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• Agenti riceverebbero poteri straordinari mentre le marce nella capitale sono previste per lo stesso giorno della finale di FA Cup

• Previsti blocchi della Tube per due periodi di 24 ore da mezzogiorno di martedì e giovedì della prossima settimana, ma fonti indicano che l'RMT sta cercando un dialogo. • Sono aumentate le speranze che gli scioperi dei macchinisti della London Underground della prossima settimana possano essere evitati, dopo che fonti hanno riferito che il sindacato RMT ha tastato il terreno per avviare dei colloqui. • I membri dell'RMT, che rappresentano quasi la metà dei macchinisti della Tube di Londra, dovrebbero scioperare per due periodi di 24 ore a partire da mezzogiorno di martedì e giovedì, chiudendo interamente alcune linee e causando diffusi disagi ai trasporti nella capitale fino al fine settimana.

Il tratto del Tamigi a Ham è stato designato come una delle 13 nuove aree di nuoto in Inghilterra che saranno monitorate per la qualità dell'acqua. La prima area d'acqua balneabile designata sul fiume Tamigi a Londra accoglierà i nuotatori per l'inizio ufficiale della stagione balneare venerdì, come una delle 13 nuove aree di nuoto monitorate in tutta l'Inghilterra. Il Tamigi a Ham, nel sud-ovest di Londra, è stato designato come nuova area di acqua balneabile fluviale dopo che i sostenitori hanno raccolto prove che dimostrano come migliaia di persone utilizzino il fiume per nuotare durante tutto l'anno. • Canvey Island foreshore, Essex • East Beach at West Bay, Bridport, Dorset • Falcon Meadow, Bungay, Suffolk • Granville Parade Beach, Sandgate, Kent • Little Shore, Amble, Northumberland • New Brighton Beach (east), Merseyside • Newton and Noss Creeks, Devon • Pangbourne Meadow, Berkshire • Queen Elizabeth Gardens, Salisbury, Wiltshire • River Dee at Sandy Lane, Chester, Cheshire • River Fowey in Lostwithiel, Cornwall • River Swale in Richmond, Yorkshire • River Thames at Ham and Kingston, Greater London

• Re Carlo visita Golders Green per mostrare il suo sostegno, mentre il commissario rivela che il team antiterrorismo sta conducendo 11 indagini • Gli agenti antiterrorismo di Londra hanno avviato 11 indagini e arrestato 35 persone dopo "un periodo prolungato di attacchi" contro la comunità ebraica, ha rivelato il capo della più grande forza di polizia del Regno Unito. • In uno dei suoi commenti più severi sull'antisemitismo nel Regno Unito, Mark Rowley, commissario della Met, ha scritto in una lettera ai parlamentari: "Gli ebrei britannici attualmente non sono al sicuro nella loro città capitale."

• Il ruolo segna un ritorno importante per l'attore dopo la caduta dal palco avvenuta nel 2024 e rappresenta un colpo di fortuna per il teatro all'avanguardia. • Ian McKellen interpreterà Re Lear nel suo primo ruolo teatrale di rilievo dopo essere caduto dal palco tra il pubblico della prima fila nel 2024. • L'incidente, che gli ha causato "dolori agonizzanti", è avvenuto durante una rappresentazione di Player Kings nel West End e ha portato McKellen a ritirarsi dalla produzione.

Le istituzioni fuse, il cui nome non è stato ancora formalmente deciso, costituiranno la seconda più grande università mainstream nel Regno Unito

St John the Divine, Kennington ha creato uno dei programmi corali giovanili più grandi del Regno Unito in un'area segnata dalla deprivazione https://media.gutools.co.uk/images/f691f17c8bec6dd39eb407c2e7bddce5c0148803https://media.gutools.co.uk/images/d8f91c2e89ef1aed515efeda33eadbfe161bafbb Continua a leggere...

Gli organizzatori del progetto affermano che gli elevati costi e la crisi energetica hanno fatto fallire il piano per il percorso verde da Camden a King’s Cross

• Umer Khalid, accusato di aver avuto un ruolo nell'irruzione di Palestine Action, sostiene di non aver ricevuto cure adeguate né una sedia a rotelle • Un detenuto affetto da una patologia di wasting muscolare, accusato di aver partecipato a una protesta di Palestine Action, afferma di essere stato costretto a strisciare all'interno del carcere – anche per mendapatkan i farmaci – a causa della mancanza di cure e di una sedia a rotelle. • Umer Khalid, detenuto a Wormwood Scrubs nell'ovest di Londra in attesa del processo per il presunto coinvolgimento nell'irruzione dell'anno scorso alla base RAF Brize Norton, sostiene inoltre di essere stato lasciato nella sua cella durante l'evacuazione del carcere per un allarme antincendio e di essere rimasto 26 giorni senza fare la doccia in attesa che gli venisse fornita una sedia da doccia.

• Moses Edwards, 45 anni, di Wanstead, comparirà in tribunale in relazione all'incidente avvenuto a Whitechapel la scorsa settimana • Un uomo di 45 anni è stato accusato di incendio doloso con l'intento di mettere a rischio vite umane dopo le segnalazioni di un incendio in una ex sinagoga nell'est di Londra. • Moses Edwards, di Wanstead, comparirà davanti al tribunale dei magistrati di Westminster martedì, a seguito del presunto attacco incendiario all'edificio in Nelson Street, Whitechapel, avvenuto il 5 maggio. Continua a leggere...

Paul McCartney accoglie con favore i piani per 3 Savile Row, che prevedono l'accesso al tetto dove la band tenne il suo ultimo concerto. • L'indirizzo potrebbe non sembrare familiare, e il nome della via è noto soprattutto per essere il cuore della sartoria britannica. • Ma 3 Savile Row è uno degli edifici più iconici del pop e rock britannico: l'ex sede dell'etichetta discografica dei Beatles, Apple Corps, e il luogo dell'ultima performance pubblica della band, svoltasi sul tetto nel 1969. • Apple Corps ha ora riacquistato l'edificio a Mayfair, nel centro di Londra, e prevede di aprirlo al pubblico come nuova attrazione turistica nel 2027.

Man, 45, and 52-year-old woman held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson after blaze in WhitechapelTwo people have been arrested by counter-terrorism officers investigating an arson attack at a former synagogue in east London.A 45-year-old man and a woman, 52, were arrested on Sunday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson and have been taken into police custody. Continue reading...

Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub, 21, charged with religiously aggravated harassmentTwo men have been charged with religiously aggravated harassment over allegations they travelled to north London to film antisemitic TikTok videos.Officers were called to reports of a hate crime involving a group of men allegedly harassing members of the Jewish community on Clapton Common at about 9pm on Thursday, the Metropolitan police said. Officers arrested five men in Hackney after the incident, it added. Continue reading...

Whitaker Malem worked with pop art sculptor Allen Jones, visual artist Nadia Lee Cohen and a car bodyshop in KentAt Monday’s Met Gala, it inevitably fell to Kim Kardashian to deliver the evening’s biggest jolt. One of the few celebrities to straightforwardly interpret the “fashion is art” dress code – which focused on how the dressed and undressed human body is the through-line in most works of art – she decided to forgo her usual role as a walking billboard for a major fashion house and instead arrived in an orange fibreglass breastplate created by a small east London art duo and a car bodyshop in Kent.“Good art should start conversation, and Kim did exactly that,” says 61-year-old Patrick Whitaker, half of the design practice Whitaker Malem, who made the breastplate just weeks before the gala. “She was very clear on wanting a breastplate, very clear on the car body finish. And I think she was nervous really. She understands the competition.” Continue reading...

Weeks before her death, Annabel Rook, 46, from Stoke Newington, left her sister a voice message about Clifton George’s abusive behaviourThe co-founder of a social enterprise who was fatally stabbed by her partner said he was “on the warpath” shortly before she died, in a voice message that was played during a murder trial.Clifton George, 45, is accused of murdering 46-year-old Annabel Rook during an argument at their home in north London last June. Continue reading...

In inner London boroughs such as Camden, home to PM’s constituency, Greens hope to capitalise on collapse in Labour supportMay elections: What’s at stake across England, Wales and Scotland?In Highgate New Town, a north London housing estate whose brutalist architecture has been a fixture of film shoots, the enormous scale of the challenge Labour faces in the capital from the Greens was starkly evident.“I’ve always voted Labour. My entire family has, but it feels like a time for a change,” said Cynthia Boampong after opening her door to Lorna Jane Russell, for now the only Green member on the local Camden council but who could be returned after 7 May at the head of a much larger group. With support for Zack Polanski’s party expected to surge across the capital, nearby Hackney council is tipped to be the centre of a realignment of progressive voters, with polling suggesting the Greens could take the mayoralty and end up the largest party. The Labour bastions of Lambeth and Lewisham are also under siege. Continue reading...

Clifton George admits manslaughter but denies murder of Annabel Rook, whom he stabbed at least 22 timesA woman was fatally stabbed by her partner before he triggered a gas explosion at their east London home last summer, a court has heard.Clifton George, 45, is accused of murdering 46-year-old Annabel Rook during an argument at their home in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, on 17 June 2025. Continue reading...

Team of 100 extra officers is aimed at providing ‘more consistent model of protection’ for Jewish communitiesPolitics live – latest updatesThe number of antisemitic hate crimes recorded in April in London was the highest in two years, data has revealed, as the Metropolitan police commit to deploying 100 extra officers to protect Jewish communities.The force says a “community protection team” will be set up, combining neighbourhood policing with counter-terrorism capabilities, as British Jews face “some of the highest levels of hate crime alongside significant terrorist and hostile state threats”. Continue reading...

Over one million entries received from UK runnersLondon also sets record with 1.3m total applicationsThe London Marathon has set yet more records with organisers announcing that 1.8% of the UK adult population – more than one million people – have applied to run in next year’s race.Running’s boom was also reflected in a world record 1,338,544 global application for the 2027 London Marathon – up from 1.13m for this year’s race and more than double the amount they received in 2024. Continue reading...

Counter-terrorism officers investigating blaze at former synagogue in Tower HamletsCounter-terrorism police are investigating a fire at a former synagogue in Tower Hamlets, east London, the Metropolitan police have said.More details soon … Continue reading...

Phase Space pilot programme with NHS mental health trust used to calm anxiety around exams, ADHD and home troublesSchools have begun deploying virtual reality to help pupils cope with stress caused by impending exams, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or difficult home lives.All 15 secondary schools in the London borough of Sutton are using VR headsets made by tech firm Phase Space in a pilot in conjunction with the local NHS mental health trust. Continue reading...

Sabine Mairey, who was arrested on Thursday over social media posts, pictured with party activists in ClaphamA Green council candidate arrested this week over alleged antisemitic social media posts has been seen canvassing subsequently alongside other party members, with Labour saying it showed the issue was not being taken seriously by Zack Polanski’s party.Sabine Mairey was among two Green candidates in Lambeth, south London, arrested by the Metropolitan police on Thursday morning. Continue reading...

Green leader also says he would discourage ‘globalise the intifada’ chant but outlawing it would restrict free speechZack Polanski has said he would discourage pro-Palestine protesters from using the chant “globalise the intifada”, but the Green party leader warned against specifically outlawing the phrase or banning a protest planned in London later this month.Speaking earlier in the weekend, Keir Starmer called for “tougher action” against marchers using the chant after last week’s attack on Jewish people in Golders Green, saying pro-Gaza marches risked having a cumulative effect of being intimidating. Continue reading...

The scorching heat means parts of the UK could also be warmer than Sydney, Buenos Aires or TunisYou might expect sunshine in Australia, Tunisia or Argentina, but those staying in the UK are likely to see hotter weather, with some parts of the country expected to reach the high 20s before the bank holiday weekend.Temperatures in London and East Anglia could reach 27C on Friday, the Met Office said, marking the warmest day of the year so far. The scorching heat means parts of the UK could be warmer than Sydney, Buenos Aires or Tunis, where highs of between 24C to 22C are forecast. Temperatures could also exceed those in Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii, where highs of 26C are predicted. Continue reading...

Judge tells 70-year-old Nancy Pexton she showed no remorse for the ferocious attack on Jennifer AbbottA woman who murdered her sister in her London flat and stole her Rolex watch has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years.Nancy Pexton stabbed Jennifer Abbott 10 times and left her body for three days in the property in Camden, a court heard. Continue reading...