Two Metropolitan Police officers who posted a racist joke about the Duchess of Sussex and other offensive messages in a WhatsApp chat have been sacked. A disciplinary tribunal ruled on Friday that the actions of PC Paul Hefford and PC Sukhdev Jeer, who were based at Bethnal Green police station in east London, amounted to…
2 UK Police Officers Dismissed Over Racist Joke About Duchess of Sussex
Man Charged With Woman’s Killing on Streets of London
LONDON—A man was remanded in custody Wednesday after appearing in a London court charged with the murder and attempted rape of a woman who had been walking home alone in east London. It was the latest in a string of similar incidents that have heightened concern over the safety of women and girls on the…
UK Family Pay Tribute to ‘Beloved Human’ as Man Is Charged With Her Murder
The family of a woman who was murdered in east London as she walked home in the early hours of the Sunday morning have paid tribute to a “beloved human” and said she had “passionate spirit and indomitable energy.” Zara Aleena, 35, suffered fatal head injuries after being attacked as she walked towards Gants Hill…
South Australian Government Drops European Trade Office
The South Australian (SA) centre-left Labor government will push its trade opportunities from the state’s London office reversing the previous Liberal government’s plan to fund an additional trade office in France. Changing the former government’s decision will save around $500,000 (US$346,000), a sum the current government says is equivalent to hiring six frontline nurses. The…
Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Detected in London Sewage Samples
The UK’s health authorities on Wednesday called on parents to have their children updated on polio vaccines as they investigate a possible outbreak of the disease. The UK Heath Security Agency (UKHSA) said several closely-related polioviruses were found in sewage samples taken between February and May from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works, which serves around…
Three Quarters of London Workers Will Never Return to Office Full-Time After COVID Pandemic: Study
Three out of four workers in London believe they will never return to the office full-time after finding that working from home has improved their quality of life, according to a new study from the Policy Institute and King’s College London. Researchers surveyed 2,015 London workers aged 16 and above between March 25 and April 13, 2022,…
Hong Kong Expats Gather In the UK and Australia for Candlelight Vigil on 33rd Anniversary of June 4th
June 5, 2022
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On the 33rd Years Anniversary of June 4, many Hongkongers who had emigrated overseas gathered in the UK and Australia, for a candlelight vigil in memorial of the pro-democracy activists killed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Tiananmen Square in 1989. The traditional memorial place in Hong Kong, Vitoria Park, was closed by the…
Man Accused of Murdering UK Police Officer Could Face Hospital Hearing
A man accused of murdering Sergeant Matt Ratana at a custody centre in south London in 2020 could face a “fitness to plea” hearing in hospital. In the early hours of Sep. 25 2020 Louis De Zoysa, 24, allegedly fired four shots while handcuffed inside Croydon police station, two of which struck 54-year-old Ratana. DeZoysa,…
Almost 4,000 London Passengers Fined for Breaking COVID-19 Mask Rule
Almost 4,000 passengers were fined for breaking COVID-19 mask rules on London’s public transport, Mayor Sadiq Khan revealed on Monday. Khan, who also chairs Transport for London (TfL)—a local government body responsible for most aspects of London’s transport system—said more than 7,000 people were denied service for not wearing face coverings. During the CCP (Chinese Communist…
Mayor Khan Plans to Expand London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said he is waging “war on poisonous air” as he bids to extend the Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) across London. Khan is proposing to extend the scheme’s boundary from the North and South Circular Roads to the whole of Greater London from August 29 next year, and a consultation on…
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