3 h. ago London woman’s £150 fine for pouring coffee down street drain revoked

Council had initially defended the fixed-penalty penalty issued to Burcu Yesilyurt near Richmond stationA woman from west London who was fined £150 for pouring the dregs of her morning coffee down a street drain has had the penalty revoked after a council review.Three enforcement officers stopped Burcu Yesilyurt near Richmond station on 10 October and handed her a fixed-penalty notice on her way to work. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago £150 fine for pouring coffee down drain cancelled, council says

Burcu Yesilyurt was stopped by enforcement officers in west London on October 10 and fined under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

Economics

6 h. ago London woman ‘shocked’ by £150 fine for pouring coffee down street drain

Burcu Yesilyurt handed fixed-penalty notice by enforcement officers near Richmond stationA woman from west London said she was “shocked” after being fined £150 for pouring the dregs of her morning coffee down a street drain as she waited for a bus.Burcu Yesilyurt said she believed she was doing the right thing by emptying her reusable cup before getting on a bus to work. But moments later, she was confronted by three enforcement officers near Richmond station and handed a fixed-penalty notice. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Photos: Minnie Driver Counts Every Brilliant Thing in London's West End

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Culture

9 h. ago 'Like the Wild West': Diwali fireworks spark over 35 emergency call outs across London

Thousands take part in joyous Diwali celebrations but some Londoners complain about fireworks keeping them awake

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9 h. ago Woman is fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain outside west London station

Burcu Yesilyurt tipped out a small amount from reusable cup rather than risk spilling it on the bus

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10 h. ago 'Like the Wild West': Diwali fireworks spark over 1,300 emergency calls across London

Thousands take part in joyous Diwali celebrations but some Londoners complain about fireworks keeping them awake

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10 h. ago Woman's shock as she is handed 'extreme' £150 fine for pouring coffee down drain

Burcu Yesilyurt poured away what was left of her coffee before boarding a bus in Richmond, west London, and then she was surprised to be stopped by law enforcement officers

Economics

25 h. ago 'We've run out of money' says senior West London councillor as residents brace for cuts

'We've run out of money' says senior West London councillor as residents brace for cuts  MyLondon

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27 h. ago Rail funding in Wales is an ‘injustice’, says First Minister

Welsh politicians have complained that the country was short-changed over the HS2 scheme, connecting London and the West Midlands.

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29 h. ago Four suffer from smoke inhalation after flat fire in Walthamstow

Four suffer from smoke inhalation after flat fire in Walthamstow  East London and West Essex Guardian Series

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36 h. ago Ukrainians brace for another winter of power cuts as Russia shifts tactics

Millions of Ukrainians are preparing for another winter of blackouts as Russia renews its strikes on the country’s energy grid

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40 h. ago Fight to stop West London high street becoming 'mini Las Vegas' as locals oppose 24

Fight to stop West London high street becoming 'mini Las Vegas' as locals oppose 24-hour casino plan  MyLondon

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49 h. ago The London West Hollywood shares bites and treats from its Wicked Witches Afternoon Tea

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55 h. ago Mel Brooks' The Producers Extends Revival Run in London's West End

Mel Brooks' The Producers Extends Revival Run in London's West End  Playbill

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56 h. ago Commuters flee train after ‘loud bang and smoke’ in west London

Ongoing investigation disrupting trains between Shepperton and Teddington

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60 h. ago The bizarre loophole where businesses run SNAIL FARMS out of London office blocks to avoid paying £300k tax bill

Landlords in London's West End are claiming that commercial properties are 'snail farms' and therefore exempt from paying tax as a 'fish farm or agricultural use' property.

Economics

69 h. ago Property asking prices fall across ALL of southern England as Budget

Asking prices in London, the south east, the south west and the east of England have all ticked down as buyer confidence tumbles, Rightmove said.

Economics

3 d. ago David Harewood returns to Othello: ‘I don’t just want to open the door but kick it down for the people behind me’

He first played Othello in 1997, when the role was still synonymous with white thespians ‘blacking up’. Now, nearly three decades on, he, Chiwetel Ejiofor and other Black actors discuss how best to tackle Shakespeare’s formidable tragedy“I had no intention of playing this character again. But as soon as the light went on, the house caught fire – and it’s been burning ever since.” David Harewood is talking about Othello, ahead of a new production from the Tony award-winning director Tom Morris that opens in London’s West End on 23 October. The production, which also features Toby Jones as Iago and Caitlin Fitzgerald as Desdemona, sees Harewood return to the role almost 30 years after his landmark performance at the National Theatre.When he took on Othello in 1997, it was the second time he’d done so in his then-short career. The first was at the Swan theatre in Worcester six years earlier – an opportunity for him to familiarise himself with a text he’d certainly revisit in the future...

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3 d. ago University of West London opens first UK branch campus in Lanka

University of West London opens first UK branch campus in Lanka  The Island.lk

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