Commuters told to avoid London Bridge station after terror attack November 29, 2019 Commuters have been told to avoid London Bridge station following a terror attack this afternoon. Police were called to London Bridge at 1.58pm along with emergency services after reports of a stabbing. Read more: Police kill man in London Bridge terrorist incident The Metropolitan Police said “a number of people have been stabbed”. Assistant commissioner [...]
Police kill man wearing hoax explosive device in London Bridge terrorist incident November 29, 2019 Police have shot and killed a man wearing a hoax explosive device after multiple people were injured during a terrorist incident on London Bridge this afternoon. The Metropolitan Police said “a number of people have been stabbed” during the incident, following reports circulating on social media of multiple stabbings. Met commissioner Neil Basu said one [...]
Profit jumps as Babcock buoyed by marine division November 20, 2019 Defence giant Babcock has reported an increase in pre-tax profit for the first half in line with expectations, as a strong performance from its marine business offset weakness in its aviation division. The figures Babcock reported a 134 per cent increase in statutory pre-tax profit, which rose from £65.1m to £152m for the six months [...]
Police ‘assessing’ allegations Brexit Party candidates were offered peerage November 16, 2019 Police are assessing two allegations of electoral fraud after claims the Conservative Party offered peerages to Brexit Party candidates in an effort to persuade them to stand down. The claims first came to light in a video posted by Nigel Farage on Twitter earlier this week. The Brexit Party leader claimed that he and eight [...]
China condemns ‘attack’ on Hong Kong minister in London November 15, 2019 The Chinese government has condemned what it called an “attack” on Hong Kong’s justice minister after she fell to the ground while surrounded by furious pro-democracy protesters in London last night. Teresa Cheng, who was in London to promote Hong Kong as a dispute resolution and deal-making hub, was circled by protesters shouting “murder” and [...]
Court rules London-wide ban on Extinction Rebellion was unlawful November 6, 2019 The High Court have ruled that a London-wide police ban against Extinction Rebellion protests was unlawful, it was announced this morning. The ban was imposed in the second week of the activist group’s ‘”Autumn Rebellion”, during which more than 1,800 protestors were arrested. Read more: Extinction Rebellion protests cost Met Police £37m The group appealed [...]
Suspicious package sent to Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson’s office November 4, 2019 Police are investigating a suspicious package that was sent to the Westminster office of Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson. Metropolitan Police officers attended the scene early this morning. Read more: Jo Swinson elected leader of the Liberal Democrats A statement from the Met said: “Police attended Portcullis House, Westminster at 0951hrs today following reports of [...]
Beware the chilling consequences of facial recognition technology on society October 28, 2019 Since the 1950s, researchers have been working towards the holy grail of artificial intelligence (AI). Now, as last week’s City A.M. feature outlined, recent advances are moving out of the lab and into our daily lives – with disturbing implications. Facial recognition systems, powered by these developments in AI, are spreading into society. This is [...]
Extinction Rebellion protests cost Met Police £37m October 22, 2019 Protests carried out by Extinction Rebellion activists have cost the Metropolitan Police at least £37m and caused other investigations to be halted. Commissioner Cressida Dick today said that the recent two-week demonstrations had cost £21m, with this figure expected to rise by a further several million. Read more: Extinction Rebellion patron buys stake in Heathrow [...]
Brexit march: Hundreds of thousands descend on Westminster in People’s Vote protest October 19, 2019 Hundreds of thousands of activists are gathering in central London today to demand a referendum on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. As MPs prepare to vote on the Brexit deal, the People’s Vote march will head to Westminster to demand the public have a final say on Britain’s departure from the EU. The march will begin [...]