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Israel-Hamas war: Sadiq Khan and Anas Sarwar break ranks with Labour to back full ceasefire in Gaza

London mayor Sadiq Khan, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham are among those who want the Labour leadership to strengthen its position and back a full cessation of violence between Israel and Hamas. Sir Keir is united with Rishi Sunak, the US, and most recently the EU in pushing for “humanitarian pauses” in the fighting, ...

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Shamima Begum appeals against revocation of UK citizenship

LONDON: A woman who left Britain to marry a fighter of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group when she was a teenager began her appeal against the revocation of her citizenship in a UK court on Tuesday. A lawyer for Shamima Begum, 24, told the Court of Appeal in London that the Home Office had failed to consider its legal ...

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Bus route extends across South London to new hospital

South Londoners will soon benefit from improved transport links as a bus route is set to be extended to the newly built Springfield University Hospital. The extension to route 315 will mean buses will run between West Norwood and the new hospital in Tooting. The frequency of the 315 will remain every 20 minutes Monday to Saturday during the day ...

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Greater Shahar Para Jubo Shongo Award 2023 was completed in London in the presence of community dignitaries.

  Muhammed Shahed Rahman: Greater Shahar Para Jubo Shongo Annual Awards 2023 in London completed: The Annual Awards Ceremony of Greater Shahar Para Jubo Shongo was concluded in London in the presence of Speakers, Deputy Mayors, Educationists, Politicians and dignitaries. With the blessings of inheritance from generation to generation, in the new enlightened trend of the future… there is no ...

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Beani Bazar Cancer and General Hospital Foundation Raises £35,000 at “Let’s Beat Cancer” Fundraising Dinner at Croydon. 

  Beani Bazar Cancer and General Hospital Foundation, a prominent healthcare institution, successfully organised a fundraising dinner event with the slogan “Let’s Beat Cancer.” The event, held on Monday evening, October 16, took place at a restaurant in Croydon, South West London, and marked a significant step in supporting cancer patients and their families. The evening was graced by the ...

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Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels: Fees a matter for mayor, government says

Tolls on the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels in east London are a matter for the mayor, the transport secretary has said. Mark Harper responded to a letter from Sadiq Khan where he discussed a low-income residents’ discount on the tolls, which will begin in 2025. In his response, Mr Harper said the decision about the tolls “lies entirely with you”. ...

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Roy Bigg: Reward offered over body found in disused pub freezer

Murder detectives are asking for the public’s help in solving a cold case after the corpse of a man was discovered in a derelict pub freezer nearly ten years after he vanished. Roy Bigg, who could only be identified through dental records, was around 70 when he disappeared in February 2012, police believe. His body was found “wrapped in cling ...

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Zara Aleena’s killer to challenge prison sentence

A sexual predator who stalked and murdered Zara Aleena is set to challenge his sentence at the Court of Appeal. Jordan McSweeney targeted at least five women before he attacked 35-year-old Ms Aleena as she walked home from a night out in east London on 26 June 2022. McSweeney had been released from prison on licence nine days before the ...

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Defibrillators installed across London transport network to ‘help save lives’

Defibrillators have been installed across London’s transport network to be used by the public if a passenger suffers a cardiac arrest, Sadiq Khan has announced. The Mayor of London on Monday confirmed that all London Underground and Overground stations have been equipped with the devices, which can restart a heart. Last year, the London Ambulance Service responded to 13,000 cardiac ...

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Rishi Sunak visits Jewish school in London to reassure community

London, 16 October : Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday visited a Jewish school here and reiterated his government’s commitment to protect Britain’s Jews from antisemitic attacks amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. Sunak also stressed that Israel’s operations must centre on the terrorist group Hamas to avoid an escalation of conflict in the region. He pointed to the spy planes ...

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