£9million on project steering young people away from knife crime “We believe violence is preventable, not inevitable.” Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2022
David Beckham’s stalker handed restraining order after saying his sperm had ‘fused with her eggs’ Sharon Bell, 58, has also been sectioned for stalking the family at their Oxfordshire and London homes between July and November last year The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022
Talking Point: Should London lower its speed limit from 30mph to 20mph? Wales has raced ahead of the rest of the UK in deciding twenty is plenty Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2022
Live Aid and Abba’s Eurovision win: The 50 most significant cultural moments of the last 50 years London’s first Gay Pride march and the release of David Bowie’s iconic ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars’ were the first events to make the list The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022
Fun days and free pizza may skew London tenants’ ballots, say Greens Call to tighten rules after residents voted for demolition or rebuilding of their estates in 20 out of 21 votes The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022
Nicki Minaj tried to meet her fans in London — until too many of them mobbed her car Nicki Minaj already knows how much her fans love her, but just in case she needed another reminder, they let her know in London. Los Angeles Times · Jul 12, 2022
Woman, 19, taken to hospital after being shot in Hackney A teenage girl was rushed to hospital after being shot in north London in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2022
The richest candidates vying to be the next Conservative leader and Prime Minister There are some extremely wealthy people calling on Tory MPs and members to make them the next leader Wales Online · Jul 12, 2022
Monkeypox: More than 1,700 cases detected in UK with three-quarters in London The NHS is still advising people to look out for symptoms Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2022
‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’: ’50s widow vows to wear a Dior gown in feel-good Brit-com Lesley Manville charms as the good-natured London heroine, smiling her way through the saturated colors of postwar Paris. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 12, 2022
Edinburgh has been named the best city in the world for 2022 Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, London and Birmingham have all scored well in rankings of the best cities in the world, according to a new extensive Time Out survey Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2022
Just 1 in 3 Londoners who applied got ULEZ scrappage financial aid Only one in three Londoners who asked Sadiq Khan for help to scrap a polluting vehicle received financial help from Transport for London, it has been revealed. Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2022
UK: Monkeypox cases rise to 1,735 with most cases in London British health officials say there have now been 1,735 confirmed cases of monkeypox and that three-quarters of those cases are in London, according to new numbers released on Tuesday The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022
Foreign owners hold £45bn worth of property in London alone Nearly a quarter of a million homes are owned by overseas buyers, suggesting that Brexit has not led to a massive exodus of foreign homeowners Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2022
Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2022 Lobby group London First renames itself BusinessLDN after 30 years New branding will be unveiled at the organisation’s annual conference today
Edinburgh Live · Jul 12, 2022 Edinburgh easyJet flyer fumes as £14k luggage bound for London ends up in Italy Taking an easyJet flight on July 3, the 55-year-old had checked in his expensive custom bike and cycling gear into the bag drop. But when he arrived in London his belongings were nowhere to be seen.
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022 Rarely-seen photos of key Black history moments made free for first time For many Black content creators, historians and activists, access to archival images has always been inaccessible due to costly expenses attached to the material
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022 New animal oxygen mask used in rescue of cat from house fire in London Pet oxygen therapy masks can be used on dogs and cats, as well as smaller animals such as rabbits, snakes and mice.
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022 Mark Rowley’s Met Police will offer ‘more of the same’ on race, campaigners fear New Met Commissioner ‘has never shown himself as being out to understand racism’, former police superintendent says.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022 ‘They were taking us for a ride’: how Uber used investor cash to seduce drivers Firm faces ongoing battles over workers’ rights and unpaid waiting times after drawing in drivers with huge subsidies
Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2022 Rishi Sunak says he quit as Government was 'no longer working' at campaign launch At a slick campaign launch in central London, the former Chancellor promised to push down taxes “when, not if” he gets soaring inflation under control
Los Angeles Times · Jul 12, 2022 Commentary: A ‘Harry Potter’ play claimed to be a family affair. After major changes, it finally is When "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" premiered on London's West End in 2016, being the first "Harry Potter" story presented onstage was not its only mark of distinction. Nor were the nine Olivier Awards it won, or the six Tonys that came after its transfer to Broadway.
Reuters · Jul 12, 2022 London's Heathrow tells airlines to stop ticket sales as it caps passengers London's Heathrow Airport asked airlines to stop selling tickets for summer departures on Tuesday, after it capped the number of passengers flying from the hub at 100,000 a day to limit queues, baggage delays and cancellations.
Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2022 Londoner’s Diary: Amy Winehouse biopic finds star to fill singer’s heels In today’s Diary: Amy biopic finds a singing star / Rishi more on the ball than Penny / Hiding from the Tory hopefuls / Speaker Lindsay on lying in the Commons / Kate Beckinsale and foxy friend
The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022 Killer heels and dancehall queens: Brent biennial brings queer cheer to a brutal city Given the title In the House of My Love, the London borough’s second biennial is a celebration of home, boasting a Jamaican takeaway, a reggae choir and a group of young queer friends bonding in precarious times