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Girl, 9, shot in head during drive-by in east London ‘may never speak again’ | UK News The parents of a nine-year-old girl who was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting in east London have said she may never ‘speak or move properly’ again. She was eating dinner with her family at a restaurant in Kingsland High Street, Dalston, on May 29 when a lone motorcyclist fired ‘a number of shots’ towards the building. The youngster remains in a critical condition 49 days after the attack. In a statement from the family, released via the Metropolitan Police, they said:…

Five hurt and flats evacuated after ‘chemical incident’ in Fulham | UK News Five people have been injured and dozens told to evacuate their homes after a ‘chemical incident’ in London. Sixty firefighters equipped with breathing apparatus evacuated a five-storey block of flats in Fulham, west London this morning following reports of a ‘protracted incident’ involving chemicals. The brigade was called at 12.35am and remained at the scene for six hours. One man from a first-floor flat in the five-storey building on Landridge Road has been rushed to hospital by London Ambulance Service (LAS) paramedics. A further four residents were…

Fallout London lead: ‘If it’s an awful launch we’ll just go to sleep’ Fallout London project lead Dean Carter talks to GameCentral ahead of the mod’s release, about what to expect, the drama with Bethesda, and why the fan project has to succeed. The upcoming Fallout London mod is finally close to being released, after the next gen update debacle earlier this year, when the fan project was forced to delay its launch because Bethesda shipped an update to Fallout 4 that made the mod unplayable.

Why are people setting off fireworks and flares from London bridges? | UK News Passerbys in central London were shocked to see yellow and red fireworks and flares set off on a major bridge last night. Albert Bridge was set alight and sent some of the explosives over into Thames and on passing boats. Metropolitan Police were called to the scene around 11pm yesterday evening – as many were puzzled about what the group was celebrating. Some flares appeared to land on a passing Uber Boat and buildings. The group which set off the flares had left the area by…

Fans of 00s CBeebies show floored that London landmark isn’t hospital Some millennials have been shocked to discover that an iconic London building is in fact not a hospital as they were led to believe. Opened in 2004, The Gherkin is a commercial skyscraper in London’s primary financial district, the City of London. Standing at 591 feet tall, the building picked up its moniker years before it was built after plans revealed its highly unorthodox layout and appearance. However, some viewers of a noughties CBeebies TV show have only just come to the realisation about the building’s actual use. In…

Stray Kids set BST Hyde Park alight with vibrant performance K-pop band Stray Kids took London’s collective breath away with an upbeat UK festival debut for BST Hyde Park’s closing night on Sunday. The South Korean pop group made up of eight charismatic members – Changbin, Felix, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Han, Seungmin, Bang Chan and I.N – has amassed a devoted global audience with their refreshing best-selling discography filled with a range of ballads and electropop hits. Their gig at the hit London festival came after stunning performances from the likes of Kylie Minogue, Stevie Nicks, Shania Twain, Robbie Williams…

The £23 Peach Trompe L’Oeil is the star of the new summer menu at Cédric Grolet at The Berkeley. (Picture: Lucy Young) I tried the £23 ‘peach’ that takes three days to make — it was bewildering Perched on a pink bar stool, I grip the edge of the marble countertop tightly to stop myself from falling face first into the array of stunning pastries in front of me. ‘They look too pretty to eat,’ I tell Sofia Neves, the assistant manager of Cédric Grolet at The Berkeley. Unsurprisingly, it’s not the first time she’s heard this. I’m pretty sure…

Met Police officer ‘punched’ Palestine protester in London | UK News The Metropolitan Police has come under fire after a video emerged of an officer punching a pro-Palestine protester in the head during an arrest. Footage shows a man wearing a ‘Free Palestine’ vest and carrying a Palestine flag beside a parked car equipped with Palestine flags and a ‘Stop Gaza Genocide’ placard when he was approached by police. The officer then appears to punch the man in the head during the incident on Whitechapel Road, Tower Hamlets, on Friday afternoon. Other officers approached, one of whom placed the man…

The real cost of living in Wimbledon — that is often overlooked With a new Wimbledon tennis champ soon to be crowned, the eyes of the sporting world are on this up-market south-west enclave. But it isn’t all just tennis: there’s some serious property to be invested in around here too, and a community that exists year-round beyond the tennis court. Naturally, it’s an incredibly sought-after area – one that, according to new figures, comes with a hefty price tag, whether you’re looking to rent or buy. In fact, new data from Rightmove shows that in June 2024, the average…

Bristol suitcase victims named as man charged with double murder | UK News Suspect Yostin Andres Mosquera (left) pictured with the two victims – 62-year-old Albert Alfonso (left) and 71-year-old Paul Longworth (right) A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with the murder of two men whose remains were found in suitcases in Bristol and at a home in west London. Yostin Andres Mosquera, of Scotts Road, Shepherd’s Bush, was arrested in Bristol in the early hours of Saturday morning. He was remanded in custody following his appearance at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court this afternoon. The…