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‘Crumbling, overcrowded, vermin-infested’ London prison where ‘inmates hadn’t been outside in a week’

A surprise inspection of Wandsworth Prison found it to be “crumbling, overcrowded and vermin-infested” with inmates failing to receive ‘the most basic regime’. Rat faeces were found in the living accommodation and... Read more »

Boris Johnson covid announcement – PM ‘may reveal he’s dropping Plan B THIS WEEK’ as ally insists he’s ‘safe in his job’

BORIS Johnson “is safe in his job”, a Cabinet ally has insisted, despite fury over “partygate” – amid hopes Plan B will be lifted within days by the PM. This morning Education Secretary Nadhim... Read more »
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London drivers could be slapped with £160 fine from next week if they break these rules

Transport for London has confirmed an increase in the maximum fines of £160 on the capital’s busiest roads from next week for drivers found breaking the rules. From Monday (January 17) drivers... Read more »
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North London travel disruptions in the week ahead

Published: 9:37 AM January 15, 2022 Are you travelling around north London this weekend and during next week? We took a look at planned rail disruptions and major roadworks across Brent, Kilburn,... Read more »
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Drivers face higher fines for breaking TfL road rules from next week

D rivers who break the rules on London’s “red route” roads are set to face increased fines of £160, TfL has announced. As of January 17, fines for offences on the TfL-managed... Read more »
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Recluse, 80, who died alone in run-down London flat and found a week later leaves £400k fortune

Six cousins have inherited a small fortune after a “mystery” long-lost relative in East London died, leaving behind a £400,000 windfall. Jacqueline Davidson died alone in her Ilford home in 2019 and... Read more »
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Hundreds of Covid fines issued in same week of Downing Street ‘garden party’

H undreds of fines for breaking the Covid rules were handed out by police in the same week No10 allegedly held a garden party in the first national lockdown. Scotland Yard has... Read more »
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Britain’s daily Covid cases fall by almost twenty per cent on last week

Britain’s daily Covid figures fell for the third day in a row today, official data showed in a sign the worst of the Omicron wave may be over in the country. UK... Read more »

Army deployed at London hospitals as NHS staff absences surge 60 per cent in a week

Dr Chaand Nagpaul, council chairman of the British Medical Association (BMA), told Sky News “we have never known this level of staff absence before”, adding: “Every winter of course, the NHS has... Read more »
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London’s best vegan restaurants | The Week UK

Tofu Vegan, Islington Xi’an Impression is a much-loved Chinese restaurant and takeaway in north London, so it’s no wonder its more recently opened establishment, Tofu Vegan, is similarly proving a hit with... Read more »