18 h. ago South east London McDonald’s reopens after major transformation

South east London McDonald’s reopens after major transformation  This Is Local London

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19 h. ago News | Tech sector is increasingly important driver of Greater London and South East office market

News | Tech sector is increasingly important driver of Greater London and South East office market  CoStar

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23 h. ago The smartwatch tech expert says is 'better than Apple Watch Ultra 3'

'This smart watch is just the perfect choice'

Science

25 h. ago South Korea kicks off arms fair to showcase AI weapons including howitzers and suicide drones

Arms have become one of South Korea's fastest-growing exports

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27 h. ago Who are Chen Zhi and the Prince Group, accused by the US and UK of large

US treasury department has sanctioned Chinese-born Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi – alleged mastermind of a cyber-crime empire in south-east AsiaThe UK and the United States have sanctioned a multinational network based in south-east Asia accused of running large-scale online scam operations that are suspected of using trafficked workers to defraud people around the world.The industry has flourished in recent years, especially in parts of Cambodia and Myanmar where hundreds of thousands of people have been duped by false job adverts and then forced to commit online fraud, including through romance scams, sometimes under the threat of torture. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Big Tech is paying millions to train teachers on AI, in a push to bring chatbots into classrooms

The country’s largest teachers unions are teaming up with tech companies like Microsoft and OpenAI to help educators build literacy in artificial intelligence

Economics

57 h. ago Quarter of children consuming news online fooled by fake stories – research

The research has sparked calls for better media literacy lessons for children to spot disinformation on the internet.

Politics

66 h. ago Kray twins gangster dies 'penniless' after taking his own life with gunshot to the head

The gangster-turned-actor was found dead at his home in Plumstead, south-east London, in October 2023, with a gunshot wound. Senior coroner Dr Julian Morris concluded that Courtney took his own life.

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66 h. ago Gangster Dave Courtney dies 'penniless' after taking his own life with gunshot to the head

The gangster-turned-actor was found dead at his home in Plumstead, south-east London, in October 2023, with a gunshot wound. Senior coroner Dr Julian Morris concluded that Courtney took his own life.

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3 d. ago New south east London wine bar applies to serve alcohol until early hours

New south east London wine bar applies to serve alcohol until early hours  This Is Local London

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3 d. ago One in three pupils say they cannot tell if AI content is true – poll

Nearly half of those polled were concerned their teachers cannot spot when others have used AI to do their schoolwork.

Politics

3 d. ago Towering Glasgow building that featured on Scottish banknote sold for £22 million

“The acquisition complements our purchase of Sentinel and underscores our confidence in Glasgow’s office market” – Calum Bruce

Economics

4 d. ago Young people are biggest victims of UK’s fragile jobs market

Firms too scared to take a chance on youngsters when taxes and minimum wages are higher, expert saysUK labour market shows signs of stabilising after job lossesBusiness live – latest updatesSo much about the UK jobs market is influenced by Rachel Reeves. Without overdoing the blame, say many experts, the chancellor’s tough budget last year and the likelihood of a repeat next month hangs over employers and how they recruit and pay staff.The latest official figures show a rising number of young people out of work in the three months to August. More broadly, unemployment rose to a four-year high and the number of vacancies fell. And then there was the stubborn increase in the public sector wage bill, which outpaced the much more modest increase in private sector wages. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago I felt something in my mouth, London driver complains as cockroaches ‘infest buses and swim in drinks’

BUS drivers in London have fumed that their vehicles are becoming riddled with cockroaches. Shocking snaps appear to show the rodents perched in seat cushions and drink containers. As a result, many drivers have flocked to London Bus Forums (LBF), a message board and campaigning organisation, to call on Transport for London to make its...

Transport

4 d. ago Kate Ferdinand gives rare glimpse inside her lavish £6.5M Dubai mansion after moving to United Arab Emirates with husband Rio and their family

The TOWIE star, 34, and her footballer husband Rio 46, swapped their life in south-east London for the sun-soaked desert in the United Arab Emirates back in August.

Economics

4 d. ago Furious mother shouts out in court at 'weak' judge who has 'blood on his hands' after her son's killer and accomplices are jailed over 'execution' shooting

Gabriel Charles, 19, shot Jesse Lloyd-Smith, 20, five times in an alleyway next to his mother's home in Peckham, south east London, on July 10 last year.

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4 d. ago Man charged with manslaughter after fatal group brawl in south east London

Man charged with manslaughter after fatal group brawl in south east London  This Is Local London

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4 d. ago Vodafone outage live updates: Phone and home internet users unable to get online in widespread disruption

Vodafone has gone down in a major outage.

Society

4 d. ago The major A road closures across south east London and Kent this week

The major A road closures across south east London and Kent this week  This Is Local London

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5 d. ago Frantic police search for missing Scots woman, 28, after mystery disappearance

COPS have launched a frantic search for a missing Scots woman who vanished on the Isle of Lewis. Georgia MacLennan, 28, from Stornoway, was reported missing yesterday afternoon. She was last seen outside a property in the Grimshader Lochs area on the island’s south-east coast at around 4.45pm on Sunday. Officers leading up the search...

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