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• O artista ainda não confirmou se a grande estátua no pedestal em Waterloo Place é de sua autoria • A assinatura de Banksy apareceu rabiscada na base de uma nova estátua de grandes dimensões no centro de Londres. • O evasivo artista, conhecido por suas obras provocativas de grafite, ainda não confirmou se a estátua é de sua autoria.

A Sotheby’s informou que a coleção do bilionário Joe Lewis, proprietário do Spurs, e de sua filha Vivienne deve arrecadar mais de £ 150 milhões em uma venda em junho. Um importante grupo de obras-primas de alguns dos nomes mais expressivos da arte moderna será leiloado pela Sotheby’s naquilo que se espera ser a coleção mais valiosa já oferecida em Londres. As obras, consignadas por Joe Lewis e sua filha Vivienne – cuja família é proprietária do Tottenham Hotspur – incluem pinturas de Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Amedeo Modigliani, Francis Bacon, Henri Matisse, Chaïm Soutine, Lucian Freud e Gustave Caillebotte. A Sotheby’s afirmou que o grupo deve render mais de £ 150 milhões. Continue lendo...

Secretária do Interior promete ‘fazer tudo ao meu alcance’ para manter os judeus britânicos seguros enquanto a polícia afirma que o suspeito é um cidadão britânico nascido na Somália Shabana Mahmood prometeu “fazer tudo ao meu alcance” para manter os judeus britânicos seguros, conforme a polícia informou que o suspeito do esfaqueamento de dois homens em Golders Green, no norte de Londres, na quarta-feira, era um cidadão britânico de 45 anos nascido na Somália. Ministros disseram que outros £25 milhões seriam investidos para aumentar a segurança das comunidades judaicas após o suposto ataque terrorista no norte de Londres. Continue lendo...

Nancy Pexton, 70, stabbed sister Jennifer Abbott, 69, and left her body to decompose in Camden flat for three daysA woman has been found guilty of murdering her sister by slashing her neck before making off with her diamond-encrusted gold Rolex watch.Nancy Pexton stabbed her sibling Jennifer Abbott 10 times and then left her body for three days in her flat in Camden, north London, a court heard. Continue reading...

Man has been arrested after incident in north-west London, says volunteer organisation Shomrim A man has been arrested after two people were stabbed in Golders Green, north-west London, the Jewish neighbourhood watch group Shomrim has said.The man was seen running along Golders Green Road armed with a knife and “attempting to stab Jewish members of the public”, Shomrim said on social media. Continue reading...

Scotland Yard says incident in area that is home to large Jewish community is not being treated as terrorism Police said on Tuesday they were investigating a suspected arson attack at a memorial wall in a north London area that is home to a large Jewish community.London’s Metropolitan police said the investigation was being led by counter-terrorism policing, though it was not being treated as a terrorist incident. No arrests have yet been made and the memorial wall was not damaged. Continue reading...

Men’s and women’s-only world records fall, along with fastest knightOrganisers hopeful record number will finish course by midnight deadlineThe London Marathon’s organisers have hailed the “greatest day” in the event’s 45-year history after huge crowds watched Sabastian Sawe become the first man to shatter the two-hour barrier in an official race, and a world record tally of more than 60,000 runners started the event.By 6.30pm on Sunday evening, organisers were also hopeful of breaking the record number of 59,226 finishers, set by the New York Marathon last year, although they said it could go right down to the deadline of 11:59pm. Continue reading...