Bale out! Workers dangle bale of hay from Millennium Bridge as they carry out urgent repairs – to make sure they are not breaking ancient by-law requiring workers to warn river traffic below

Bale out! Workers dangle bale of hay from Millennium Bridge as they carry out urgent repairs – to make sure they are not breaking ancient by-law requiring workers to warn river traffic below

It is an ancient by-law with uncertain origins.  But that did not stop workmen from sticking rigidly to it this week, as evidenced by the bale of hay that was pictured hanging... Read more »
BREAKING: Climbers scale Mayfair hotel as Greta Thunberg joins protesters outside major oil conference

BREAKING: Climbers scale Mayfair hotel as Greta Thunberg joins protesters outside major oil conference

Two Greenpeace activists have scaled the five-star Intercontinental Hotel in Mayfair and unfurled a giant banner over its entrance reading ‘Make Big Oil Pay’ in protest at a major summit of oil... Read more »
Daniel Kaluuya On Making ‘The Kitchen’ – Breaking Baz – Deadline

Daniel Kaluuya On Making ‘The Kitchen’ – Breaking Baz – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: The BFI London Film Festival closes Sunday with the world premiere of The Kitchen, a movie set in a dystopian London where an impoverished community is forced to fend for themselves in ramshackle... Read more »
First women traders to get City Freedom awards after ‘breaking glass ceiling’

First women traders to get City Freedom awards after ‘breaking glass ceiling’

S ome of the first women to work as City traders for the London Stock Exchange are set to receive awards following the 50th anniversary of females joining the trading floor. Eight... Read more »
Ex-British Army soldier Daniel Khalife will be tried in July for ‘breaking out of Wandsworth prison and passing information to Iran’

Ex-British Army soldier Daniel Khalife will be tried in July for ‘breaking out of Wandsworth prison and passing information to Iran’

Ex-British Army soldier Daniel Khalife will be tried in July for ‘breaking out of Wandsworth prison and passing information to Iran’ Khalife, 22, faces four charges, including a breach of the Official... Read more »
Helen Skelton appears in high spirits as she is seen for the first time since breaking her silence on marriage split as ex Richie Myler claims she’s holding up divorce proceedings

Helen Skelton appears in high spirits as she is seen for the first time since breaking her silence on marriage split as ex Richie Myler claims she’s holding up divorce proceedings

Helen Skelton seemingly brushed off her estranged husband Richie Myler’s claims she is trying to holding up divorce proceedings as she stepped out in London on Friday.  The Countryfile presenter, 40, was... Read more »
Luton Airport fire: Flights suspended as emergency crews respond to huge blaze at car park | Breaking News News

Luton Airport fire: Flights suspended as emergency crews respond to huge blaze at car park | Breaking News News

Flights have been suspended at Luton Airport after a huge fire broke out in a car park at the airport terminal. Flames could be seen tearing through Terminal Car Park 2, as... Read more »
Screen Star of Tomorrow Nadia Fall wins €10,000 Breaking Through The Lens grant (exclusive)

Screen Star of Tomorrow Nadia Fall wins €10,000 Breaking Through The Lens grant (exclusive)

UK writer-director Nadia Fall has won the €10,000 (£8,648) Breaking Through The Lens Action Grant, an award for a filmmaker from a marginalised gender presented in partnership with Swiss watch and jewellry... Read more »
Grandmother, 59, is hauled to court for breaking a box of £3 eggs ‘with intent’ during kitchen spat with her mother – costing taxpayers ‘£1,000’

Grandmother, 59, is hauled to court for breaking a box of £3 eggs ‘with intent’ during kitchen spat with her mother – costing taxpayers ‘£1,000’

Grandmother, 59, is hauled to court for breaking a box of £3 eggs ‘with intent’ during kitchen spat with her mother – costing taxpayers ‘£1,000’ By Richard Marsden Published: 16:13 EDT, 9... Read more »
BREAKING: London’s City Hall to be lit up in the colours of the Israeli flag tonight

BREAKING: London’s City Hall to be lit up in the colours of the Israeli flag tonight

London will follow the lead of capital cities across Europe this evening when the mayor lights City Hall in the colours of the Israeli flag. A spokesperson for the Mayor of London,... Read more »