Watch: London’s New Year’s Day Parade as capital celebrates start of 2024

Watch: London’s New Year’s Day Parade as capital celebrates start of 2024

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Holocaust survivor visits east London Council for Holocaust Memorial Day 2024

Holocaust survivor visits east London Council for Holocaust Memorial Day 2024

Barking and Dagenham Council held a commemorative event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, bringing together the local community, Holocaust Survivor Susie Barnett BEM, and faith and political leaders. On 27 January each... Read more »
Human chain for Gaza aimed at London Boxing Day shoppers

Human chain for Gaza aimed at London Boxing Day shoppers

Boxing Day shoppers in southwest London, Ont. were reminded of world events as they searched for deals on Tuesday. A human chain for Gaza formed along Wonderland Road South, near the intersection... Read more »
Middle East latest: Houthis warn UK and US to ‘expect a response’ to new strikes – as 24 soldiers killed in deadliest day for Israel in Gaza | World News

Middle East latest: Houthis warn UK and US to ‘expect a response’ to new strikes – as 24 soldiers killed in deadliest day for Israel in Gaza | World News

By Dominic Waghorn, international affairs editor It’s not surprising the British and Americans have had another go at striking the Houthis in Yemen. But it’s just not necessarily all that clever. Allied... Read more »
Vile moment Palestine activist brands pro-Israel supporters ‘killers and child-molesters’ before have-a-go heroes shout him down on day 100k marched against anti-Semitism in London

Vile moment Palestine activist brands pro-Israel supporters ‘killers and child-molesters’ before have-a-go heroes shout him down on day 100k marched against anti-Semitism in London

This is the vile moment a Palestine activist branded pro-Israel supporters ‘killers’ and ‘child molesters’ before he was shouted down by brave have-a-go-heroes filming the shocking incident. Footage posted on social media shows... Read more »
Highest minimum temperature for Christmas Day on record, Met Office says

Highest minimum temperature for Christmas Day on record, Met Office says

Temperatures in Exeter Airport and East Malling, Kent, have not fallen below 12.4C, beating the previous record of 11.5C measured at Waddon in Croydon in 1983. In terms of maximum temperatures, the... Read more »
Parts of UK set for warmest Christmas Day in almost a decade

Parts of UK set for warmest Christmas Day in almost a decade

Dreams of a White Christmas have been shattered for most of the UK, with “very mild” temperatures continuing after the country saw its warmest December 24 for more than 20 years. However,... Read more »
Man jailed one day after being caught with knife at London railway station

Man jailed one day after being caught with knife at London railway station

An 18-year-old man is now in prison after he was jailed just one day after he was caught with a large combat knife at a railway station in south London last Monday,... Read more »
Met Office predicts Christmas Day weather for London

Met Office predicts Christmas Day weather for London

Whether it’s a stroll through Hyde Park or along the Thames, the fair cloudy weather creates a comfortable and inviting atmosphere for enjoying the outdoors without the full-fledged chill of winter. The... Read more »
Met Police surround pubs and order hooligans participating to the Pro-Palestine protest not to leave as they try to prevent further ugly clashes after day of chaos which saw more than 100 far-right counter-protestors arrested

Met Police surround pubs and order hooligans participating to the Pro-Palestine protest not to leave as they try to prevent further ugly clashes after day of chaos which saw more than 100 far-right counter-protestors arrested

The Metropolitan Police are braced for further ugly clashes as ‘drunken’ far-right thugs remain holed up in pubs as the pro-Palestinian march comes to an end.      Officers have surrounded the White Swan... Read more »