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Builder denies tearing down row of new-build houses in pay row
Daniel Neagu, 31 is alleged to have driven into the cottages with a digger after claiming he was owed money for the building work
Police say four year sentence for teenage killer ‘not long enough’
Vijaykumar Patel, 49, died when the 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, launched the fatal attack because he was not sell him Rizlas
Three out of four used tyres in London ‘fail to meet safety standards’
The warning came after London Trading Standards (LTS) teams visit 150 businesses as part of a tyre safety project.
Scientists could finally provide early-warning detection system for volcanoes
Drones are used to drop the ultra-heat resistant 'dragon eggs' in dangerous locations around the top of active volcanoes where they can provide valuable real-time data.
78-year-old dragged into tube tunnel when her bag stuck in train doors
The woman suffered multiple bone fractures when she was pulled 100 metres along a platform and into a tunnel, a Rail Accident Investigation Branch report said.
Brexit could put an end to next day deliveries
Next day deliveries could become a thing of the past due to warehouse labour shortages after Brexit. EU nationals make up more than 20 per cent of the workforce in 18 industries, exclusive official figures show And a third of warehousing and storage workers are EU nationals. GMB warned today that next-day-deliveries could become a thing of the past unless employers improve wages and conditions after Brexit. In the economy as a whole, EU nationals’ share of the workforce rose...
Support staff under siege as cases of shocking violence soar
More than half of school support staff suffer shocking violence including stabbings and attempted strangulations, a shocking new study has revealed. In one horrifying case a pregnant teaching assistant suffered a miscarriage after being kicked in the stomach by pupil, GMB survey reveals More than half of school staff experience shocking violence at work – with more than 16 per cent suffering attacks every week. Appalling assaults include stabbings, attempted strangulation and pupils trying to chop off a teaching assistant’s...
Developers start to rebuild London pub “brick-by-brick” after illegally demolishing it
The Carlton Tavern survived the horrors of Nazi bombs, until it was levelled, prompting a council order to rebuild it 'brick-by-brick'.
Council accused of reigniting “class war” on once segregated street
A council has been accused of reigniting a ‘class war’ after only resurfacing the posh end of a street - to the spot where a wall once divided council houses from the rich. The suburban street is one long road split into two ends - where the wealthy Wentworth Road meets the more down at heel Aldrich Road. The developer who built the road and the estate in 1934 put a wall keep them apart - and even put spikes...