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Theresa May’s former speechwriter on London Bridge political response: ’You can’t carry on campaigning and pretend this hasn’t happened’
Chris Wilkins was former Director of Strategy for Theresa May during the last election.
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Wendell Pierce on Meghan Markle, Hurricane Katrina and the lure of the London stage
He rose to fame playing a corrupt cop in the acclaimed television series ‘The Wire’. Now Wendell Pierce has taken on the iconic role of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s play ‘Death of a Salesman’. He’s been talking to Matt Frei about the lure of the London stage, the injustice of Hurricane Katrina, and what…
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London Fire Brigade chief ‘needs to resign’, says Grenfell United vice chair
We’re joined by survivors and family members of the Grenfell fire.
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London fire chief calls for research on tower blocks ‘stay put’ policy
London’s fire chief has called for urgent government research on the ‘stay put policy’ in tower blocks fires, a fortnight before the Grenfell public inquiry is to publish its findings.
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Two fatal London stabbings within hours
Two teenagers have been stabbed to death within hours of each other in London.
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Extinction Rebellion: Protesteres climb bid to shut down London airport as arrests pass 1,000
Protestors from the Extinction Rebellion environmental group have turned their attention to air travel today. They say it’s the beginning of a three-day ‘Hong-Kong style’ protest at London City Airport. They picketed just outside the terminal and even climbed on top of a plane. But airport authorities say it’s largely been business as usual, as…
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Extinction Rebellion: more than 500 arrested in London protests
Protestors have glued themselves to buildings and underneath lorries, camping out overnight in defiance of orders from the police.
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Hundreds of arrests in London as Extinction Rebellion demand action to tackle climate change
Police have arrested almost 300 people – as protestors from Extinction Rebellion brought parts of central London to a standstill. At one point Westminster Bridge, Lambeth Bridge, Whitehall and Trafalgar Square were all blocked to traffic as activists sat in the road or chained themselves to vehicles.
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan calls for Labour MPs to commit to stopping Brexit amidst party civil war
The infighting at the top of the party has continued following yesterday’s move to unseat Deputy Leader Tom Watson. Today Jeremy Corbyn was forced to defend reported allegations from a senior advisor that his team lacked ‘professionalism, competence and human decency’. Jon Snow spoke to London mayor Sadiq Khan, who today made a direct appeal…
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Police ‘target’ of Londonderry bomb
Police in Northern Ireland have said that a bomb found in Londonderry was intended for use against a police patrol.
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Party time as London celebrates Pride
More than a million people have turned out in central London to celebrate Pride this years parade marks fifty years since the Stonewall uprising in New York, which helped spark the campaign for LGBTQ+ rights across the world.
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Labrinth on his new work, living in America and his love for London
It’s been quite the journey for Hackney-born musician Labrinth – who first found fame at the age of 21.
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Heavily pregnant woman stabbed to death in London
A heavily pregnant woman who was stabbed to death has been named.
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Brother-in-law of London Bridge attacker Khuram Butt on his radicalisation: ‘A lot of conversations and messages were getting more extreme’
The coroner heavily criticised the family of the main attacker Khuram Butt for not reporting his extremist views to the police and security services.
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London Bridge coroner criticises attacker’s family, but not police and MI5
It was an extraordinary inquest that heard about astonishing acts of bravery, many of them futile – as well as sickening acts of brutality.