producer worked alongside James May on Top Gear spin-offs and Grand Tour content. Will Daws, 57, died suddenly in London.

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6 d. ago Person dies after becoming unwell near south east London park

Person dies after becoming unwell near south east London park  News Shopper

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6 d. ago Reform campaign for Farage’s Clacton seat was a ‘juggernaut’, say candidates

Defeated Tory and Labour rivals describe force of Reform ‘machine’ as police assess claims of overspendingThe Tory and Labour candidates who Nigel Farage beat to win his Westminster seat of Clacton have described a Reform campaign that felt like a “juggernaut”, as police began assessing claims of overspending by the Reform UK leader.The candidates spoke after a former aide alleged that Reform UK falsely reported election expenses in Clacton, where Farage won in last year’s general election. On Monday, Essex police said they were assessing a report of “alleged misreported expenditure by a political party” after a referral from the Metropolitan police. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Anna Maxwell Martin looks back: ‘I was bullied a little bit, but it didn’t affect me because I was a happy weirdo’

The actor on being an introverted extrovert, performing as a pearly queen, and becoming a single mother when her husband diedBorn in Beverley, East Yorkshire, in 1977, Anna Maxwell Martin studied at the University of Liverpool and trained at Lamda. She made her name with a Bafta-winning performance in the BBC’s Bleak House and has since starred in Line of Duty, Motherland and Midwinter of the Spirit, as well as numerous stage productions. She lives in London with her two daughters. Their father, the director Roger Michell, died of a heart attack in 2021. Maxwell Martin is an Action for Children ambassador and stars in their Christmas short film, Santaland. To donate, visit iamsanta.org.uk.I am five and having my picture taken at school. On my eye is a medical patch. That’s what they did to you in the 1980s if you had a squint. My dad cut my hair using a bowl, which is why it is such a tragedy. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Family clings to final message after London man dies months after tornado injuries

Family clings to final message after London man dies months after tornado injuries  FOX 56 News

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1 week ago Scotsman Obituaries: Pam Hogg, Scottish designer who dressed everyone from Debbie Harry to Princess Diana

Pam Hogg, fashion designer and musician. Born: 4 January, 1959 in Paisley, Renfrewshire. Died: 26 November, 1995 in London, aged 66

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1 week ago Novichok poisonings, Russia’s role and UK response: key questions of inquiry

Innocent people were caught up in an assassination attempt on a former Russian spy in Salisbury in March 2018. How did this happen?The novichok attack on Salisbury in south-west England in March 2018 was an extraordinary event, sending shock waves across the world. The targeted man, the former Russian agent Sergei Skripal, recovered from an audacious assassination attempt, but an innocent British citizen, Dawn Sturgess, died. An inquiry was heard in Salisbury and London last year investigating the attack on the Skripals, the response of the emergency services and other public bodies, and how Sturgess was tragically caught up in an international incident. Here are some of the key questions it examined. Continue reading...

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