13 h. ago London residents pack special council meeting, impeachment hearing rescheduled

London residents pack special council meeting, impeachment hearing rescheduled  FOX 56 News

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13 h. ago Special London City Council meeting addresses charges against Mayor Randall Weddle

Special London City Council meeting addresses charges against Mayor Randall Weddle  WKYT

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21 h. ago Surrey residents hear 'scary' 'sonic boom' which caused London homes to 'shake'

Surrey residents hear 'scary' 'sonic boom' which caused London homes to 'shake'  Surrey Live

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21 h. ago Sonic boom shakes homes across London and Kent as RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept private jet

Residents in parts of Essex, Kent, Suffolk, London and Cambridgeshire reported hearing a 'loud bang' just before midday on Friday.

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27 h. ago Several Palestinian people reported injured in overnight attack by Israeli settlers in West Bank – Middle East crisis live

Settlers attacked Palestinian people in village of Susya, south of Hebron, while separately settlers reportedly attacked village of Atara and set fire to vehiclesHere is some more detail on the controversial plan to significantly expand a settlement near occupied East Jerusalem.The decision from the Supreme Planning Council, which meets next week, is expected to support the plan after rejecting objections by Israeli NGOs.The expected decision in favour will come after Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich – who backs both the plan and the imposition of Israeli sovereignty through the occupied West Bank – gloated that he believed construction on E1 would “bury the idea of a Palestinian state”. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Man left with a bleed on brain following altercation with bouncers outside city centre bar, council meeting told

Two people have been arrested, the meeting heard

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65 h. ago 'It is like living in an oven': East London tower block residents warn of scorching flats

“Do not buy these flats” say Leaside Lock residents suffering from sweltering temperatures in their homes during London’s fourth heatwave

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4 d. ago ‘Do not buy these flats’: residents warn about unbearable heat inside London new

Experts say many new homes being built in the UK not designed to withstand extreme summer temperaturesLow-income and minority ethnic people in England most at risk from dangerously hot homesWhy UK housing is dangerously unprepared for impact of climate crisisFrom shutters to reflective paint: how to prevent UK homes overheatingThe sweltering conditions inside Leaside Lock, a new-build development in east London, are hardly a secret. Last June, a warning written in big, capital letters was stuck to the window of one flat. “DO NOT BUY THESE FLATS. TOO HOT,” it read.It was hard to miss for those walking past the looming high-rises and, after being snapped and posted on social media, the placard has garnered more than 500,000 views. More than a year on, during a summer when the UK recorded its second warmest June and fifth hottest July since 1884, residents say heat is still an issue. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Dozens of residents evacuated and roads closed amid flooding in north London

Some places have been left under 44cm of water and 70 firefighters worked to stop the flooding

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5 d. ago Dozens of residents evacuated after burst water main floods north London streets

Some places were left under 40cm of water as emergency services worked to stop the flooding

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5 d. ago World leaders issues Benjamin Netanyahu statement as he vows to take over Gaza City

The UN Security Council held a rare emergency meeting after Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu said his military will take control of Gaza City, with officials saying the move would risk violating international law

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5 d. ago Man assaulted at New London residential care facility has died, police say

Man assaulted at New London residential care facility has died, police say  fox61.com

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5 d. ago Watch: Netanyahu claims government’s plan to take over Gaza City is ‘best way’ to end war

Watch the moment Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares that his government’s plan to take control of Gaza City is the “best way” to end the war — a move that has prompted the United Nations Security Council to convene an emergency meeting.

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6 d. ago Residents of London’s Iconic Notting Hill Grow Tired of Tourists

Residents of London’s Iconic Notting Hill Grow Tired of Tourists  TODAY.com

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7 d. ago Gaza latest: Emergency meeting set for UN Security Council as Israel plans military takeover

Israeli political-security cabinet approved Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to take full military control of Gaza City on Thursday

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8 d. ago Latest London City Council meeting was an embarrassment to the region

Latest London City Council meeting was an embarrassment to the region  thenewsjournal.net

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1 week ago The Kurdish social club owner gunned down in London millionaire's enclave: Father, 45, shot dead as residents claim killing could be 'gang related'

Residents were awoken by the sounds of gunshots and screaming after 45-year-old Erdal Ozmen was killed on a road in Stoke Newington, North London, in the early hours of yesterday.

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1 week ago New London police arrest man after assault at residential care facility

New London police arrest man after assault at residential care facility  fox61.com

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1 week ago Renfrew burgh flag flies at town hall in 'story almost four decades in the making'

It comes after a call for it to be flown at the landmark was agreed at a full meeting of Renfrewshire Council in June.

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1 week ago London mayor abruptly adjourns city council meeting after vote for public hearing

London mayor abruptly adjourns city council meeting after vote for public hearing  WKYT

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