2 h. ago Those who object to music events shutting off parks are branded nimbys. But this time, I’m on their side | Moya Lothian

A high court dispute over a south London park shows the limits of private interests encroaching on public spaceA grassy south London oasis erupted into a turf war this week. From Monday, visitors to Brockwell Park would have seen calling cards left by both sides. The provocation? A sturdy 3-metre-high boundary fence, encircling large swathes of the 50-hectare (125-acre) stretch that has been designated for music festivals this summer. Daubed on the structure were signs of discord: graffitied messages in stark white lettering. “You fucked our park,” read one. “We fucked your wall.”Brockwell is now the hottest front in a conflict that has started to rear its head in the capital every summer. A week ago, it made the front pages in the form of a bombshell high court ruling against Lambeth council. The authority responsible for the park lost a case brought by Protect Brockwell Park (PBP), a group of local residents and park users who argued that the council had not obtained the proper pl...

Politics

21 h. ago ‘I had the audacity not to peg it!’ Timothy Spall on cancer, cosy crime and being heckled on the red carpet

From Auf Wiedersehen, Pet to Hollywood star – and nearly dying en route – his career has been a wild ride. He talks about how he’s ended up sparkling as the BBC’s new Sunday night crime-solver – and why he just wants to be brilliantSome like it hot, and Timothy Spall is among them. “Can I have an extra-large skinny cappuccino, absolutely boiling?” he asks the server from his seat at a pavement cafe. “The largest and hottest you’ve got. Illegally hot.”Once we are alone again, Spall returns to what he was in the middle of discussing: 18th-century coffee-houses. “What they served didn’t taste like coffee. It was repulsive. I looked it up.” His curiosity is innate and all-consuming. When he was 16 and starring in a school production of My Fair Lady, he took it upon himself to visit the tenements on Tottenham Court Road in London where his character would have lived. At an even younger age, he secretly imitated the stooped walk of a stranger he spotted in the street. Not to be cruel...

Events

36 h. ago In London court, ED flags Nirav Modi role in evidence destruction

In London court, ED flags Nirav Modi role in evidence destruction  The Indian Express

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45 h. ago UK’s Chagos Islands deal can proceed, High Court in London rules

Judge says attempt to block handover of sovereignty of archipelago to Mauritius is ‘unprecedented’

Economics

45 h. ago UK’s Chagos Islands deal can proceed, rules High Court in London

Judge says attempt to block handover of sovereignty of archipelago to Mauritius is ‘unprecedented’

Economics

47 h. ago Musician Carl Barât's guide to London: Browns, Cecil Court antiques and mudlarking

The Libertines member on his perfect way to spend a day in the capital

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67 h. ago Chris Brown released on £5 million bail by London court in assault case

Chris Brown released on £5 million bail by London court in assault case  Mint

Economics

67 h. ago Heaven nightclub security guard allegedly raped woman, 19, in his car near venue

Morenikeji Adewole has denied raping the teenager in the early hours of November 1 2024.

Events

68 h. ago Chris Brown freed on bail after UK arrest over alleged 2023 London bottle attack

American R&B artist told to lodge £5m in bail which will allow UK Breezy Bowl XX tour dates to go aheadThe R&B singer Chris Brown has been freed on bail after he was arrested in the UK and later charged over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub two years ago. Judge Tony Baumgartner, at Southwark crown court in London, told the American singer, 36, that his bail conditions would allow him to continue his scheduled world tour, which includes dates in the UK in June and July.Brown was told he must lodge a £5m security fee with the court, which is a financial guarantee to ensure a defendant returns to court and may be forfeited if they do not. Brown was told to pay £4m to the court immediately, with a further £1m due in seven days. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago UK court orders singer Chris Brown freed on $6.7 million bail in assault case

A British judge has ordered Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown released on $6.7 million bail while facing allegations that he beat and seriously injured a music producer in a London nightclub in 2023

Events

69 h. ago Chris Brown freed on bail by judge after ‘bottle attack’ charge

The US singer did not appear at the bail hearing at Southwark Crown Court.

Events

69 h. ago Chris Brown will complete world tour on £5m bail while facing Mayfair club bottle attack charge

R&B superstar will complete his world tour after being set free on bail at a London court

Society

2 d. ago Ukrainian national, 34, appears in court after he was third man charged over arson attacks at properties and car linked to Keir Starmer

Ukrainian Petro Pochynok, 34, of Holloway Road, north London, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court today accused of conspiracy to commit arson.

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3 d. ago Woman who used wigs and false papers to take UK citizenship tests jailed

Josephine Maurice, 61, appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court, east London, via video link.

Events

3 d. ago This new home fragrance line will make your house smell like Kensington Palace

The new home fragrance line was inspired by the history of several royal palaces and their gardens, including Kensington Palace, Tower of London and Hampton Court Palace

Society

3 d. ago A London court sentences an Egyptian man to 25 years for smuggling people from Africa to Italy

A London court sentences an Egyptian man to 25 years for smuggling people from Africa to Italy  WRAL.com

Events

3 d. ago London's Brockwell Park music festivals to proceed despite High Court ruling

Despite a successful legal challenge against Lambeth Council, South London's Brockwell Park is still set to be the venue of back-to-back music festivals this summer, including City Splash and Wide Awake

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3 d. ago Romanian national remanded in custody over fires at properties linked to Starmer

Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, from Chadwell Heath, east London, appeared in court accused of arson with intent to endanger life.

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4 d. ago Shaggy's 'It Wasn't Me' singer embroiled in £1million family feud over father's fortune

Rickardo ‘Rik Rok’ Ducent gave evidence to a court in London over the family feud

Economics

4 d. ago These London festivals will go ahead despite High Court drama

These London festivals will go ahead despite High Court drama  The Independent

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