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Prestigious auction house Bonhams is sold to private equity firm
It has now been confirmed private equity firm Epiris had agreed to buy it for an undisclosed figure
Brave store staff sprayed with noxious substance after chasing shoplifter in West London
The suspect is still at large following the attack in Bayswater, west London
London’s streets to be closed to give disadvantaged children a place to play
An organisation which offers disadvantaged children and communities across London the best free play opportunities and the chance to come together, has just been awarded over £380,000 of National Lottery funding to transform more streets into temporary play zones. The funding from the Big Lottery Fund, the largest funder of community activity across the UK, will enable London Play to develop sustainable play opportunities across the capital. This will be delivered through the simple act of temporarily – but regularly –...
Ukip leader says “no one should join British army” until we have left the EU
Ukip leader Gerard Batten has appealed to potential army recruits to wait until Britain has left the European Union to join the services. The recently-appointed leader issued a bizarre statement today saying British soldiers are "no longer fighting for Queen and Country but under a foreign military command". He said "no one should now join the British Army until we have left the EU", citing Theresa May's apparent intentions to tie us into the EU's military ambitions. Read the statement in...
This is how the British electoral map would look if only 18-24s were allowed to vote
The British electoral map would be bathed in a red hue if only 18-24 year-olds were allowed to vote, new research has revealed. According to polling data carried out between 28th and 29th August 2018 Labour would take a massive 600 seats from the youngest voters if there was a General Election tomorrow. The Conservatives would be left without any seats with the Liberal Democrats taking 21, the SNP taking nine seats and the Greens hanging on to their single...
Babies can identify this negative human trait even before they can talk properly
They know the difference between respect and fear based power by the time are 21 months old, according to new research.
This animal could hold key to beating antibiotic resistant superbug MRSA
Their saliva contains a chemical that kills potentially deadly Staphylococcus aureus
Former boxing champion hung out of car during attempted East London acid carjacking
Watson's carer was also sprayed with ammonia during the terrifying incident, a court heard
22-year-old found shot dead in north London graveyard
Body found by member of public inside Tottenham Cemetery