13 h. ago North missed £140bn of transport investment over last government, research finds

Independent analysis by think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research looked at Treasury figures between 2009/10 and 2022/23.

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3 d. ago Mystifying alleged crime costs Olympic legend Ian Thorpe a FORTUNE as swimming star rushes to police station

The five-time Olympic gold medallist attended a Sydney police station on Thursday to report the alleged crime.

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4 d. ago Jamie Laing makes his first public appearance since announcing wife Sophie Habboo is pregnant as he joins business panel at SXSW London

Jamie Laing has made his first public appearance since revealing he's set to become a dad as he joined a business panel at the inaugural SXSW London at Shoreditch Town Hall on Wednesday.

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5 d. ago UK's Reeves approves $21 billion of public transport projects outside London

UK's Reeves approves $21 billion of public transport projects outside London  Reuters

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5 d. ago Scots cop faces sack over sickening racist remark which left colleagues 'in shock'

PC Nichola Irvine, 52, made the offensive remark at Helen Street police station on March 1, 2023.

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5 d. ago Public transport for Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour in London: what you need to know

Public transport for Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour in London: what you need to know  Time Out

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6 d. ago Man who burned Koran outside Turkish embassy while shouting 'f*** Islam' found guilty of public order offence

A man who set fire to a copy of the Koran outside the Turkish consulate in London has been convicted of a religiously aggravated public order offence.

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6 d. ago Man who burned Quran outside Turkish consulate in London guilty of religiously aggravated public order offence

Hamit Coskun, 50, held the flaming Islamic text aloft before being attacked by a passerby

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1 week ago The new housing estate sparking parking fears in one Greater Manchester town

Despite complaints from local objectors, the new housing development on the old police station site will go ahead

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1 week ago Finsbury Circus Gardens: City of London's largest green space officially reopens to the public

For much of past decade Finsbury Circus Gardens has been closed to the public to be used by Crossrail to build the Liverpool Street Elizabeth Line station

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1 week ago Drunk fella rolls up at police station in horse and cart after drink

The 69-year-old man, who arrived to the cop shop in style, had a blood alcohol reading of a whopping 1.3% and a lifetime ban on operating motor vehicles because of his penchant for drink-driving

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1 week ago Dramatic moment van goes up in flames right next to building

The van caught fire very close to a police station, and officers rushed to get it under control

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1 week ago Woman who bought 'ugliest house' in city gets big surprise during renovation

Ellie Bryan, who bought the "ugliest house in Lincoln" is renovating a former police station and has shared a surprise she discovered while working on the project

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1 week ago V&A east storehouse by DS+R opens in london, bringing museum storage into public view

V&A east storehouse by DS+R opens in london, bringing museum storage into public view  Designboom

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1 week ago Missing teen's housemate tries to hide her face as she's seen for the first time since she was charged by detectives

Tanika Bromley arrived at Gin Gin police station for a check-in as part of her bail conditions at about 11.20am on Wednesday.

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1 week ago Jewish boy in hospital after ‘racially motivated assault’ at Hampstead Tube station

British Transport Police called to ‘racially aggravated assault and robbery’ after three boys ‘threatened with knife’

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1 week ago Drug dealing duo in ‘chaotic’ scuffle with police at Welsh train station

The judge said the pair had caused a chaotic and dangerous scene for members of the public in an attempt to conceal evidence

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1 week ago London's public housing is in disrepair, and the price tag to fix it is over $100M

London's public housing is in disrepair, and the price tag to fix it is over $100M  CBC

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2 w. ago East London gangsters sent drug addict into police station in hopeless ruse to get Nokia burner phone back

East London gangsters sent drug addict into police station in hopeless ruse to get Nokia burner phone back  MyLondon

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2 w. ago What are public parks for? Inside the debate sparked by London festival row

Differing interpretations of public access rights are at heart of Brockwell case pitting campaign group against festival fansPublic parks have been a cherished part of British life since the 19th century; for the Victorians they represented a “commitment to cultivate public good within the public realm”.But differing interpretations of this vision for municipal green space are at the heart of a debate over a very 21st-century issue: music festivals. Continue reading...

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