Manchester stabbing treated as terror attack January 1, 2019 A stabbing in Manchester on New Year’s Eve is being treated as a terrorist attack, police confirmed today. The attack, which injured three people including one police officer, is being led by counter-terror experts, police said, adding they were “keeping an open mind”. “We are treating this as a terrorist investigation,” chief constable Ian Hopkins told reporters. The [...]
New Year’s Eve in London: The best places to watch tonight’s fireworks for free December 31, 2018 If you weren't quick enough to snap up a ticket to watch tonight's fireworks on the riverbanks of central London, we've compiled some top viewing spots to save your New Year's Eve celebrations. Cannon Street Slightly further along the Thames in the middle of the City, the riverbank by Cannon Street is just outside the [...]
City watchdog plans to overhaul treatment of whistleblowers in 2019 December 31, 2018 The City watchdog is planning an overhaul of its approach to whistleblowers in the new year, in order to encourage more people to feel safe in coming forward. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said that it would announce details of the plan, first reported by the Financial Times, later in 2019. It will revisit how it maintains [...]
Police apologise to couple arrested over Gatwick drone chaos December 29, 2018 Sussex Police has apologised to a couple arrested following chaos caused by drones at Gatwick Airport. Chief constable Giles York told the Today Programme he was "convinced the grounds for arrest were well-founded" at the time. Paul Gait and Elaine Kirk, who were arrested and held for 36 hours before being released without [...]
New Year’s honours 2019: British sporting heroes recognised in awards December 29, 2018 England football manager Gareth Southgate, model Twiggy and actor Michael Palin are among those that have been recognised in the New Year’s honours list. Southgate, who led the the English team to the semi-final of the World Cup this year, has received an OBE, while Palin, who appeared in Monty Python, received a knighthood and [...]
Londoners flock to the country, snapping up £30bn of property outside the capital in 2018 December 26, 2018 Londoners left the capital in their droves this year, buying £30bn worth of property outside the city as they sought to sidestep expensive house prices. The value of property bought outside the capital by Londoners was at its highest level since 2007 when the figure was £37bn, the highest on record. This year, 74,350 Londoners bought [...]
Gatwick drone pair released by police without charge December 23, 2018 A pair of suspects arrested in the Gatwick Airport drone inquiry have been released without charge today. A 47-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman from Crawley were arrested by Sussex Police yesterday on suspicion of "the criminal use of drones" near the Gatwick airfield on Wednesday and Thursday. More than 140,000 passengers were hit by delays [...]
Beefeaters strike at London landmarks over pension dispute December 21, 2018 Staff from Hampton Court palace, Kensington Palace and the Tower of London today staged a walk-out over changes to their pension scheme. Workers formed picket lines at the famous tourist sites in the first of a series of strikes organised by the GMB Union and Public and Commercial Services union (PCS). The strikes follow an [...]
Gatwick Airport reopens after drones cause Christmas travel chaos December 21, 2018 Gatwick Airport has reopened this morning, after an investigation into reports of drones flying near the airfield caused it to shut down for more than 36 hours. Hundreds of thousands of passengers attempting to travel for Christmas were affected by the disruption, the airport's largest since a volcanic ash cloud in 2010. As of 7am [...]
Gatwick Airport in total shutdown as drones investigation hits Christmas travellers December 20, 2018 Passengers flying from Gatwick Airport have been told not to travel to the airport today, with all incoming and outgoing flights currently suspended. At least 20,000 passengers have already been affected, with hundreds of thousands of journeys likely to be disrupted in the coming days. Gatwick's operations chief Chris Woodroofe said those travelling home for Christmas will [...]