New York’s slice of London in Sadiq Khan £10m tourism campaign May 10, 2022 NEW York was treated to a slice of London yesterday, as a handful of Coldstream guards who ordinarily stand watch at Buckingham Palace took to Times Square for the launch of a £10m campaign to lure American tourists back to the capital. Sadiq Khan was met with an enthusiastic reception from the likes of tourists [...]
Baseball back to London as MLB chief says he’d “love” a team in the capital in next decade May 9, 2022 BIG LEAGUE baseball will be back in London next year, with the sport’s most important figure saying he would “love” to have a team based in London permanently. Major League Baseball (MLB) will play a series of games in the capital over the next five years after the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan struck a [...]
Transport for London debt downgraded by ratings agency due to “uncertain” financial future May 9, 2022 A MAJOR ratings agency has downgraded Transport for London’s (TfL) debt due to the “uncertainty” of its long-term funding, in a further sign of the financial difficulty the operator finds itself in. Moody’s announced it had downgraded TfL’s long-term debt as a result of weaker economic growth and higher inflation delaying the service’s return to [...]
Buckingham Palace: Queen will not attend Queen’s Speech May 9, 2022 The Queen will not be reading out the Queen’s Speech at the state opening of Parliament on Tuesday. The monarch will not attend the state opening after “episodic mobility problems”. Prince Charles will instead outline the government’s priorities for the months ahead. A statement from Buckingham Palace Statement said: ““The Queen continues to experience episodic [...]
Police conduct two controlled explosions in the heart of Westminster after ‘suspicious vehicle’ leads to evacuation May 9, 2022 Two controlled explosions were conducted by the Met Police near Westminster Abbey after a “suspicious vehicle” forced the closure of numerous roads and evacuation of the QEII centre. The force said streets were cornered of-around the famous landmark and that it was “dealing with an ongoing incident involving what is believed to be a suspicious [...]
Sir Keir Starmer: If I am fined over Beergate – I WILL resign May 9, 2022 Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has committed to resigning if Durham police find him guilty of breaching lockdown rules last year. In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, the former head of public prosecutions said: “I’ve always followed the rules” since the start of lockdown. He said everyone “found the rules frustrating at times”, and that [...]
Watch the moment Russia’s envoy in Poland is doused with red paint, facing protestors shouting ‘fascist and murderer’ May 9, 2022 The Kremlin’s envoy in Poland was met with raucous crowds shouting ‘fascist and murderer’ at an event to mark Russia’s ‘Victory Day’, before being doused in red paint. Sergey Andreey was pictured covered in the the liquid, resembling blood, as he attempted to attend a memorial event at the Warsaw Soviet military cemetery, A crowd, [...]
Imelda is back: Remarkable comeback for widow of late dictator Marcos as former First Lady is set to become Philippines’ First Mother May 9, 2022 As polling stations in the Philippines are about to close, the son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos is set to become the country’s next president. His near-certain victory means a remarkable comeback for his mother, the legendary Imelda Marcos, who dominated Filipino politics, together with her husband, for over two decades before being forced into [...]
Queen’s Speech: Johnson readies new legislative agenda after bruising local elections May 9, 2022 Boris Johnson will look to breathe new life into his flagging government tomorrow as he sets out a fresh legislative agenda for the next session of parliament in the Queen’s speech. Johnson, who was dealt a bruising blow as the Tories lost nearly 500 seats in local elections last week, is expected to deliver a [...]
Putin is ‘mirroring’ the fascism of Hitler, says Ben Wallace May 9, 2022 Vladimir Putin is “mirroring” the fascism of Hitler and must face the same fate as the Nazi top command, the UK defence secretary Ben Wallace said today.