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The romantic past of a beloved 100-year-old cinema, from proposals to film-themed weddings

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle 5 days ago By Eleanor Noyce
Play Video Baron, France - July 29, 2020: A Eurostar e320 high speed train is driving from Paris to London on the LGV Nord, the North European high speed railway line, in the french countryside.

Eurostar chaos after 800 passengers trapped in Channel Tunnel for over two hours

Channel: UK UK 6 days ago By Gethin Hicks
EMBARGOED TO 0001 FRIDAY DECEMBER 6 EDITORIAL USE ONLY (left to right) CEO and co-founder of Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, Sean Collins and COO of Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, Geoff Symonds at Wight Shipyard Co in East Cowes, Isle of Wight where the UK's first fully electric cross-river ferry, Orbit Clipper, is under construction. Issue Date: Friday December 6, 2024. PA Photo. The newest addition to the Uber Boat by Thames Clippers fleet is due to launch in March 2025. The zero-emission vessel will provide an accessible, green and fast route for pedestrians and cyclists across the River Thames - from Canary Wharf to Rotherhithe - enabling over 150,000 passengers to cross every week. Photo credit should read: Ed Hill/PA Media Assignments

'Orbit Clipper' will change the London commute as we know it in 2025

Channel: Travel Travel 6 days ago By Jessica Hamilton
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Seiya Tanase/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (15039494i) Police cordon on Shaftesbury Avenue in London, England, on December 25, 2024, after a man is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after midnight. Police are called following reports of a road traffic collision and a car driving on the wrong side of the road on Shaftesbury Avenue, W1. Four pedestrians are taken to the hospital, with one remaining in a life-threatening condition. Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Attempted Murder In Shaftesbury Avenue, London, United Kingdom - 25 Dec 2024

Man charged after 'car ploughs into people' in Shaftesbury Avenue on Christmas Day

Channel: UK UK 6 days ago By Brooke Davies
View of London skyline from across the Thames

Full list of most popular places Londoners are leaving the capital for

Channel: UK UK 6 days ago By Gethin Hicks
E Pellicci Traditional Family Cafe In East London

UK café with 'phenomenal' fry-ups named one of world's most legendary restaurants

Channel: Food Food 6 days ago By Courtney Pochin
Westfield London shopping centre on 9th May 2024 in London, United Kingdom. White City is a district in the northern part of Shepherd's Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The district got its name from the white marble cladding used on buildings during several exhibitions when the area was first developed, between in the early 1900s. White City is currently area under a massive redevelopment program, with high rise apartment buildings rising up just east of Wood Lane. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Full list of Boxing Day opening times for major UK shopping centres

Channel: UK UK 2 days ago By Katie Boyden
Red double decker London buses travel across Tower Bridge whilst visitors walk alongside the traffic. (Photo by: Martin Berry/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The day a London bus jumped Tower Bridge to avoid disaster

Channel: UK UK 3 days ago By Sam Courtney-Guy
Emma embracing with HH Dalai lama in Dharamsala, in India, in March 2024

London city banker turned Buddhist nun reveals the secret to happiness

Channel: UK UK December 25, 2024 By Gergana Krasteva
Play Video A police cordon remains in place in Shaftesbury Avenue after a man drove into pedestrians on Christmas morning (Picture: UKNIP)

Car ploughs into people on Shaftesbury Avenue on Christmas morning

Channel: UK UK December 25, 2024 By Liam Coleman
An Elizabeth Line train at Ealing Broadway Station, London, UK is ready to leave en route to London Heathrow Airport. Terminals 2.3.4.and 5 are all served by this line. Taken on November 17th 2023; Shutterstock ID 2459858715; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Passenger dragged by Elizabeth line train with hand stuck in the door

Channel: UK UK December 24, 2024 By Danny Rigg
09/12/2024 - LONDON - A 61-year-old man who died following a serious assault at Ilford railway station has been named by police as his family pay tribute to their much-loved father, grandfather, and husband.Jorge Ortega was taken to hospital in a critical condition after he was seriously assaulted at around 8.49pm on Wednesday 4 December. He sadly died in hospital on the evening of Friday 6 December. His family pay tribute to him in a statement released today by Mr Ortega???s son: "Our dad was the most loving person, the kindest soul you could have the pleasure of meeting. Everyone who has met our dad or who has ever worked with him over the years will tell you this. He had a brilliant mind, enjoyed cooking, loved drawing, and was highly skilled in art. Officers were called to Ilford railway station at around 8.49pm on Wednesday 4 December following reports of a serious assault. Paramedics and London's Air Ambulance also attended, and a man was taken to hospital with serious head injuries. An arrest was made the following morning. 28-year-old Ayodele Jamgbadi of Kingston Road in Ilford has been charged with Grievous Bodily Harm, Affray and possession of a prohibited offensive weapon in a private place in connection with the incident. He has been remanded and is due to appear at Inner London Crown Court on Tuesday 7 January 2025. Detectives will make an application to amend the indictment to reflect the victims death. PICTURE: UNPIXS 09/12/2024

Man charged with murder after 'loving' Elizabeth Line worker fatally attacked

Channel: UK UK December 24, 2024 By Sarah Hooper
A butcher holds a cut of meat at a pre-Christmas meat auction held by G Lawrence butchers at Smithfield Market in London, Britain, December 24, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Britain's oldest meat market holds auction ahead of potential closure after 800 years

Channel: UK UK December 24, 2024 By Sarah Hooper

Britain's longest-serving postie reveals weirdest Christmas presents he's delivered

Channel: UK UK December 24, 2024 By Sarah Hooper
A man has been arrested after a woman was found with fatal stab wounds at a south west London address.Gemma Devonish, 42, was pronounced dead at the property in Nutfield Close Carshalton just after 10.30pm on Thursday.A man, 38, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.Detective Chief Inspector Alex Gammampila said: ?Our thoughts today are with Gemma?s family and friends who are trying to come to terms with this truly tragic event. We are offering them all the support that we can.?We know that the wider community will also be impacted and I would urge anyone with concerns to please speak with local officers.?While we have made an arrest detectives continue to carry out a number of enquiries as we build a picture of the events that led to this horrific murder.?I would ask anyone who was in the area of Nutfield Close who may have seen or heard anything suspicious, particularly on Wednesday 18 or morning of Thursday 19 December, to make contact.?

Teacher stabbed to death in 'prolonged and frenzied' attack at her home

Channel: UK UK December 24, 2024 By John Dunne

Being an elf at Hamleys is harder than it looks - I tried it out for a day

Channel: UK UK December 24, 2024 By Gethin Hicks
An overturned lorry on the M40 in Oxfordshire.

Drivers warned to expect long delays on the M40 after lorry overturns in crash

Channel: UK UK December 24, 2024 By Tom Sanders
Play Video GRABS: CCTV footage of near miss on platform as rail group urges safety

Commuter falls into moving train that knocks him to ground and sends him spinning

Channel: UK UK December 23, 2024 By Sarah Hooper
A man has been arrested after a woman was found with fatal stab wounds at a south west London address.Gemma Devonish, 42, was pronounced dead at the property in Nutfield Close Carshalton just after 10.30pm on Thursday.A man, 38, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.Detective Chief Inspector Alex Gammampila said: ?Our thoughts today are with Gemma?s family and friends who are trying to come to terms with this truly tragic event. We are offering them all the support that we can.?We know that the wider community will also be impacted and I would urge anyone with concerns to please speak with local officers.?While we have made an arrest detectives continue to carry out a number of enquiries as we build a picture of the events that led to this horrific murder.?I would ask anyone who was in the area of Nutfield Close who may have seen or heard anything suspicious, particularly on Wednesday 18 or morning of Thursday 19 December, to make contact.?

Man appears in court charged with stabbing teacher to death

Channel: UK UK December 23, 2024 By John Dunne
King Charles III during the recording of his Christmas message at the Fitzrovia Chapel in central London. Picture date: Wednesday December 11, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story ROYAL King. Photo credit should read: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Major change to King's Christmas message for the first time in a decade

Channel: UK UK December 23, 2024 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
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