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Air travellers are facing another day of disruption at several European airports including Heathrow, after a cyber-attack knocked out a check-in and baggage system. There were hundreds of delays on Saturday after the software used by several airlines failed, with affected airports boarding passengers using pen and paper. Brussels Airport said a cyber-attack on Friday night meant passengers were being ...

US President Donald Trump has said he “didn’t want” London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan at the state banquet hosted by the King at Windsor Castle. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One heading back the US, Trump described Sir Sadiq as “among the worst mayors in the world”, saying he had wanted to attend the event, but “I asked that ...

The mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan has for the first time described the situation in Gaza as a “genocide” against the Palestinian population. The Labour mayor’s remarks follow a United Nations commission of inquiry which found Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Israel’s foreign ministry said it categorically rejected UN the report, denouncing it as “distorted and ...

By Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   The Bangladesh Hindu Association UK (BHA UK) celebrated its Silver Jubilee with a vibrant ceremony on Saturday, August 30, at the Ravidassia Community Centre in Manor Park, East London, marking 25 years since its founding. Members and delegates travelled from across the country, including Birmingham, Bradford, Loughborough, Portsmouth, Hull, Sheffield, Leeds, and Coventry, to attend ...

Sir Sadiq Khan is making London a “no-go zone” for investment, housebuilders have warned. The Home Builders Federation (HBF), a trade group, said the Mayor of London’s “unrealistic” affordable housing targets were “strangling” attempts to build new homes. In a report on Monday, Neil Jefferson, its chief executive, said Sir Sadiq’s development strategy for the capital “effectively made London a ...

A ‘Stop Trump’ demonstration is set to shut down the streets of Central London in opposition to the US President’s state visit. Donald Trump will meet the King at Windsor Castle on Wednesday for a lavish state banquet before holding trade talks with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. It is speculated Mr Trump will land at in the UK on ...

Clashes broke out in London on Saturday after one of the largest far-right demonstrations in British history, led by activist Tommy Robinson, drew an estimated 110,000 to 150,000 people. Police made 25 arrests and said 26 officers were injured, four seriously, amid “unacceptable violence” on the fringes of the rally. Many attendees, draped in English and British flags, confronted officers ...

Closing almost half of the capital’s remaining police station front counters is a “pragmatic” decision that will improve safety for Londoners, Sir Sadiq Khan has said. The Metropolitan Police plans to permanently cut the number of publicly accessible front counters from 37 to 19, as it tries to cut costs amid a £260m budget shortfall – plans that have been ...

A man has been jailed for 34 years over his role as a getaway driver in a gangland shooting that left a nine-year-old girl with a bullet lodged in her brain. Javon Riley, 33, was convicted last month of causing grievous bodily harm with intent after the girl was hit in the head by the first of six bullets fired ...

Five days of Tube strikes that badly disrupted London have drawn to a close. Business groups say the walkout will have cost the capital £230m. The dispute centred on demands for a reduction in the working week to 32 hours by the RMT union. The industrial action ended at 08:00 BST although Transport for London (TfL) warned of delays as ...