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E Pellicci Traditional Family Cafe In East London

UK café with 'phenomenal' fry-ups named one of world's most legendary restaurants

Food 13 hours ago By Courtney Pochin

Westfield London shopping centre on 9th May 2024 in London, United Kingdom. White City is a district in the northern part of Shepherd's Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The district got its name from the white marble cladding used on buildings during several exhibitions when the area was first developed, between in the early 1900s. White City is currently area under a massive redevelopment program, with high rise apartment buildings rising up just east of Wood Lane. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Full list of Boxing Day opening times for major UK shopping centres

UK 18 hours ago By Katie Boyden

Red double decker London buses travel across Tower Bridge whilst visitors walk alongside the traffic. (Photo by: Martin Berry/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The day a London bus jumped Tower Bridge to avoid disaster

UK 1 day ago By Sam Courtney-Guy

Emma embracing with HH Dalai lama in Dharamsala, in India, in March 2024

London city banker turned Buddhist nun reveals the secret to happiness

UK 2 days ago By Gergana Krasteva

A police cordon remains in place in Shaftesbury Avenue after a man drove into pedestrians on Christmas morning (Picture: UKNIP)

Car ploughs into people on Shaftesbury Avenue on Christmas morning

UK 2 days ago By Liam Coleman

An Elizabeth Line train at Ealing Broadway Station, London, UK is ready to leave en route to London Heathrow Airport. Terminals 2.3.4.and 5 are all served by this line. Taken on November 17th 2023; Shutterstock ID 2459858715; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Passenger dragged by Elizabeth line train with hand stuck in the door

UK 2 days ago By Danny Rigg

09/12/2024 - LONDON - A 61-year-old man who died following a serious assault at Ilford railway station has been named by police as his family pay tribute to their much-loved father, grandfather, and husband.Jorge Ortega was taken to hospital in a critical condition after he was seriously assaulted at around 8.49pm on Wednesday 4 December. He sadly died in hospital on the evening of Friday 6 December. His family pay tribute to him in a statement released today by Mr Ortega???s son: "Our dad was the most loving person, the kindest soul you could have the pleasure of meeting. Everyone who has met our dad or who has ever worked with him over the years will tell you this. He had a brilliant mind, enjoyed cooking, loved drawing, and was highly skilled in art. Officers were called to Ilford railway station at around 8.49pm on Wednesday 4 December following reports of a serious assault. Paramedics and London's Air Ambulance also attended, and a man was taken to hospital with serious head injuries. An arrest was made the following morning. 28-year-old Ayodele Jamgbadi of Kingston Road in Ilford has been charged with Grievous Bodily Harm, Affray and possession of a prohibited offensive weapon in a private place in connection with the incident. He has been remanded and is due to appear at Inner London Crown Court on Tuesday 7 January 2025. Detectives will make an application to amend the indictment to reflect the victims death. PICTURE: UNPIXS 09/12/2024

Man charged with murder after 'loving' Elizabeth Line worker fatally attacked

UK 2 days ago By Sarah Hooper

A butcher holds a cut of meat at a pre-Christmas meat auction held by G Lawrence butchers at Smithfield Market in London, Britain, December 24, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Britain's oldest meat market holds auction ahead of potential closure after 800 years

UK 3 days ago By Sarah Hooper

Britain's longest-serving postie reveals weirdest Christmas presents he's delivered

UK 3 days ago By Sarah Hooper

A man has been arrested after a woman was found with fatal stab wounds at a south west London address.Gemma Devonish, 42, was pronounced dead at the property in Nutfield Close Carshalton just after 10.30pm on Thursday.A man, 38, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.Detective Chief Inspector Alex Gammampila said: ?Our thoughts today are with Gemma?s family and friends who are trying to come to terms with this truly tragic event. We are offering them all the support that we can.?We know that the wider community will also be impacted and I would urge anyone with concerns to please speak with local officers.?While we have made an arrest detectives continue to carry out a number of enquiries as we build a picture of the events that led to this horrific murder.?I would ask anyone who was in the area of Nutfield Close who may have seen or heard anything suspicious, particularly on Wednesday 18 or morning of Thursday 19 December, to make contact.?

Teacher stabbed to death in 'prolonged and frenzied' attack at her home

UK 3 days ago By John Dunne

Being an elf at Hamleys is harder than it looks - I tried it out for a day

UK 3 days ago By Gethin Hicks

An overturned lorry on the M40 in Oxfordshire.

Drivers warned to expect long delays on the M40 after lorry overturns in crash

UK 3 days ago By Tom Sanders

GRABS: CCTV footage of near miss on platform as rail group urges safety

Commuter falls into moving train that knocks him to ground and sends him spinning

UK 4 days ago By Sarah Hooper

A man has been arrested after a woman was found with fatal stab wounds at a south west London address.Gemma Devonish, 42, was pronounced dead at the property in Nutfield Close Carshalton just after 10.30pm on Thursday.A man, 38, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.Detective Chief Inspector Alex Gammampila said: ?Our thoughts today are with Gemma?s family and friends who are trying to come to terms with this truly tragic event. We are offering them all the support that we can.?We know that the wider community will also be impacted and I would urge anyone with concerns to please speak with local officers.?While we have made an arrest detectives continue to carry out a number of enquiries as we build a picture of the events that led to this horrific murder.?I would ask anyone who was in the area of Nutfield Close who may have seen or heard anything suspicious, particularly on Wednesday 18 or morning of Thursday 19 December, to make contact.?

Man appears in court charged with stabbing teacher to death

UK 4 days ago By John Dunne

King Charles III during the recording of his Christmas message at the Fitzrovia Chapel in central London. Picture date: Wednesday December 11, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story ROYAL King. Photo credit should read: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Major change to King's Christmas message for the first time in a decade

UK 4 days ago By Sara Odeen-Isbister

London, United Kingdom - Mar 9, 2017: Pedestrians people walking near main entrance of the Kentish town tube metro station

Northern Line station that’s been closed for 18 months finally reopens

UK 4 days ago By Josh Milton

Images of Gordan and Tana Ramsay at the Savoy and a dessert that says 'Happy Anniversary'

Gordon Ramsay - worth £175,000,000 - thanks his own restaurant for anniversary meal

Showbiz 4 days ago By Laura Harman

Passengers at a central London train station on a fully packed platform full of Christmas travellers.

Full list of Christmas train stations closures and rail disruptions in the UK for 2024

UK 5 days ago By Jasper King

Aer Lingus regional flight at Belfast City Airport tarmac after hard landing.

Airport runway closes after strong winds wreak havoc on Christmas travel

UK 4 days ago By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Rubbish bins, England

Girl, 5, fined £1,000 and threatened with court dates after council ‘caught her fly-tippin

UK 5 days ago By Brooke Davies

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