Met Police drop investigation into Arron Banks and Nigel Farage’s Leave.EU September 13, 2019 The Brexit campaign backed by British millionaire Arron Banks and Nigel Farage will face no further criminal investigation into the spending return it submitted. Leave.EU was one of the campaigns supporting Brexit during the 2016 EU referendum. While police accepted there were “some technical breaches of electoral law”, they said there was “insufficient evidence to [...]
Heathrow drone protest: Airport ‘remains open’ as police make two arrests September 13, 2019 Heathrow has said its runways remain open today despite efforts by climate change protesters to disrupt flights after two men were arrested. The Metropolitan Police arrested the two men at 5.50am in the vicinity of the airport on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a public nuisance offence. Read more: Heathrow exec likens expansion plans to [...]
Tube chaos: Severe delays hit Metropolitan Line and Victoria Line September 5, 2019 Commuters faced another day of chaos on the Tube today as severe delays struck two London Underground lines a day after no service on the Northern Line. The Metropolitan Line and Victoria Line were both running severe delays this morning as Transport for London (TfL) urged passengers to find alternative routes into work. Read more: [...]
King’s Cross ditches facial recognition technology after watchdog savaged plans September 3, 2019 King’s Cross has denied it will reintroduce facial recognition cameras at the site, as details emerged of its plans to use the technology to identify criminals. In a letter sent to the Mayor of London last month, the developers behind the 67-acre site said they were rolling out an upgraded facial recognition system that would [...]
King’s Cross facial recognition technology ‘not used since 2018’ September 3, 2019 Facial recognition technology has not been used at King’s Cross since March 2018, the site’s developers have insisted. Property development firm Argent, which is overseeing a regeneration project on the 67-acre site, was forced to defend its use of the controversial technology last month amid concerns about privacy and personal data. Read more: King’s Cross [...]
Severe delays hit Metropolitan Line as TfL rolls out new signalling system September 3, 2019 Severe delays threaten to disrupt the morning commute for Metropolitan Line passengers today as Transport for London (TfL) struggled to introduce a new signalling system. TfL told commuters to seek other routes to work while engineers address the issues on the line, which extends from the City into the northwest of London. Read more: Police [...]
Police launch murder probe after Elephant and Castle Tube station stabbing September 2, 2019 Police have launched a murder investigation after a man died following a stabbing at Elephant and Castle Underground station last night. A 24-year-old man died in hospital this morning as a result of his injuries, British Transport Police confirmed this morning. A 25-year-old man remains in hospital in a serious condition. Police were called to [...]
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has account hacked as series of racist messages posted August 31, 2019 Twitter is investigating after the social media network’s co-founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey had his account hacked. A series of offensive and racist messages were posted to Dorsey 4.2m followers on Friday evening. Read more: Google uncovers ‘indiscriminate’ iPhone hack attack lasting years Among them included false reports of a bomb threat at Twitter’s [...]
Notting Hill Carnival’s ‘Dancing Granny’ signs underwear deal with Sloggi after video goes viral August 30, 2019 Almost 1m people attended Notting Hill Carnival’s annual carnival last weekend. One of them, Colette Zacca, left with viral fame and an underwear deal with German brand Sloggi. Read More: Notting Hill Carnival 2019: Everything you need to know about London’s best parade The 56-year-old from Stamford Hill has been dubbed “Dancing Granny” online after [...]
Eco-warriors still threaten Heathrow drone chaos despite ‘positive’ talks with airport August 30, 2019 Climate change activists are still planning on flying drones over Heathrow in protest next month, despite a “positive” meeting with representatives from the airport this morning. Heathrow Pause, a splinter group of the Extinction Rebellion movement, says it will fly toy drones in the airport’s restricted zone from 13 September, in a move that threatens [...]