The mother of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn has said she feels “a lot more at peace” on the fourth anniversary of his death after fulfilling her promise to him to get justice. Charlotte Charles told the PA news agency her anger with both the UK and US governments’ handling of the case “still bubbles”, but […]
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A Samba reggae group participating in the Notting Hill Carnival hope to make sustainability “part of the party” as they don outfits made in Brazilian Samba schools that have been saved from landfill. Dende Nation are to take to the streets of the west-London area on the children’s day of the Carnival on Sunday, moving
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The Mayor of London has referred to the Notting Hill Carnival as “part of the very fabric of our city” as he expressed his delight about it returning “bigger and better than ever”. The west-London based carnival is to take place on Sunday and Monday, and sees floats adorn the streets as revellers and organisers
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A Metropolitan Police IT system breach could do “incalculable damage” in the wrong hands, the Metropolitan Police Federation has said. Scotland Yard said it had been made aware of “unauthorised access to the IT system of one of its suppliers”. The force is now working with the company to understand if there has been any security breach
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Dangerous offenders who commit the most heinous murders will face life behind bars with no chance of being released under new plans announced by Rishi Sunak. The Government aims to change the law so that judges are required to impose whole-life orders on the most depraved killers, except in extremely limited circumstances. Whole-life orders are
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Nadine Dorries has resigned her parliamentary seat with a scathing attack on Rishi Sunak, accusing him of “demeaning his office by opening the gates to whip up a public frenzy” against her. The Tory MP for Mid Bedfordshire on Saturday said she had submitted her resignation letter to the Prime Minister, publishing the blistering text
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Demonstrators in south London have demanded a delay or stoppage of the capital’s Ultra Low Emission Zone. Car horns hooted in response to the Beep For Freedom banners that were held by members of a cheering and whistling crowd gathered at the junction outside Tooting Broadway station on Saturday. Among those who oppose the scheme,
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The president of Major League Eating has said he is “very excited” that the UK is hosting a qualifying event for “our World Cup”, the annual Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, for the first time. A dozen competitors, many from the UK, will be going “cheek to jowl” eating Nathan’s Famous hot
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Artificial intelligence is being used to train staff in what is thought to be a UK first for the social care sector amid hopes it could help speedily tackle workforce shortages. An avatar – digital representation – of a real-life trainer is being piloted to welcome new staff in multiple languages and teach them various
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The Lib Dems are rallying for the establishment of a dedicated “public toilet fund” in the wake of a decline in the number of public toilet facilities across England. Freedom of information requests by the party show the number of public toilets has fallen from 531 to 459 in 45 councils since 2018/2019, meaning there
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