Tag: London
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Five dead in six days as stabbings surge
Do statistics give us the wrong message? A week of violence has sparked panic about a wave of knife attacks in London, but some think we are failing to see the full picture.
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Terror fears reignited after Westminster crash
How alarmed should we be by this incident? Yesterday morning, a car deliberately swerved into commuters before crashing near Parliament. London experienced an awful sense of deja vu.
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London to greet Trump with angry baby balloon
Is this a perfect British protest or an immature insult? A bawling effigy of Donald Trump will float above the capital on Friday. Some say it is the activists who are having a tantrum.
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London rocked by bank holiday bloodshed
Why is violent crime rising? In London, a horrific streak of shootings and stabbings has left one teenager dead and multiple injured. Violent crime rates are surging across the country too.
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Model Harry Uzoka dies in London knife attack
How can we stop the rise of violent knife crime in Britain? Last year, 80 people were stabbed and killed in London alone. Now, male model Harry Uzoka has become the latest victim.
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Lift-off! A new runway for a ‘global Britain’
After more than 50 years of political squabbling, the British government is finally publishing plans for Heathrow’s third runway. A furious debate is in full flow. Is it the right decision?
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UK voters greet ‘super Thursday’ with a shrug
Devolved governments and a new mayor of London will be elected as local elections take place across the UK today. But many voters are likely to stay away. Is their apathy a sign of a crisis?
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Sharing economy here to stay after Uber win
A High Court ruling has allowed Uber to continue operating in London, angering black cab drivers. Should we welcome the intervention of upstart businesses, or protect traditional providers?
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10 years on, London remembers horrors of 7/7
There will be a minute’s silence at 11:30 today to remember the 52 people who were killed in a terrorist attack in 2005. A decade has passed, but is the UK still feeling its effect?
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Greater Manchester to be ‘northern powerhouse’
Following London's lead, Greater Manchester is to have an elected mayor with substantial power over the region’s spending and policy. Is this a city-state model for a new devolved UK?
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Ban smoking in parks, new health report urges
Hong Kong, New York and Toronto have all banned smoking in their green spaces. Now London could be about to follow suit. But is preventing people from lighting up outdoors unfair?
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Boris Johnson claims ‘greed is good’
Low intelligence determines a bottom rank in society and ensures less wealth, Margaret Thatcher’s spiritual heir has claimed. But is Boris’s praise for greedy, envious ‘cleverer’ go-getters...
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Stephen Lawrence family ‘targeted’ by police
Trust in the London police has hit a new low after revelations that undercover police attempted to smear the victim’s family during a long and disastrously mishandled murder investigation.
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Foreign billionaires top Britain’s rich list
According to the Sunday Times Rich List, Britain’s thousand wealthiest inhabitants own almost £450 billion between them. Yet among the top ten there is just one native Briton to be found.
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Hue and cry after London fox drags baby from cot
London Mayor Boris Johnson has called for the urban fox to be treated as ‘a pest and a menace’ after a five-week-old baby was attacked. Should wildlife be welcome on our city streets?