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One of London’s oldest street markets could be transformed with a new restaurant, roof terrace and central piazza under fresh plans. Kingston Ancient Market, which opened in Kingston town centre in 1170, was taken over in April by operator Between the Bridges. Between the Bridges said its proposals aim to “celebrate Kingston’s heritage while creating a more welcoming, inclusive and ...

Policing will be “stepped up” in and around synagogues in London, the mayor has said, after two people died and three others were injured in a car ramming and stabbing attack at a Manchester synagogue. The incident on Thursday morning came on Yom Kippur – the holiest day in the Jewish religious calendar. Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, said: ...

MSP Foysol Choudhury has been suspended by Labour over an allegation of harassment, BBC Scotland News understands. The complaint against him was made by an individual who works in the Scottish Parliament. Choudhury, who has represented Lothian as an MSP for Labour since 2021, was suspended by the party at the weekend following an allegation of inappropriate conduct. A Labour ...

Akke Rahman, the first British Muslim to summit Mount Everest, has successfully reached the summit of Manaslu (8,163m), the eight-highest mountain in the world, in just 9 days It’s the first 8,000-metre mountain summitted in a Dacia backed expedition Akke’s feat marks another milestone for the record-breaking mountaineer, who climbed his first mountain – Snowdon – only six years ago ...

  A protest meeting was held on Saturday, 4pm at Christ Church, Wanstead, in response to Redbridge Council’s controversial decision to install nine market stalls along Wanstead High Street. The meeting, which took place from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM, was attended by hundreds of local residents and business owners, all voicing strong opposition to the Council’s plans. Local stakeholders ...

  London, 28 September — A special Coffee Morning was held by the Tower Hamlets Council’s Transport Department to raise funds for cancer support. The event took place on Friday (26 September) at the Toby Lane Depot in East London and was led by senior staff member Christine Long. The initiative was supported by Route Manager Siba Khanom, Rizwana Bakt, ...

Artificial Intelligence may be the key to transforming the workplace – but how could it affect you? If your job involves repetitive or automated tasks the impact could be significant. Research has suggested nearly a million jobs in London could be changed by AI, affecting more than 200,000 telemarketers, 150,000 bookkeepers and more than 95,000 data entry specialists. The research ...

Two areas in London have been shortlisted for the construction of new towns under the housing secretary’s plan to “get Britain building again”. Crews Hill in Enfield and Thamesmead in Greenwich have been put forward for development, and construction of the Enfield town could begin before the next general election. Enfield Council leader Ergin Erbil said the 21,000-home development would ...

A Labour politician abused his mayoral office to try to secure immigration visas to bring 41 family members and friends from Bangladesh to Britain, a Telegraph investigation has found. Cllr Mohammad Amirul Islam sent both “official” and “doctored” letters emblazoned with his council’s crest and logo to the British High Commission in Dhaka in an attempt to get visa applications ...

London would be the only region where Labour would keep most of the MPs it won in 2024 if a general election were held tomorrow, a new poll has suggested. Nigel Farage is on course to be Prime Minister with Reform UK the favourite to win hundreds of constituencies across the country currently held by the Tories and Labour, an ...