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Cineworld shares crash on bankruptcy report

Heavily indebted London based company said to be preparing for Chapter 11

Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2022

Sewage alerts: the long history of using maps to hold water companies to account

Southern Water was handed a record fine of £90 million in July 2021 after pleading guilty to illegally discharging sewage along the rivers and coastline of Kent, Hampshire and Sussex. More than a year later, the headlines have not improved for Britain’s embattled water companies who have recently discharged more…

The Conversation · Aug 19, 2022

Harrow: Family plea for answers after 61-yeaar-old killed in hit and run

Ping Leung Cheng died of his injuries after being hit in north London

Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2022

New Met gun crime chief vows to use Al Capone tactics to lock up dangerous criminals

There have been four gun deaths in London in recent weeks after none for nine months

Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2022

Manchester mayor slams Grant Shapps for not knowing details of Avanti cuts

‘All I can tell you is there are still trains running down the west coast mainline,’ says transport secretary

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps claims 'four trains an hour from London to Manchester' in breakfast show bungle

The transport chief had to be corrected as strike action has seen timetables slashed to just one train an hour

Manchester Evening News · Aug 19, 2022

How have Dulwich Village locals reacted to the news of Carrie and Boris Johnson’s potential move?

News of the Johnsons’ potential move has proven controversial — here’s what locals think about the possibility of having the couple as neighbours.

Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2022

ArtParty Weekender: Drag, DJs and more at free Canning Town festival from Social Convention

Drag act Séayoncé and south London jazz artist INSXGHT are among the line-up

Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2022

London Dungeon offers free tickets to students with scary A-Level results

The offer is for students whose results papers feature ‘more Ds and Es than in Sweeney Todd’

Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2022

Flashing lights, iPhone cameras and racing action – the week in art

There’s a hallucinatory light show and some ‘Bosno-futurism’ in Edinburgh, Leeds honours its West Indian heritage and Robert Wilson shows ‘filmed portraits’ of movie stars and porcupines

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2022