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Creating art from recycled computer parts
To highlight the waste material from discarded electronic parts, artist Zayd Menk is building a small-scale model of London's Westminster area solely out of e-waste.
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Hacker who took down entire nation's internet is jailed
A British hacker whose cyberattacks took the nation of Liberia offline has been jailed for almost three years. Daniel Kaye launched a series of attacks on Liberian cell phone operator Lonestar in October 2015, which became so powerful they knocked out the west African country's internet the following year. Kaye, 30, had been hired to carry out the attacks by a senior employee at rival operator Cellcom, Britain's National Crime Agency said in a statement, although there is no suggestion that Cellcom was aware of the activity.
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Former homeless person has been crowned London’s top bus driver – because he never stops smiling
A former homeless person has gone from the street to a seat and been crowned London’s top bus driver – because he never stops smiling. Pat Lawson is over the moon after being crowned the most bubbly bus driver in the capital, despite having to battle through gridlocked traffic on a daily basis.
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Fascinating pics reveal London Victorian street sellers and chimney sweeps
THESE are the remarkable photographs of the Victorian street sellers in Greenwich, London - who peddled everything from shrimp to the old clothes of smallpox victims. Taken between 1884 and 1887, the photographs reveal the working adults and children who took to the streets of London to sell their goods to middle class Victorians.
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Missing girl taken in car theft found
A 17-month-old girl taken during a car theft has been found safe and well. Maria Tudorica was taken in Nine Acres Close, Newham, east London, at 16:37 GMT. Scotland Yard tweeted just before 20:00 that she had been found less than a mile away in the Ruskin Avenue area. Maria was in the front passenger seat of a black Audi A5 when her father met an unknown man with a view to selling the car - but the thief jumped in and drove away.
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Central Londoners to be subjected to facial recognition test this week
Met Police: no worries—if you decline to be scanned, it won't be suspicious at all!
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500-year-old skeleton still wearing thigh-high boots found in London river
A pair of durable boots is a must-have in anyone's winter wardrobe -- and a team of archaeologists has found a timeless pair in a very unlikely place. The skeleton of a man, dating back around 500 years, has been discovered face down in the mud under London's River Thames, with his thigh-high leather footwear remaining virtually intact.
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New interactive death map breathes life into medieval London
It kicked off at a urinal in Cheapside, and ended in a bloody and brutal murder. Poor aim has been responsible for many unexpected deaths, but perhaps none more so than that of Philip of Ashendon. One of a brutal range of fatal scuffles, revenge killings and infanticides recorded by London coroners in the early 1300s, Philip’s demise is among those to feature in a new interactive map that uses death to breathe life into medieval London.
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Climate protesters block London bridges
Protesters blocked off five major bridges in central London as part of a so-called "rebellion day". Organisers said thousands gathered in central London to demand the government take greater action on climate change. Demonstrators occupied Southwark, Blackfriars, Waterloo, Westminster and Lambeth bridges for most of the day, after a week of action by campaign group Extinction Rebellion.
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London's 'risky' pedestrians help driverless cars pass their tests
London’s unpredictable pedestrians are teaching driverless cars to avoid hitting people. Software is being developed by a start-up based at Imperial College to scan and analyse footage of people walking along the capital’s busiest streets. It is then used to help autonomous vehicles better predict human behaviour and decision-making just before they dart across the road.
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London Police Tell Women No Headphones, Sexual Assaults on the Rise
London police have issued a warning to women not to wear headphones while out alone after a string of sexual assaults.
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Pedestrian killed instantly as huge window pane falls from London penthouse flat
A pedestrian was killed when he was struck by a window which fell from a penthouse flat in a luxury development on the Thames riverside. The man is thought to have died instantly when the huge pane of glass crashed to the pavement outside the block of multi-million pound newly completed flats on the Albert Embankment.
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London mayor calls for second referendum on Brexit
London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for another referendum on Britain’s European Union membership, adding his backing to an idea known as a “People’s Vote.” Britain is due to leave the European Union on March 29. But with Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plans still not accepted, some lawmakers, as well as union and business leaders are increasingly arguing for people to have a final say on any deal struck with Brussels.
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Sadiq Khan bikini balloon launched
A giant balloon of a bikini-clad Sadiq Khan has been flown in London as part of a campaign to oust the capital's mayor. Campaigners raised £58,182 for the 29ft-long blimp, which was launched in Parliament Square earlier. Mr Khan said people were "welcome" to look at the balloon but he did not think the swimwear suited him.
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Wikileaks' Julian Assange will be removed from the Ecuadorean Embassy 'imminently'
Julian Assange will be kicked out of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London — where he has lived in diplomatic isolation since 2012 — "imminently," a source has told The Times of London. CNN reports that Downing Street is in "ongoing" discussions with Ecuador and the United States over his fate.
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How can businesses make effective marketing use of printed materials?
Starting a business is comparatively easier in today’s world than creating an image of trustworthiness.
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First Century Pope Found in London Trash
Pope Clement I has been dead for almost two thousand years, but that hasn't stopped the Holy Roman saint form traveling on what must be the strangest Eurotrip yet.
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Giant 'Trump Baby' balloon approved to fly
Plans to fly a giant inflatable figure depicting Donald Trump as a baby over London during the US president's visit have been approved. Mr Trump is due to meet Theresa May at 10 Downing Street on 13 July. Campaigners raised almost £18,000 for the helium-filled six-metre high figure, which they said reflects Mr Trump's character as an "angry baby with a fragile ego and tiny hands".
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We won’t let Britain split the EU member states’ united front in Brexit talks, Austrian PM says
Austria’s chancellor has warned Britain against trying to divide EU countries to gain an advantage in Brexit talks. Speaking at the European Parliament as his country took over the European Council’s rotating presidency, Sebastian Kurz said Austria would “preserve the unity of the 27” in Brexit matters. Austria is taking the reins in setting the agenda at EU summits from now until next year – a crucial period for Brexit talks that...
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London ferries produce pollution equivalent to hundreds of buses and trucks
Ferries used by commuters and tourists in the centre of London are spewing out pollution equivalent to hundreds of buses and trucks every day. Meanwhile, cruise ships docking at places like Tower Bridge pump out as much toxic nitrogen oxide gases and particulates as nearly 700 lorries each. These vessels – alongside the tour boats, container ships and tugs that use the river every day – can use filthy fuel and engines because they operate under the same rules as trawlers in the North Sea.
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