53 h. ago East London criminals jailed this month including paedo teacher and 'Al Capone'

East London criminals jailed this month including paedo teacher and 'Al Capone'  Ilford Recorder

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3 d. ago Langoustine thief strikes again: 'Porch pirate' is caught on camera taking £400 of orchids after yet more shellfish thefts at high

The brazen 'porch pirate' appears to have targeted at least four high-end businesses across London in the past month, making off with almost £2,000 in luxury food items and flowers.

Economics

4 d. ago PartyPoker Tour lands in London for 7 festive days next month

PartyPoker Tour lands in London for 7 festive days next month  Poker.org

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4 d. ago O come out ye faithful: a joyful roundup of UK culture this Christmas

Beauty and the Beast or Wolf Alice? Queen Marie Antoinette or Count Arthur Strong? Come and behold: the holiday season offers stage, film, music and art that’s worth singing aboutThe 12 Beans of ChristmasTouring to 19 December Last year, character comedians Adam Riches and John Kearns joined forces for an archly silly tribute to crooners Michael Ball and Alfie Boe. Now Riches is back with another leftfield celebrity riff as he gives his Game of Thrones-era Sean Bean impression (as seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and his Edinburgh show Dungeons’n’Bastards) a yuletide twist. Rachel Aroesti Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Add to playlist: Storefront Church’s cinematic baroque pop and the week’s best new tracks

Californian singer-songwriter Lukas Frank is picking up rave reviews for his second album’s epic choruses and lush orchestrationsFrom Los AngelesRecommended if you like John Grant, Scott Walker, Father John MistyUp next A cover of Duran Duran’s The Chauffeur is out now, with another single due in FebruaryAfter several years of perseverance, things are happening for Storefront Church. The audience at this month’s sellout gig at St Pancras Old Church in London included Perfume Genius and members of the Last Dinner Party and the Horrors and their self-released second album, Ink & Oil, is picking up rave reviews. One used the term “emotional flood” to describe the album’s epic, baroque pop, big pianos and drums, sweeping choruses and Travis Warner’s lush, cinematic orchestrations. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago New excuse emerges for Chris Eubank Jr's defeat by Conor Benn

Chris Jr was brutally outclassed from start-to-finish as he suffered an agonising points defeat to Conor Benn in north London earlier this month

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7 d. ago Wolf Alice are coming to London next month: here’s why you should go

We caught up with them on tour to get a sneak preview of what to expect

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8 d. ago First flight linking two of UK’s top holiday destinations takes off – after original operator collapsed

THE first flight linking two of the UK's top holiday spots has officially taken off, restoring a vital travel link just weeks after the collapse of its former operator. The route between Cornwall Airport Newquay and London Gatwick had been left in limbo earlier this month when Eastern Airways revealed it was on the brink...

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8 d. ago Wolf Alice is coming to London next month: here’s why you should go

We caught up with them on tour to get a sneak preview of what to expect

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8 d. ago Why December Becomes the Ideal Month to Explore London, United Kingdom, for a Memorable Winter Getaway

Why December Becomes the Ideal Month to Explore London, United Kingdom, for a Memorable Winter Getaway  Travel And Tour World

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1 week ago Strictly Come Dancing star arrested on suspicion of rape over 'incident at BBC event'

Hertfordshire Police have confirmed a man was detained in London last month

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1 week ago Strictly Come Dancing star arrested on suspicion of rape over 'incident after BBC event'

Hertfordshire Police have confirmed a man was detained in London last month

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1 week ago Hotel migrant ‘sexually assaulted four women and girls as young as 12 in spate of sex attacks on Tube’

A HOTEL migrant sexually assaulted four women and girls as young as 12 on the Tube in a spate of alleged attacks, a court heard. Hamza Alotaibi, 27, is accused of targeting the alleged victims within the space of a month on various London Underground trains. He was living in a taxpayer-funded asylum hotel in...

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2 w. ago Mosque that blocked women over 12 from taking part in charity run forced to lift 'regressive' ban

The 5km event held in East London last month was billed as 'inclusive' and 'family-friendly' but organisers insisted that female teenagers and women were forbidden from joining in

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2 w. ago Hero of Huntingdon train attack says hand 'won't recover' after stabbing

Stephen Crean, 61, was hurt when he bravely intervened during the assault on the London-bound journey earlier this month.

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2 w. ago Huntingdon attack hero’s ‘hand won’t fully recover’ but he ‘has no regrets’

Nottingham Forest fan Stephen Crean, 61, was hurt when he bravely intervened during the assault on the London-bound journey earlier this month

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2 w. ago Britons living abroad: tell us your views on UK politics today

We want to hear from Brits living overseas on their views on UK politics todayThe last decade in British politics has been marked by instability and fragmentation, with six prime ministers in ten years, and Nigel Farage’s Reform party now leading in the polls.A study this month from King’s College London and Ipsos found that 84 percent of people now say the UK feels divided, up from 74 percent in 2020. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Rich New Yorkers consider fleeing to London to escape mayor Zohran Mamdani's wealth tax

Becky Fatemi, an executive partner at Sotheby's International Realty in London, said she had seen enquiries for London properties rise by 28 per cent over the past month.

Economics

2 w. ago The new Wetherspoon pub set to open in south London next month

Coombe Lodge was previously used as a Beefeater before the eatery closed its doors in September

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2 w. ago Debut author Chris Barkley on his Hebridean whodunnit, The Man on the Endless Stair

A stay on the Isle of Eigg gave Chris Barkley the spark of inspiration he needed to complete his debut novel, he tells Malcolm Jack, ahead of his appearance at this month’s St Andrew’s Book Festival in London

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