London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey faces fresh wave of criticism over teenage pregnancy remarks October 12, 2018 Conservative London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey has faced fresh criticism after comments he made about contraception and teenage pregnancy came to light this week. Bailey said that the act of giving young people access to condoms and abortion services "normalise[s] sex" and pushes them towards a life of crime. "You have had local authorities up and [...]
Elderly woman ‘crushed’ by hoarding outside west London H&M, rushed to hospital October 11, 2018 A woman has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being crushed by a hoarding outside an H&M store in west London. The woman, described by witnesses as in her 70s, was taken to a major trauma centre after being injured this morning. Read more: Earl's Court Station evacuated as person on track airlifted [...]
Earl’s Court incident: Person on track airlifted to safety as station evacuated October 11, 2018 A person appears to have been airlifted to safety after an incident at Earl’s Court Station this morning, with thousands of commuters evacuated from the station as it was temporarily closed. British Transport Police (BTP) reportedly said a person was struck by a train at the station, but it is not clear whether they were [...]
Met Office issues weather warning as Storm Callum approaches UK October 10, 2018 The Met Office has issued a weather warning with 80mph gale-force winds and heavy rain forecast for later this week as Storm Callum hits the UK. A yellow warning has been declared for Northern Ireland and western Britain this Friday with strong winds and torrential rain posing a danger to life, the Met Office saya. [...]
Passenger numbers soar to 1.5m at London Luton Airport October 10, 2018 London Luton Airport has hit a new milestone after experiencing its busiest September ever with more than 1.5m passengers travelling through it last month. It marks the 20th consecutive month that the London-based airport has welcomed more than 1m passengers and represents a 3.9 per cent increase on the same month last year as demand [...]
Police respond to gas explosion outside Liverpool Street pub October 10, 2018 Police and firefighters are responding to a small gas explosion in the City. The blast happened outside the Woodin Shades pub on Bishopsgate. We are currently dealing with a minor gas explosion outside the Woodins Shades pub on #Bishopsgate in the City A small cordon is in place so there is no access to vehicles [...]
Insurer Beazley becomes second tenant in City skyscraper Twentytwo October 10, 2018 The City's tallest skyscraper has landed its second major tenant – specialist insurer Beazley – in a sign of the bumper year for insurance take-up in the Square Mile. City A.M. can reveal the FTSE 250 insurer is set to take 50,000 square feet (sq ft) over two floors at 22 Bishopsgate when construction is finished [...]
Pregnant woman shot with pellet gun by City cashpoint as muggers try new tactic to distract victims October 9, 2018 An expectant mother was shot with a pellet gun outside a City cashpoint on Monday in what police believe may be a new tactic from muggers trying to grab money from their victims. Five-month pregnant Nikki Morgan was outside Halifax on Fenchurch Street in broad daylight, trying to unlock her pin code when something hit [...]
Cenkos boss steps down after profits vanish October 9, 2018 Stockbroker Cenkos Securities surprised the City this morning after announcing its chief executive is to step down in the wake of tumbling profits. Boss Anthony Hotson will leave his post at the end of the month, putting an end to a 12-month reign which was dampened last month when Cenkos halved its dividends and posted [...]
Cromwell should fall – and so should all government statues October 9, 2018 For those of us whose first exposure was Monty Python’s song about him, it’s difficult to get animated about whether Oliver Cromwell’s statue should continue to adorn the parliamentary estate. But the legacy of the seventeenth century Lord Protector does seem to upset many, not least Brits of Irish descent. The historian Jeremy Crick recently renewed [...]