Government pulls YouTube ads after investigation into taxpayers funding extremism March 17, 2017 The government has pulled its adverts from YouTube after an investigation said taxpayers are funding extremist videos online. Someone who posts a video on YouTube generally gets $7.60 (£6.14) for every 1,000 advert views it generates, meaning that YouTubers from even the darkest corners of the internet may be profiting from adverts for the Financial Conduct Authority, Sainsbury's, and [...]
Conservative election spending is under investigation by prosecutors March 15, 2017 Files from 12 police forces relating to allegations of electoral fraud have been handed to the Crown Prosecution Service. Prosecutors are investigating claims that more than 20 Conservative MPs broke stringent spending limits during the 2015 general election. If charged, they could be challenged by their political opponents to a rerun. Read more: By-election results: [...]
Kings Cross area in central London evacuated due to suspected gas leak – rail and Tube stations still open March 9, 2017 The area around Kings Cross in central London has been evacuated today due to a suspected gas leak. Network Rail said the train station has not yet been evacuated but the rail operator is monitoring the situation. Transport for London said the incident had no impact on the Tube station. The emergency services were alerted [...]
London Bridge train and tube disruption to continue after station was evacuated and closed in police security alert March 7, 2017 Delays and cancellations were expected on all lines from London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross well into rush hour, after London Bridge was placed on lockdown by police after reports of a suspicious vehicle this afternoon. #LondonBridge – London Charing Cross, London Cannon Street and London Bridge are expected to be extremely busy. — [...]
Five people have been taken to hospital after a car crashed into pedestrians in South East London February 26, 2017 Five people have been taken to hospital after a car crashed into a group of pedestrians in Bellingham, in South East London. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called at 8.20am today, after reports of a car collision with a wall and a number of pedestrians on Bromley Road. BELLINGHAM: Bromley Road is closed due [...]
The UK’s terror threat is at its worst since the 1970s, says the new terror watchdog February 26, 2017 The UK's new terror watchdog has said we're facing the worst threat since the IRA was at its peak in the 1970s. In an interview with The Sunday Telegraph, Max Hill said Isis is planning "indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians" in cities across the UK. "In terms of the threat that’s represented, I think the [...]
The Met Police has appointed its first female commissioner February 22, 2017 Cressida Dick has been appointed as commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, replacing Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe. The appointment means the Met will be led by a woman for the first time in its 187-year history. Dick currently works at the Foreign Office, and her appointment had been widely expected. London mayor Sadiq Khan welcomed the news [...]
The government just responded to a Donald Trump petition signed by 1.8m people February 14, 2017 Theresa May's government has just responded to an anti-Donald Trump petition signed by 1.8m people. The petition, launched in late January, called on the government to scrap plans to invite Trump to the UK for a state visit. MPs are set to debate the petition next week, but the government has today issued its own response, stressing [...]
Donald Trump will visit the UK around June, according to the Metropolitan Police February 9, 2017 US President Donald Trump's state visit could be just months away, according to Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe. Speaking on LBC, the capital's top policeman said the visit would be "around June". Trump's invitation to visit the UK has been a source of huge controversy in the UK, with MPs set to debate the [...]
Mayor Sadiq Khan facing calls to make London football clubs foot £5m policing bill February 8, 2017 Mayor Sadiq Khan has been urged to ensure that London’s football clubs pay the £5m it costs to police their matches every year. The London Assembly agreed a motion on Wednesday asking Khan to lobby government for a change in the law that would make clubs foot the full bill for policing. Clubs are currently [...]