Traffic chaos is expected in the New Year when a chunk of Wembley High Road is closed off for 18 weeks. The old and leaky drainage system underground is said to have been damaging the surface and needs to be replaced urgently. The closure at the junction with Wembley Hill Road runs from January 13 until mid-May. … Read more
Liverpool remain on top of the Premier League table heading into another round of fixtures. The Reds saw their Merseyside derby against Everton postponed due to Storm Darragh hitting the UK, allowing Chelsea to cut their lead to four points. Still, Arne Slot’s side can restore it to seven with a win over Fulham on … Read more
A special European night is on the cards as Rangers host Tottenham in the Europa League. ‘The battle of Britain’ will be the latest instalment in a long history of clashes between English and Scottish sides in European competition, with this fixture argubaly taking place at the worst possible time for the visitors. Ange Postecoglou’s … Read more
Police are hunting for a suspect after a 62-year-old man was stabbed in an “unprovoked” attack at a shop in Peckham. Officers were called to Rye Lane last Thursday (December 5) at 10.27pm and found a man who was stabbed in the neck and thigh. The injuries were originally described as life-threatening, but he has since been discharged from … Read more
Sadiq Khan’s salary has risen to £165,001 – meaning he earns almost as much as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Mr Khan – reportedly in line for a knighthood in the New Year’s Honours list – saw his annual wages increase by £4,025, from £160,976 to £165,001. This is an annual increase of 2.5 per … Read more
Associated Press Polygamous sect leader gets 50 years in prison in scheme to orchestrate sex involving children A polygamist religious leader who claimed more than 20 spiritual “wives” including 10 underage girls was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Monday for coercing girls as young as 9 years old to submit to criminal sex … Read more
A university student nearly died when she was electrocuted while posing for a photo in one of London’s premier parks. Anastasija Grigorjeva, 21, says she suffered a heart attack and collapsed when her foot slipped through a grate in St James’s Park in July. Ms Grigorjeva was pulled to safety by her sister Snezana and … Read more
I’ll never forget the first time I saw Kate Moss in the flesh. It was late at night, and we were in the subterranean China Tang in the Dorchester, where Kate was draping her form on the bar while wearing black skinny jeans and a see-through mesh top with strategic sequins sewn into the fabric. … Read more
Zoopla’s latest report into the UK Rental Market has confirmed what we already knew: renters have become increasingly under the cosh. Zoopla found that rents for new lets are £270 per month higher than three years ago, making the average annual cost £3,240 higher than in 2021. This means that the average rental cost has … Read more
A man has been ordered to pay more than £800 for throwing a cigarette butt on the floor. Carl Smith, 31, was issued with a £100 fixed penalty notice earlier this year for dropping the butt on the street, Bromley Council said. He was then prosecuted after failing to pay the notice for littering in … Read more