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New Wetherspoons pub set to open next to one of London's most popular tourist destinations
1 week, 5 days ago

New Wetherspoons pub set to open next to one of London's most popular tourist destinations

Daily Mail  

A brand-new Wetherspoons pub is set to open its doors in summer 2025, with development work officially kicking off this week. The pub, which will be named The Sun Wharf, will occupy the former London Dungeon space located within the arches at 50 Tooley Street, near London Bridge. The pub, which will be named The Sun Wharf, will occupy the …

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Shocking moment police seize deadly two-foot SWORD from youth in the shadow of The Shard
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Shocking moment police seize deadly two-foot SWORD from youth in the shadow of The Shard

Daily Mail  

A huge two-foot sword was seized from a black puffer jacket-clad youth in the shadow of The Shard as passersby watched on in horror. Three uniformed police officers swooped the area outside a beauty shop at London Bridge yesterday where the weapon was unveiled in front of shocked shoppers. A young man in jeans and a grey hat was arrested …

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The horrifying truth behind Wolf Hall: BBC drama shows beheadings, torture and burning at the stake, but the real dark side of Henry VIII's reign was even more gruesome (and forks were a rarity at the
4 months, 1 week ago

The horrifying truth behind Wolf Hall: BBC drama shows beheadings, torture and burning at the stake, but the real dark side of Henry VIII's reign was even more gruesome (and forks were a rarity at the

Daily Mail  

Wolf Hall has once again left viewers gripped as it continues the story of the dramatic rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell under the tyrannical King Henry VIII. The new and final series, named The Mirror and the Light after Dame Hilary's final novel, left viewers shocked when it opened with a flashback of the beheading of Henry's second wife, …

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Operation London Bridge: King Charles death plan codename officially upgraded, claims biography
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Operation London Bridge: King Charles death plan codename officially upgraded, claims biography

The Independent  

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Marc Conway: Fishmongers’ Hall hero warns of more IPP prisoner suicides as he is finally freed from indefinite jail term
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Marc Conway: Fishmongers’ Hall hero warns of more IPP prisoner suicides as he is finally freed from indefinite jail term

The Independent  

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Hunt for rogue IT firm employee behind 'Islamophobic' cyber 'hack': Worker goes AWOL as police probe message that shut down rail station wi-fi
6 months ago

Hunt for rogue IT firm employee behind 'Islamophobic' cyber 'hack': Worker goes AWOL as police probe message that shut down rail station wi-fi

Daily Mail  

The hunt is underway for an IT firm employee after the an 'Islamophobic' message appeared on public wi-fi landing pages at 19 of Britain's railway stations. Full list of all Network Rail stations impacted by cyber attack Birmingham New Street Bristol Temple Meads Clapham Junction Edinburgh Waverley Glasgow Central Guildford Leeds City Liverpool Lime Street London Bridge London Cannon Street …

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Devastated Brits sweep away floodwater from ruined homes after month of rain deluged Britain - as map shows where MORE downpours will hit tonight
6 months ago

Devastated Brits sweep away floodwater from ruined homes after month of rain deluged Britain - as map shows where MORE downpours will hit tonight

Daily Mail  

Send your pictures or videos of flooding in your area to: [email protected] Devastated Britons were pictured today sweeping floodwater from their ruined homes after a month's worth of rain deluged the country. Tim Maher in his flooded house in Grendon, Northamptonshire, this morning Neighbours armed with vacuum cleaners help to clear flood water from the home of Jon Sayles in …

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Why bridges keep falling across India
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Why bridges keep falling across India

New Indian Express  

“London Bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down, London Bridge is falling down, My fair lady.” The popular English nursery rhyme treats a bridge falling as a matter of little consequence and something almost amusing. Bridges being vital and busy transport links, their failure can result in a grievous loss of lives and money, and are blots on the …

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The real-life Bridget Jones map of London: Inside the locations where Britain's favourite bachelorette hung out from the pub where she downed shots to her (VERY expensive) flat - as Renée Zellweger re
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The real-life Bridget Jones map of London: Inside the locations where Britain's favourite bachelorette hung out from the pub where she downed shots to her (VERY expensive) flat - as Renée Zellweger re

Daily Mail  

Bridget is officially back, with Renée Zellweger spotted on the set of the fourth film, Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, earlier this week. A map detailing all the memorable London locations that featured in the hit rom-com, including Bridget's flat A passionate kiss shared between Bridget Jones and Mark Darcy share a passionate kiss outside her flat in London …

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Count Binface: I will rename London Bridge and have never heard of Susan Hall
11 months ago

Count Binface: I will rename London Bridge and have never heard of Susan Hall

The Independent  

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How to do the great American road trip: Arizona
11 months ago

How to do the great American road trip: Arizona

The Independent  

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'Pride Pillar' unveiled by Network Rail at London Bridge station that celebrates 'demisexuality and 'polamory' that cost taxpayer £3,500 is 'virtue signalling', say critics
1 year ago

'Pride Pillar' unveiled by Network Rail at London Bridge station that celebrates 'demisexuality and 'polamory' that cost taxpayer £3,500 is 'virtue signalling', say critics

Daily Mail  

A 'pride pillar' unveiled by Network Rail in one of the country's busiest stations that featured flags representing 'demisexuality' and 'polyamory' cost the taxpayer more than £3,500. The colourful posters pasted onto the stark concrete support stoked controversy when they were installed at London Bridge Station, with critics saying the publicly owned railway company had broken its own 'no political …

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What is Operation Menai Bridge?
1 year, 1 month ago

What is Operation Menai Bridge?

The Independent  

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Chaos for commuters as drivers' strike cripples rail routes and sparks huge queues on the roads during morning rush hour - with MORE train mayhem to come as London Overground staff also vote to walk o
1 year, 1 month ago

Chaos for commuters as drivers' strike cripples rail routes and sparks huge queues on the roads during morning rush hour - with MORE train mayhem to come as London Overground staff also vote to walk o

Daily Mail  

Train hell for commuters has begun today as drivers stage fresh walkouts across nine days in a dispute over pay, as more strikes are set to hit the capital in the coming weeks. Commuters crowd platforms at Waterloo Station this morning as the capital is hit by a rail strike It was announced this morning that London Overground staff will …

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Diversity champion behind Network Rail's controversial 'Pride pillar' is embroiled in misogyny row as offensive social media posts emerge
1 year, 1 month ago

Diversity champion behind Network Rail's controversial 'Pride pillar' is embroiled in misogyny row as offensive social media posts emerge

Daily Mail  

The Network Rail diversity champion behind a controversial 'Pride pillar' has found himself at the centre of a misogyny row. Shane Andrews, who chairs Network Rail's employee network for promoting LGBT inclusion, was criticised after a number of deeply offensive social media posts emerged. In a recent tweet defending National Rail's decision to install a 'Pride pillar' in London Bridge …

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Storm Henk: travel hell as trains cancelled, Dartford Crossing is closed, holiday parks are evacuated, the London Eye stops running and roofs and scaffolding are blown away as 94mph winds batter UK
1 year, 2 months ago

Storm Henk: travel hell as trains cancelled, Dartford Crossing is closed, holiday parks are evacuated, the London Eye stops running and roofs and scaffolding are blown away as 94mph winds batter UK

Daily Mail  

Londoners were urged to stay indoors today as Storm Henk hit Britain with 94mph gusts and two inches of rain after the Met Office issued an urgent amber warning. A car lies partially submerged on the A272 at Petersfield in Hampshire this afternoon Difficult driving conditions in today's rain on the A102 in Greenwich, South East London Flooding at Tewkesbury …

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Horror as boy, 4, has toes ripped from foot on London Bridge escalator
1 year, 5 months ago

Horror as boy, 4, has toes ripped from foot on London Bridge escalator

The Independent  

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Sadiq Khan marks six-year anniversary of London Bridge terror attack
1 year, 9 months ago

Sadiq Khan marks six-year anniversary of London Bridge terror attack

The Independent  

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Protesters say they will refuse to stump up £12 a day when Sadiq Khan's Ulez expands
1 year, 10 months ago

Protesters say they will refuse to stump up £12 a day when Sadiq Khan's Ulez expands

Daily Mail  

Hundreds of anti-Ulez campaigners are demonstrating outside London Bridge station in opposition to Sadiq Khan's hated £12-a-day plan - with some saying they refuse to pay the daily charge. Protesters are gathered outside London Bridge station in a demonstration against the much-hated Ulez Demonstrators are holding banners expressing their hatred for the £12-a-day plan Pictured are anti-Ulez protesters outside London …

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How will the latest rail strikes affect each train operator?
2 years ago

How will the latest rail strikes affect each train operator?

The Independent  

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Council REMOVES name of terrorist Usman Khan from report 'because it might inflame far right
2 years, 5 months ago

Council REMOVES name of terrorist Usman Khan from report 'because it might inflame far right

Daily Mail  

Staffordshire county council has agreed to remove the name of terrorist Usman Khan, who killed two people in the London Bridge attacks, from a council report over concerns it could 'inflame' the far right. At the Conservative-run council's Safeguarding Overview and Scrutiny Committee, councillor Gillian Pardesi argued that including Khan's name and ethnic background could provoke an increase in hate …

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Police officers brought in from Bermuda and Falklands to guard Queen’s funeral
2 years, 6 months ago

Police officers brought in from Bermuda and Falklands to guard Queen’s funeral

The Independent  

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Queen's eight grandchildren including Harry in military uniform stand by her coffin in her honour
2 years, 6 months ago

Queen's eight grandchildren including Harry in military uniform stand by her coffin in her honour

Daily Mail  

Last night, King Charles and his siblings, Princess Anne and Princes Andrew and Edward mounted their vigil It was held by Prince William, the Prince of Wales, Prince Harry, who was in his military uniform, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn The Queen's eight grandchildren have held a vigil around …

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Queen queue closes AGAIN just hours after reopening
2 years, 6 months ago

Queen queue closes AGAIN just hours after reopening

Daily Mail  

The queue to see the Queen's coffin at Westminster Hall has closed for the second time today as too many people have joined - despite the 22 hour wait time. Thousands of people have queued late into the night, despite warnings they could be waiting for up to 24 hours Mourners have lined the banks of the Thames for a …

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