Man tasered on Chelsea Bridge before falling into Thames dies in hospital June 5, 2022 Press Association A man who ended up in London’s River Thames after police fired a Taser in a bid to detain him has died, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has said. Police were called to Chelsea Bridge Road, west London, on Saturday morning after receiving reports that a man was armed with a [...]
Tube strike: TfL warning on Monday travel as the RMT disrupts London yet again June 5, 2022 Press Association London Underground is advising people not to travel on Monday because of a strike by thousands of workers in a dispute over jobs and pensions. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walk out for 24 hours, crippling Tube services across the capital. Transport for London (TfL) said some train [...]
Alexander Litvinenko: Russian man accused of posioning former spy dies from Covid June 4, 2022 One of the two Russian men accused of poisoning former spy Alexander Litvinenko has reportedly died of Covid. Dmitry Kovtun, who was accused by Britain of assassinating the Kremlin critic in 2006, has passed away at a Moscow hospital, according to reports from the TASS news agency. British citizen Litvinenko had died a number of [...]
Ministers mull changes to Universal Credit job coach meetings requirement amid labour crunch June 4, 2022 Benefits claimants will be forced to work longer hours to be able to miss meetings with job coaches, under new plans. As reported by The Times, ministers are drawing up plans to extend the amount of time people must spend working each week from nine hours to twelve, to avoid check-ins. The government is eyeing [...]
Met Police temporarily evacuate Trafalgar Square over incident with suspicious car June 4, 2022 Police evacuated Trafalgar Square on Saturday morning and advised people not to travel to the central London area. However, the Metropolitan police later confirmed that an “incident” had since been “concluded” and the area would reopen in “due course”. A police spokesperson said the incident was thought to have involved a suspicious item, The Telegraph [...]
Platinum Jubilee: Queen to miss Epsom Derby ahead of Buckingham Palace open air concert June 4, 2022 Saturday marks the third day of Platinum Jubilee celebrations, with the Queen no longer attending the Epsom Derby. Missing her second event of the bank holiday weekend, the monarch will watch the Derby on television instead, Buckingham Palace said. She will be missing the Derby for just the third time in a 70-year reign. The [...]
Lots of luck on moon trip: Biden jibes Musk on ‘super bad feeling’ about economy June 4, 2022 President Joe Biden has scorned Tesla founder Elon Musk after the tech boss cited a “super bad feeling” about the economy amid plans to slash jobs. Speaking on Friday, the US President pointed out that while the electric carmaker said it needed to axe one in 10 jobs, rival Ford was “overwhelmingly” increasing investment. “While [...]
EU to ween off Russian oil within six to eight months June 3, 2022 The European Union (EU) has green lit a sixth round of Russian sanctions today, as Ukraine marks its 100th day since Russia’s invasion. “The Council decided today to impose a sixth package of economic and individual sanctions targeting both Russia and Belarus,” the EU Council said in a press release today. The EU plans to [...]
First of its kind: India mulls social media appeals panel to take on Big Tech June 2, 2022 India is mulling the decision to set up an appeals panel which would take on Big Tech content decisions – and be the first of its kind worldwide. Appeals against company grievance offers, who are currently responsible for content moderation decisions at social media companies, have a 30-day deadline to be submitted. However, the appeals [...]
‘That won’t lower our bills’: Greenpeace slams government for new gas field approval June 2, 2022 Greenpeace has slammed the UK government’s decision to grant Shell a permit for a new gas field, saying it will fail to cut energy bills which are set to rise again this October. The Jackdaw field, part of the major North Sea development, cleared its final regulatory hurdle yesterday, business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng [...]
