For the second year in a row, UK Charity Help Refugees has established a Choose Love pop-up shop in London. This year they have expanded with a new shop in New York […]
Banksy makes art for Soho Christmas charity shop
A little piano concert everyday
Nature hasn’t given us any background music to accompany our daily lives; that only happens in films. However, from time to time some initiatives take place that allow us to get a […]
Spice drug epidemic in jails putting nurses at risk
An epidemic of a laboratory-created cannabis substitute is putting nurses who treat inmates in prisons at risk. The Royal College of Nursing reported that it had staff members who had been left […]
Grenfell Inquiry update, and other stories
Grenfell inquiry: Man who lived in flat where the fire started did ‘the right thing’ A public inquiry has heard that Behailu Kebede, the occupant of the fourth-floor flat where the Grenfell […]
Gaza violence: fresh protests expected, and other stories
Palestinians are burying some of their dead with fresh protests against Israel expected today. Palestinian officials say Israeli troops shot and killed 58 people in the Gaza Strip on Monday, and some […]
Palestinian death toll rises in Gaza border clashes, and other stories
Death toll rises following protests against US embassy move to Jerusalem The number of Palestinian protestors shot dead by Israeli troops in Gaza has risen to 41, according to Palestinian officials. Thousands […]
MI5 Director warns of terror attacks and other stories
Andrew Parker, the head of MI5, has been meeting with European security chiefs in Berlin today. He accused Russia of breaching international rules following the Salisbury nerve agent attack. Mr Parker also […]
Mayor’s scheme to get women into senior jobs and other stories
London mayor Sadiq Khan’s initiative to get women into leadership roles The Mayor of London has launched a new leadership scheme called ‘Our time’ to address the shortage of women in senior […]
Sadiq Khan defends violent crime strategy, and other stories
Sadiq Khan has defended his initiatives against violent crime The Mayor of London has been criticised for his response to a rise in knife and gun crime in the capital, but argues […]
UK apologise to Libyan dissidents, and other stories
UK issues apology to tortured Libyan dissidents The Attorney General, Jeremy Wright, has issued a formal apology today in the House Commons, to two Libyan dissidents who were tortured by Muammar Gaddafi’s forces […]
BT Jobs Cuts, and other stories
BT will be cutting 13,000 jobs in the next three years The telecoms giant is seeking to cut management and back-office roles, in a bid to reduce costs by £1.5 billion. Although […]
North Korea has freed three US citizens and other stories
North Korea has freed three US citizens North Korea has released three US citizens ahead of a meeting between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump. One of the men was jailed in 2015, […]
Clearance of George Michael memorial saddens fans
Since the singer George Michael’s death on Christmas Day 2016, fans from all over the world have created a garden of remembrance outside his London home at The Grove in Highgate. Now, […]
Members of Iran’s nuclear agreement pledge to fulfil their agreements following US withdrawal, and today’s other headlines
Members of Iran’s nuclear agreement pledge to fulfil their agreements following US withdrawal The UK, France, Germany, China and Russia have all said they willl continue to commit to the Iran nuclear […]
Wiley calls on young people to stop using weapons, and other stories
The rapper Wiley has called for young people to stop using weapons, while the rise in knife and gun crime continues. The Grime star, who has been stabbed twenty one times, criticised […]
Queensbury tube shooting: one dead and another injured
A crime scene remains in place in Cumberland Road and Essoldo Way, where police say the attacks are thought to have taken place. The victim, believed to be in his 30s, was […]
Fresh doubt cast over Sadiq Khan’s Oxford Street plans, and other stories
Sadiq Khan’s plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street have been challenged by Westminster Council who say it should be halted. Council Chief Daniel Astaire, who is a vocal opponent of Sadiq Khan’s plans, […]
Tory Eurosceptics battle PM, and other stories
The Prime Minister is facing a backlash from Tory Eurosceptics over the Government’s proposed customs partnership with the EU. Influential Eurosceptic Jacob Rees Mogg spoke to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this […]
Royal Bank of Scotland to close 162 branches, and other stories
Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that it will close 162 branches across England and Wales, which means that 792 jobs will be lost. The bank said that staff would be offered […]
Activist seeks prosecution for undercover police officer, and other stories
An undercover police officer is facing legal action from an environmental activist, who was tricked into having a sexual relationship with him. Jim Boyling had relationships with three women in the 1990s, […]
Court of Appeal hears case for right to die, and other stories
A man who suffers from a terminal illness is putting forward a case for assisted suicide at the Court of Appeal today. Noel Conway, who has motor neurone disease (MND), was diagnosed […]
Vasaloppet – the world’s oldest ski race that welcomes both professionals and beginners
If you enjoyed when London was covered in snow thanks to the Beast from the East, then perhaps your inner snowman should come forth and head north – to participate in the […]
Hidden Blood Sucker Lives in the London Underground
Many know that London’s Tube system inhabits mice and rats, but few are aware that it also serves as a home to Culex pipiens molestus, the London Underground Mosquito. London Underground Mosquito […]
Wife of Terror Victim Chris Bevington Testifies in Court: ‘He was my everything’
The wife of Chris Bevington, the British victim of the Stockholm lorry attack last April, has testified in Swedish court as the trial against driver Rahkmat Akilov comes to an end. Her husband […]
Kim Jong-Un crosses the Korean border into the south
In a breathtaking moment, the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un crosses into South Korea to meet with his Southern counterpart President Moon Jae-in. Kim Jong-Un becomes the first North Korean leader to visit […]
New screening arches trial in Lewisham station
The Met Police has deployed screening arches at Lewisham station to detect any passenger carrying weapons. A group of law enforcement officers was asking people to queue in order to move through […]
Jerry John Rawlings: orphans of the ‘Uprising’
Ghana was the first country south of the Sahara to gain independence from British colonial rule. Since that time, however, and since independence the country had been beset by a history of […]
Just Human: figurative exhibition at Well Hung gallery in Hoxton
Hoxton based gallery Well Hung has launched its latest exhibition, ‘Just Human’; showcasing figurative works from six British artists. The gallery specialises in urban street art, and regularly holds group and solo […]
Dishes: The Untold Story
What happens when two former contractors to the US Department of Defence, a soprano singer and a journalist – who loves to sing, all come together to discuss a secret that is […]
British Museum misspells Mandarin throughout exhibits
Miles Fan discusses the impact of misspelling a major world language in one of Britain’s foremost museums
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