Sadiq Khan’s win ‘bucks trend’ of Muslim voters rejecting Labour over Gaza, say party figures | London mayoral election 2024
Sadiq Khan’s election victory as London mayor “buck the trend” of Muslim voters leaving Labor over the party’s stance on the war in Gaza, party insiders said. The 53-year-old won a third term as mayor of the capital on Saturday without losing the support of large numbers of Muslim voters, unlike England’s other Labor candidates […]
London mayor among the results due after Tories crushed in local elections – live | Politics
Should Sadiq Khan be concerned? Kiran Stacey Mr Starmer’s campaign managers are hoping to target voters on the country’s fringes, even if it means losing support in urban areas where the party has traditionally done well. They claim they can win more seats than their vote share suggests. The downside to that strategy became clearer […]
London protesters block transfer of asylum seekers to Bibby Stockholm | Immigration and asylum
Hundreds of demonstrators blocked an attempt to collect asylum seekers from a London hotel and take them to a barge in Bibby Stockholm. He was arrested when police burst into a crowd blocking a road near the Best Western Hotel in Peckham. It was only at 3:00 p.m., seven hours after arriving, that buses dispatched […]
London Breed battles her own messaging on crime in San Francisco
From supporting the effort to oust former soft-on-crime District Attorney Chesa Boudin to pushing measures that ease restrictions on the police department, San Francisco Mayor London Breed wants residents to know that her tough-on-crime efforts have led to a safer city. Up for reelection in November, Breed is struggling to deal with residents’ perceptions that […]
London: 14-Year-Old Dead, 4 Others Injured In Sword Stabbing Attack
1/12 | Forensic officers gesture near the scene of the attack in Hainaut, northeast London, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. A sword-wielding man attacked civilians and police officers in an east London suburb, killing a 13-year-old boy and a police officer. Four other people were injured, authorities said Tuesday. The man was arrested at the scene, […]
Sword-wielding attacker goes on rampage on streets of London, at least 5 injured
Five people, including two police officers, were hospitalized after a sword-wielding attacker drove a van into a house and stabbed people at random in east London on Tuesday morning. Police responded to reports of a man driving into a house and stabbing multiple people, including two police officers, in Thurlow Gardens just before 7am. According […]
1 horse remains under observation and another is expected to recover fully after London rampage
One of the military horses that was separated from its trainer and galloped through the streets of London last week is expected to make a full recovery, while the other remains under observation, the British Army announced on Monday. London police capture two horses roaming the streets, with another believed to be on the run. […]
Military horses injured galloping across London making progress, army says | Animals
Two military horses injured in a collision with a vehicle in London are recovering well after undergoing surgery, the British military has announced. Last Wednesday, Quakers, Black Horsemen and a gray horse called Vida were seen galloping through the capital’s streets, frightened by builders moving debris. The pair, along with five other horses and six […]
Holocaust memorial covered during London anti-Israel march: ‘Sad but necessary’
London’s Hyde Park faced intense backlash over the weekend after reports of a Holocaust memorial ahead of Saturday’s anti-Israel march. Local residents quickly noticed that blue tarpaulins had been erected in the park commemorating the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust in preparation for a large rally to protest the war in Gaza. The […]
Four Vietnamese nationals arrested in London over people smuggling | England
Four Vietnamese nationals have been arrested in London following an investigation into suspected smugglers who advertised crossing the Channel in small boats on Facebook. A joint British-French investigation alleges the group shared posts directed at the Vietnamese community and charged migrants thousands of pounds to travel to the United States. The National Crime Agency (NCA) […]