Enfield knife crime: man stabbed to death
A man in his 30s has died after being stabbed in North London. The Met Police were called at 5 pm on Friday to Macleod Road in Enfield by the London Ambulance Service after reports…
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EU students face £800 Brexit fee if not in the UK before 2021
With the Brexit transition period set to end on 31st December, first-year EU students are facing fines of up to £800 if they don’t arrive in the UK before the start of 2021. In a…
Primark confirms 3 London stores will be open 24/7 when lockdown lifts
Primark has confirmed the reopening of their stores, 11 of those will be open all day and night in an attempt to increase sales just before Christmas. Following government guidelines, non-essential shops are allowed to…
The UK removes entry ban for Danish citizens
As of today, November 28, the UK has officially removed the entry ban regarding travellers from Denmark. An entry ban was put into action on the 7 November, due to the mutated version of Covid-19…
Covid-19 vaccine to be rolled out in 10 days’ time
The UK may see hospitals starting to prepare for the rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine in ten days’ time, reports The Guardian. The Guardian reports that hospitals in England may well be expecting to receive…
Black Friday backlash brings in bonuses for Amazon employees
E-commerce giant Amazon announced $500m (£378m) as a one-time bonus for its frontline employers amid fears of union strikes and backlash from activists for rolling back pandemic hazard pay Dave Clark, Amazon’s SVP for worldwide…
20 years after Damilola Taylor’s killing
Schoolboy Damilola Taylor was killed in Peckham twenty years ago. A gang-related crime that took six years and three trials for brothers Ricky and Danny Preddie to be convicted of manslaughter in 2006. This year…
UK’s R number drops to between 0.9 and 1
The latest Government figures show that COVID-19 in the UK has fallen between 0.9 and 1 for the first time in two and a half months. According to The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE),…
Brexit: face-to-face talks to resume as Barnier comes out of quarantine
Face-to-face Brexit trade talks will resume this weekend in London, the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier has said. Mr Barnier had to self-isolate after a colleague tested positive for Covid last week, suspending all in-person…
From Tier to lockdown, from lockdown back to Tier
London will move into Tier 2 restrictions when the national lockdown ends on 2 December, allowing restaurants to reopen. The Government has confirmed that London has escaped the strictest restrictions – for now. This will…