Zika virus carrying mosquitoes found breeding in London for first time
The UK health agency has issued a statement A tropical species of mosquitos have reportedly been found breeding in east London homes as experts fear of “incursion of invasive mosquitos” due to rapidly warming climate. The species, Aedes aegypti, has been detected on the island four times already, but have been found breeding on UK […]
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Sadiq Khan’s conviction over an untaxed Nissan Micra is being withdrawn
Sadiq Khan’s car tax conviction is officially on its way out A conviction against London Mayor Sadiq Khan over an unlicensed 24-year-old Nissan Micra is set to be withdrawn, after the DVLA confirmed it will drop the case. The 55-year-old mayor was convicted last month after being prosecuted for failing to ensure the car was […]
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Golders Green arson: Four men admit destroying Jewish community ambulances
The attack took place in March Four men have pleaded guilty over the Golders Green arson attack that destroyed four Jewish community ambulances and caused £1m of damage in north-west London. Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, and Judex Atshatshi and Saif Ali, both 18, admitted destroying property being reckless whether life would be endangered […]
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Bus strike dates confirmed as 1,500 London drivers walk out over 40C cabs
Further walkouts planned in Autumn Tuesday 25 August is when more than 1,500 bus drivers in north London will begin a four-day bus strike. This comes after rejecting an offer from operator Arriva, in a dispute over cabs the Unite union says can reach 40C and higher during hot weather. As the Mirror reported on […]
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The London datacentre that would emit more CO2 than 27,000 flights to New York
Datacentre plans raise fresh green belt and climate concerns Plans for a huge new datacentre in east London have raised questions over its potential environmental impact, after planning documents revealed how much carbon the site could produce once fully up and running. The proposed East Havering Data Centre Campus would cover around 218 hectares of […]
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Bermondsey fire: 100 firefighters battle 50 tonnes of burning waste
The structure of the facility has been severely damaged Around 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines were sent to a Bermondsey fire on Tuesday night after about 50 tonnes of household waste went up at a recycling facility on Landmann Way in south-east London, blocking railway lines into London Bridge for hours. As a precaution, […]
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