7 h. ago People food shopping this week told 'do not unpack groceries in kitchen'

People are being urged to take care where they leave their reusable plastic bags at home

Economics

9 h. ago Bus crash at Victoria Station leaves at least 17 people injured including driver who was rushed to hospital

At least 17 people, including the driver of the route 24 bus, have been injured after the double-decker mounted the pavement and crashed near London's Victoria Station this morning.

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9 h. ago Lloyds to warn 3,000 staff they face sack for ‘underperformance’

With economic uncertainty meaning fewer people leave, bank to put about one in 20 on ‘performance plans’ Business live – latest updatesLloyds Banking Group is to warn 3,000 staff that they are at risk of being sacked for underperformance, as part of a management overhaul led by the chief executive, Charlie Nunn.Bosses have been instructed to rank staff performance, with about 5% of its 63,000-strong workforce due to be put on performance plans that will put their jobs at risk unless they notably improve. About 1,500 of those put on notice could end up losing their jobs. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Passengers and pedestrians taken to hospital following Central London bus crash

Passengers and pedestrians taken to hospital following Central London bus crash  Sky News

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10 h. ago Fifteen people taken to hospital after No 24 bus crashes in London

Fifteen people taken to hospital after No 24 bus crashes in London  The Guardian

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29 h. ago Palestine Action ban protesters plan to ‘go floppy’ and refuse street bail

Several hundred protesters are set to take action in London, Belfast and Edinburgh this weekend.

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32 h. ago World's longest flight will see passengers witness two sunrises

A major airline is preparing to take off its most audacious project yet – connecting London and a popular tourist destination in one non-stop journey

Politics

36 h. ago Phil Spencer: rumoured reforms to stamp duty and capital gains tax would be catastrophic for London

It’s difficult to exaggerate the disruption and distortion that would take place in the lead up to any changes, half of London would be on the market

Economics

60 h. ago 1,000 people killed as landslide wipes out entire Sudan village... leaving just one survivor

The tragedy happened on Sunday in the village of Tarasin in Central Darfur's Marrah Mountains after days of heavy rainfall in late August, the Sudan Liberation Movement-Army said in a statement.

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62 h. ago Motorcyclist on shopping trip arrested amid Labour’s crackdown on undocumented migrants

Fernando Fontoura, who moved to the UK aged 12, detained in drive to find people ‘illegally working’ as delivery driversA motorcycle rider out on a shopping trip was arrested and detained for a month as part of a high-profile government crackdown on undocumented migrants working for food delivery apps.Fernando Fontoura, 33, who moved from Portugal to the UK when he was 12, was arrested by immigration enforcement officers after he parked his motorbike near a grocery store in south-east London on 22 July. He was taken to a detention centre near Gatwick airport where he was held for 29 days. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Only 1% of people can solve brainteaser with hidden message leaves many baffled

A tricky brainteaser has left social media users scratching their heads as they try to make out the hidden message in the peculiar image - but can you solve it?

Politics

68 h. ago UK Foreign Office issues Indonesia travel advice after seven killed in deadly riots

The Foreign Office has issued updated travel advice for Indonesia after violent riots erupted across the country, leaving seven people dead and hundreds injured in the worst unrest the nation has seen for years

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3 d. ago David Bowie lookalike contest to take place in London this weekend

The London festival is hosting a unique competition judged by David Bowie's original collaborators

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3 d. ago Rural racism leaves people feeling ‘unwelcome and unsafe’ in UK countryside

Minority groups ‘are depicted as outsiders, reinforcing exclusionary narratives’, study warns

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3 d. ago Adorable animal 'won't leave woman alone' in park but people think there's sad reason

When a woman was approached by an adorable animal as she walked her dog through the park on the way to work, she was left gobsmacked and unsure of what to do next

Politics

3 d. ago Afghanistan earthquake: at least nine dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near Jalalabad

At least 25 people were injured in the quake that hit at a depth of just 8km near the Pakistan borderA magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border leaving nine people dead and many more injured.The quake struck at 11:47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said. It was just 8km deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Visiting London? Don't take the same old photos. Here are my five favorite photo spots outside the tourist hangouts

Visiting London? Don't take the same old photos. Here are my five favorite photo spots outside the tourist hangouts  yahoo.com

Culture

3 d. ago Staircase collapse in St Ives leaves several injured and one airlifted to hospital

Emergency services rushed to a block of flats in St Ives, Cornwall, on Sunday evening after a stairway collapsed, leaving two people seriously injured and one being airlifted to hospital.

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4 d. ago Indonesia ready to cut lawmaker perks in concession to protesters

President says political parties willing to revoke a number of perks and privileges for parliamentarians after unrest leaves five people dead

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4 d. ago Police arrest three after man, 24, stabbed in Ladbroke Grove

A man was taken to hospital after being stabbed in the hand in west London, before later being arrested along with two others on suspicion of affray.

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