The chairman of the Hampshire Police Federation says rural police forces could be left ‘unarmed and vulnerable’ like ‘sitting ducks’ in the event of a terrorist attack. The announcement has been made […]
Arming the Police- the debate on expanding numbers
Owls flying to Wembley as Seagulls take a dive to play-off defeat
For Brighton & Hove, Friday the 13th certainly lived up to its reputation as four of their key players were injured and Sheffield Wednesday won the 1st leg play-off 2-0. The pre-match […]
Breadline Britain: Exploring the UK’s Foodbanks
In recent years growing poverty and inequality in this country has resulted in more and more people turning to foodbanks for help. Handouts by foodbanks have more than doubled since 2012, and […]
Leicester throws the ‘Vardy Party’ of the year!
Today, Leicester City fans got the chance to glimpse the Premier League trophy and celebrate the Foxes’ unbelievable win with the team who made it happen. An open-top bus carried the players […]
Arsenal pip Spurs for second place and other sports stories
Last day of English Premier League – crucial for north London fans Today was the last day of England’s Premier League 2015/16. Many of the usually nail-biting conclusions to the season had […]
Havelock Walk: a symptom of an unaffordable London?
Exit Forest Hill station. Cross the road (safely). Don’t stare at your feet- you’ll miss it. Look to your right. Welcome to Havelock Walk! A uniquely creative community lives right in the […]
Shoreditch Urban Food Festival
Open air festivals signify the start of summer. Food festivals, outside screenings and bars are beginning to open throughout the capital. All day TODAY at Urban Food Fest: enjoy this southern fried […]
Met Police issue images of men following West Ham disorder
The Metropolitan Police have released images of four men being sought in connection with the violence against Manchester United’s coach on Tuesday at Upton Park. The Met Police say as a result […]
Friday the 13th: Unlucky for Seagulls
Championship play-off semi-finals – Sheffield Wednesday v Brighton & Hove Albion Could Brighton & Hove Albion be destined to stay in the Championship? They have not played in the top flight since 1982-83 and […]
More armed police set for Capital and other news.
The new Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced the deployment of an extra 400 armed police officers by next year. Earlier today, Mr Khan watched the firearm team go through a […]
Canalway Cavalcade 2016
Now and then when you stroll down the canals of London, I bet you’ve tried to imagine how it must be to live in one of those charming narrow boats that have […]
Foreign Secretary defends Queen, and other news.
The Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond, has defended the Queen over comments made on camera yesterday, in which the monarch described Chinese officials as ‘very rude’ during a state visit last year. Meanwhile […]
Anti-corruption conference and other stories
The Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has spoken to Sky News and admitted his country is corrupt. He says he is not expecting an apology from British Prime Minister David Cameron. Meanwhile, Foreign […]
Heathrow- longer quiet period, Iraqi car bomb & other stories
Heathrow has announced plans to have a longer quiet period of reduced flights over night. Frances Ainley explains the change in policy. Iraqi car bomb A car bomb at a crowded market […]
West Ham fans who attacked Man Utd coach face life bans & other stories
West Ham supporters who attacked the Manchester United team bus as it arrived at Upton Park last night, will be given life bans, according to West Ham officials. Al Riddell was at […]
West Ham United say goodbye to the Boleyn Ground
Goodbyes are never easy. West Ham bid a fond farewell to their home of 112 years, the Boleyn Ground. Sports Editor Al Riddell was at the Boleyn Ground last night, speaking to […]
More stories: food banks, New Cross fire station anniversary and good news for UK hacker
Food poverty has become a growing issue recently with food bank use now at record highs as more and more people below the breadline seek assistance. With meal handouts currently more than […]
Top stories: Munich knife attack, SATs test leak, Ian Duncan Smith’s EU criticism, Donald Trump on Sadiq Khan
A man has been killed and three others wounded after a knife attack at a German train station this morning. The attacker was arrested at Grafing near Munich, and police are investigating […]
Covent Garden May Fayre and Puppet Festival: That’s the way to do it!
The annual Covent Garden May Fayre and Puppet Festival was held on Sunday to celebrate the 354th birthday of the world-famous puppet, Mr Punch! For the last 41 years puppet enthusiasts, both […]
Brighton Festival 2016 with Guest Director Laurie Anderson
This year the Brighton Festival is in its fiftieth year. And it has invited Laurie Anderson to be its guest director. The Festival is an annual celebration of music, theatre, dance, circus, […]
2016 TV BAFTA’s Review
The glitz and glamour of the TV Baftas honoured our screens last night. The biggest event in TV was held at The Royal Festival Hall, in London. With Hollywood’s hottest imports, daring […]
Europe Day: Pros and Cons of Brexit
May 9th marks one of the two designations of Europe Day, celebrating peace and unity in Europe. However, with Britain’s Brexit referendum fast approaching, Prime Minister David Cameron marked the day with […]
Novak Djokovic’s world tennis domination continues in Madrid
Novak Djokovic has beaten defending champion Andy Murray in the final of the Madrid Open. Despite putting up a brilliant fight, Djokovic showed second seed Andy Murray why he’s the world number […]
Sunday football: Man City risk losing out on top 4, Southampton come from behind to beat Tottenham, Liverpool ease past Watford
Manchester City 2 – 2 Arsenal Agüero (8′minutes), De Bruyne (51′minutes) – Giroud (10′minutes), Sánchez (68′minutes) Today was a great day for Manchester United, without the Red Devils having to kick a ball. Man City drew […]
Teesiders promoted to Premiership – Sea-siders settle for Wembley
Brighton & Hove Albion made the long trip north to face Middlesbrough in a win or bust race for automatic promotion to the English Premier League. Several thousand Seagulls’ fans followed their team […]
150 years of the London Fire Brigade
This year sees London Fire Brigade celebrating its 150th anniversary. Fire houses across London are holding Open Days to show their neighbourhoods what they do. New Cross fire station is the oldest […]
Michael Jung and La Biosthetique-Sam FBW secure Grand Slam victory and break Badminton record with finishing score
Michael Jung and La Biosthetique-Sam FBW have made two sizeable annotations to the history books today, by becoming only the second pair ever to win the Rolex Grand Slam and achieving the […]
Change please: who pockets your tips?
Sajid Javid, the Business Secretary, is launching a consultation on tipping amid concerns that restaurants are confusing customers by not being transparent about the charges and who actually receives any tips. As […]
Brit Gemma Tattersall in top three on penultimate day of Badminton Horse Trials
In keeping with tradition, Cross Country Day at Badminton Horse Trials delivered no shortage of drama. This year’s course produced plenty of heart-stopping moments, especially at the Vicarage Vee fence. Frontrunner Michael […]
Andy Murray will meet Novak Djokovic in Madrid Open final
Defending champion Andy Murray has reached the final of the Madrid Open after beating home favourite Rafa Nadal. He’s beaten the Spaniard in this stage of the competition for the second successive year. The […]
Premier League roundup: Leicester lift the Premier League trophy, a dramatic win for Sunderland and Norwich as good as down
Leicester City 3 – 1 Everton Vardy (5′minutes, 65′minutes pen), King (33′minutes) – Mirallas (88′) Leicester City will dominate the back pages tomorrow morning but not entirely for today’s exploits on the field. They […]
Donkey Week May 3rd – 10th
It may have escaped your notice with all this London Mayoral election coverage swamping our airwaves, but it also happens to be National Donkey Week. And where better to celebrate than at […]
Labour’s Sadiq Khan announced as new Mayor for London
01.00 a.m. That’s the end of the elections’ live blog here on Londonmultimedianews. Thanks for joining us- Al Riddell, Harriet Onyett and Mariana Des Forges reporting. Don’t forget to follow us on […]
London nature reserve, Lambeth bridge and Bowie surprise
‘Nature is not a luxury.’ The words of Sir David Attenborough as he opened a new nature reserve in Hackney, East London. Woodberry Wetlands is an 11-hectare wildlife oasis in Stoke Newington. […]
Travel Chaos After Vauxhall Fire
A fire at Vauxhall Station last night has caused major disruption and chaos to train services into London today. The fire broke out in signalling cables under one of the platforms with firefighters […]
John Kasich leaves the Republican race- leaving the way clear for Donald Trump
As John Kasich drops out of the Republican race for the White House, Donald Trump becomes the party’s presumptive nominee. A presumptive nominee is a candidate who has the assurance of becoming […]
Polls open all day- other London news
Today in London the polls opened at 7 am. The main candidates for London Mayor have already been out to cast their vote. But some residents in Barnett had difficulty when they […]
Voting for London Mayor
Londoners take to the polls today to decide the next London Mayor and vote in their representatives for the London Assembly. LMM News visits one of the many stations opening across the […]
Bike To School Day
It’s National Bike to School Day today. So be prepared to be blinded by by shimmering pink handlebar streamers, or zapped by mini spidermen on bikes this afternoon. The event has grown […]
Race and London Mayoral election campaign
With the campaign for London Mayor intensifying in the run up to polling day the contest has become increasingly bitter, becoming overshadowed by race and religion. Over the last few weeks the […]
Wildfire forces evacuation in Canada- and London news
A wildfire is ripping through the Canadian city of Fort McMurray forcing all of its residents to flee. Mariana Des Forges reports on the damage: The sinkhole that appeared in South East […]
Last day of London Mayoral campaigning- bias in the media coverage?
A leading professor of journalism says the Evening Standard has shown political bias in their reporting of the London Mayoral campaign. Professor Angela Phillips from Goldsmiths, University of London has been researching […]
US primaries, Donald Trump moves forward – other news
Donald Trump’s adviser says he thinks David Cameron should apologise for his comments about the Republican presidential hopeful. The Prime minister described Mr. Trump as being ‘divisive, stupid and wrong.’ Donald Trump […]
Breakthrough for UKIP?
The UK Independence Party unveiled its campaign poster today with a clear message on immigration – and high hopes for election success later in the week. Party leader Nigel Farage was joined by […]
‘Let Kids Be Kids’: Parents and children protest against SATS
Across Britain today, children and parents have been protesting, by staying off school, against increased testing of primary school children. The turnout in Preston Park, Brighton for the ‘Let Kids Be Kids’ rally was one of the biggest […]
How Leicester City defied the odds to become the unlikliest of champions
No, it wasn’t a dream, Leicester City have won the Premier League. Bookmakers have paid out thousands of pounds, grown men have been reduced to tears and the landscape of English football […]
The damage of revenge porn: a victim’s story
What is Revenge Porn? Revenge porn refers to the act of a partner or ex-partner purposefully distributing images or videos of a sexual nature without the other person’s consent. In April 2015 […]
Mark Selby wins World Snooker Championship
England’s world number one Mark Selby has beaten China’s Ding Junhui 18-14 to win his second World Championship in three years. Ding kept in touch with the 2014 winner but could never […]
2016 NFL draft- Jacksonville Jaguars strong draft display bodes well for NFL in London
The Jacksonville Jaguars, who hold a two-game-a-season residency here at London’s Wembley Stadium, had a particularly strong NFL draft last Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. They signed Myles Jack and Jalen Ramsey in the […]
The Met Gala 2016- changing the world one outfit at a time.
The Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art has held its annual gala. The gala is a fundraising event for the museum’s Costume Institute. Stars turned out in force to the invite only event. The […]
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