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+6 +1Muslim woman pictured 'ignoring victims of London terror attack' was fake news Tweet created by Russians
A Russian bot account claimed an image showed a Muslim woman ignoring victims of the Westminster terror attack and shared it as propaganda online. @SouthLoneStar, which shared the image, was identified as a Russian account as part of a US investigation into the country's influence on the 2016 presidential election. The account tweeted:"Muslim woman pays no mind to the terror attack, casually walks by a dying man while checking phone #PrayForLondon #Westminster #BanIslam."
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+1 +1Man guilty over nightclub acid attack
A man has been found guilty of carrying out an acid attack in a packed London club which left 22 people injured. Arthur Collins, the ex-boyfriend of reality TV star Ferne McCann, threw the corrosive substance at revellers in Mangle E8 in Dalston on 17 April. The 25-year-old admitted throwing the liquid but had claimed he believed it was a date rape drug.
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+1 +1Second teenager arrested over London acid attacks
Detectives investigating two separate acid attacks in London last week have arrested a second boy on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. The 16-year-old was arrested on Saturday night and remains in custody at an east London police station. A 14-year-old boy who was arrested on Friday on suspicion of GBH has been released under investigation.
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+18 +1Bono Among Figures Named in Leak of Tax-Haven Documents
Leaked papers revealing investments in tax havens by the world's wealthy suggest U2 frontman Bono used a company based in low-tax Malta to buy part of a shopping mall in Lithuania. The Guardian newspaper says the "Paradise Papers" document trove reveals that the singer was an investor in Maltese company Nude Estates, which bought the Ausra shopping center in 2007.
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+1 +1Get excited, vegans: Temple of Seitan is opening a second location
Since the vegan fried chicken shop first opened, Temple of Seitan has had a cult following. The problem with restaurants with cult followings? It’s next to impossible to actually have a try of their food, because each and every day, queues are out of the door. Agh. For months, hungry vegans have wanted to visit, strolled by the Hackney shop, then kept on walking the moment they saw a bunch of other hungry vegans waiting to get their hands on some crispy fried seitan.
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+16 +1London’s Hidden Tunnels Revealed In Amazing Cutaways
What lies beneath. By Tim Dunn.
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+16 +1Man lives in the woods for 10 years to escape relationship
Malcom Applegate took extreme action to leave his wife, who he says started showing controlling behaviour towards him. Applegate left home without telling a soul, and slept rough in the woods next to a community centre for the elderly, where he’d been working as a gardener. He did this for ten years, before moving into Emmaus Greenwich, a homeless shelter in south London.
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+27 +1Teenager to stand trial in March over London bomb attack
A teenager who moved to Britain after his parents were killed in Iraq will go on trial in March over a bomb attack on a packed commuter train that injured 30 people in London in September.
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+1 +1Teacher jailed for sex with pupil
A teacher who had a "full-blown sexual relationship" with a 15-year-old boy has been jailed for 16 months. Alice McBrearty, 23, admitted the four-month relationship with a pupil she taught at an east London school. Snaresbrook Crown Court heard McBrearty kissed the youngster in a classroom, and had sex with him at her parents' home in Wanstead Park, east London. She pleaded guilty to seven counts of sexual activity with a child while in a position of trust.
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+1 +1The Mysterious Case of the ‘Pedophile’ Prime Minister, Sir Edward Heath
The late Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath would have been formally questioned for the alleged rape of an 11-year-old boy and the alleged indecent assault of a 10-year-old boy if he were still alive, according to police detectives who have spent two years investigating claims that he was a pedophile and serial sex attacker.
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+15 +1The 21st floor
Fifteen people lived on the 21st floor of Grenfell Tower. What was their story? By Katie Razzall, Sara Moralioglu, Nick Menzies.
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+13 +111 people arrested in neo-Nazi terror investigation
Police have arrested 11 suspected members of a neo-Nazi group on suspicion of terror offences across England and Wales. Six men were arrested in north west England, including one suspect who was already in prison, two in Wales, two in West Yorkshire and one man in Wiltshire. Counter-terror police are searching their homes.
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+9 +1BREAKING: 'Explosion' on London Underground train – passengers flee in panic
Witnesses reported hearing a “loud bang” and seeing smoke after the blast on the District Line service. Pictures show a small device in flames while smoke filled the carriage, with reports of an “acid smell”. There are reports from witnesses of up to five people injured in a “stampede” to get off the train. BTP and London Fire Brigade have confirmed the explosion came from a mobile phone charger.
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+16 +1Homes evacuated after suspicious package found outside North Korean embassy in London
Local residents have been evacuated as police investigate a suspicious package found outside North Korea’s embassy in Gunnersbury, west London. Police cordoned off roads, evacuated houses and reportedly carried out a controlled explosion at about 9.30pm. A number of ambulances also attended the scene.
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+22 +1Too high: men rescued from Scafell Pike 'unable to walk due to cannabis'
Four men were rescued from England’s highest mountain after “becoming incapable of walking due to cannabis use”, police have said. Cumbria police were called at about 6.30pm on Saturday after the group ran into difficulty on Scafell Pike, a 978-metre (3,210ft) peak in the Lake District. Writing on Facebook, a spokesperson for the force said: “Persons phoning Cumbria police because they are stuck on a mountain, after taking cannabis. Now having to deploy [mountain] rescue, air support and ambulance to rescue them. Words fail us ...”
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+18 +1Uber London licence not renewed
Uber will not be issued a new private hire licence, Transport for London (TfL) has said. TfL concluded the ride-hailing app firm was not fit and proper to hold a London private hire operator licence. It said it took the decision on the grounds of "public safety and security implications". Confirming it would appeal against the decision, Uber said it showed the world "far from being open, London is closed to innovative companies".
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+32 +1More than 100 people arrested over London arms fair protests
Activists try to prevent weapons firms from setting up stands at ExCel centre, saying arms may be used to commit war crimes
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+11 +1North Korea nuclear programme must be stopped before it develops capability to hit London, Defence Secretary warns
North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme must be “halted” before it develops a missile capable of hitting London, the Defence Secretary said. Asked if the rogue state could strike the UK capital, Sir Michael Fallon replied: “Not yet, but they are clearly accelerating the missile programme, the range is getting longer and longer.”
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+12 +1Apple kills off its annual music festival in London after 10 years
Apple will no longer hold an annual music festival in London. While the iPhone maker has traditionally held its Apple Music Festival at the Camden Roundhouse, Music Business Worldwide reports that Apple is axing the show this year. It’s not clear exactly why Apple is killing off the popular festival, but Music Business Worldwide speculates Apple might be focusing on single events instead. Apple Music recently partnered with Haim and Skepta for shows, and also sponsored Drake’s summer tour last year.
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+27 +1London pub defends £13.40 price of pint
A London pub has defended charging more than £13 for a pint of beer after being heavily criticised on social media.
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