Melbourne re-enters lockdown after coronavirus cases jump July 7, 2020 The Australian state of Victoria has recorded its highest one day increase in coronavirus cases, sending the city of Melbourne back into a six-week lockdown. Victoria recorded its highest daily increase in coronavirus infections, with 191 new confirmed cases. The Victorian premier, David Andrews, announced that all those living in the Melbourne metropolitan area and [...]
Met Police refers itself to police watchdog over racial profiling July 7, 2020 The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the police watchdog after a stop and search involving black British athlete Bianca Williams. The Team GB sprinter claimed officers racially profiled her and her partner Ricardo dos Santos, a Portuguese 400m runner, were stopped in Maida Vale over the weekend. Williams accused the Met of racially profiling [...]
Super Saturday: Pubs to open as London braces for boozing Brits July 3, 2020 Pubs and restaurants up and down the country are preparing to open tomorrow – dubbed Super Saturday – for the first time since lockdown began, as Brits readjust to life under social distancing. Bars and eateries will be allowed to open their doors for the first time using measures such as table service and visitor [...]
Cracked encryption app leads to hundreds of arrests July 2, 2020 Efforts by police to crack an encrypted messaging app used by criminals has led to the arrests of “iconic” figures of the British underworld. The National Crime Agency (NCA) today said it had “successfully penetrated” Encrochat, a secure smartphone instant messaging app that was used by criminals to coordinate their activities. The move has allowed [...]
British public ‘increasingly concerned’ about lockdown lift this weekend June 30, 2020 The British public are increasingly concerned that Boris Johnson’s plans to reopen pubs, restaurants, cinemas, galleries and hairdressers this weekend are premature, according to new research, after scenes of crowded beaches sparked fears that the infection rate in the UK could rise. The Prime Minister’s announcement last week that hospitality businesses in England are set [...]
Help young Londoners take their first step on the career ladder June 29, 2020 For so many young people, the coronavirus pandemic has left them questioning their educational future and career pathways. It has been such an uncertain time for pupils across the capital. And that’s why this year we were even more determined than ever before to host the London Careers Festival (LCF), albeit in a new format. [...]
Police attacked again at illegal Notting Hill party June 26, 2020 Police officers have been attacked for the second night in a row while trying to disperse an illegal party in Notting Hill. Writing on Twitter, the Met Police said that objects had been thrown at police at an unlicensed music event near Colville Gardens in west London. The situation arose after 22 police officers were [...]
Twenty-two police officers injured in Brixton street party clash June 25, 2020 Twenty-two police officers were injured during clashes at an illegal street party in Brixton last night after large crowds descended into violence. Two officers were taken to hospital after trying to disperse the “unlicensed music event” near the Angell Town estate in Brixton last night, after residents complained about noise and violence. Footage on social [...]
Sadiq Khan takes coronavirus pay cut as City Hall faces £500m black hole June 17, 2020 Sadiq Khan will take a 10 per cent pay cut as he warns that City Hall will have to make cuts to public services without central government help. The mayor of London said he would slash his £152,734 salary by almost £15,300, while warning that the Greater London Authority faces a £493m budget black hole [...]
Boris Johnson urges public to avoid ‘hijacked’ London protests and defends Churchill statue June 12, 2020 Boris Johnson has urged the public to stay away from Black Lives Matter protests planned in London this weekend amid fears of violence after being “hijacked by extremists”. Black Lives Matter organisers have cancelled London protests that were set to start at 1pm in Hyde Park tomorrow after right-wing groups planned to join. Today’s protest [...]