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by Robin MILLARD / Joe JACKSON / Charlotte DURAND LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British police on Sunday shot dead a man in London wearing a “hoax device” and suspected of stabbing two people, leaving one of them with life-threatening injuries, in an “Islamist-related” terrorist incident. The Metropolitan Police said armed officers responded immediately “as part of a proactive counter-terrorism operation” when they shot the attacker, who was declared dead at the scene — a […]
by James PHEBY and Dmitry ZAKS Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Union Jack-waving Brexit backers danced in the London rain on Friday as the hours wound down to Britain’s split from the European Union after years of epic drama — but for others there were only fears and tears. After 47 years in the European fold, the country leaves the EU at 11:00pm (2300 GMT) on Friday, with a handful of […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — South Korea’s Hyundai and its Kia affiliate announced plans Thursday for a major investment in London-based startup Arrival to produce next-generation electric vehicles that cost less than standard-engine models. The 100-million-euro ($110 million) bet on the five-year-old technology firm comes as some manufacturers abandon Britain because of uncertainties about how it will trade with EU nations once it leaves the bloc this month. Arrival is focused on designing and producing […]
by Alice RITCHIE and Jerome CARTILLIER Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — US President Donald Trump met Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on Monday after kicking off his UK state visit by branding the London mayor a “loser” and weighing in on the Brexit debate. With a 41-gun royal salute ringing out across the royal palace’s lawn, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles shook hands with the US leader and First […]
Four mosques in the central English city of Birmingham have been attacked overnight, with a man wielding a sledgehammer seen smashing windows at two places of worship, the police said on Thursday. Counter-terrorism officers are investigating attacks on the mosques in four different areas in the north of the city, West Midlands Police said in a statement. The force added the incidents “are being treated as linked”. “At the moment we don’t know the motive […]
LONDON (AFP) — British counter terrorism officers are investigating three “small improvised explosive devices” believed capable of starting small fires that were found in separate locations in London on Tuesday. The suspicious packages containing padded envelopes were found at an office block next to Heathrow Airport, the post room at Waterloo station, and at offices near London City Airport in the east of the capital, according to Scotland Yard. “The packages — all A4-sized white […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Michelle Obama on Monday returned to a London school she had visited as US first lady encouraging students to “practice sisterhood” as she presented a new memoir of her life. Obama is in the British capital to promote her hotly anticipated book, “Becoming”, which has already sold more copies than any other book published in the United States this year. She told some 300 students — mostly girls aged between […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — China’s Xiaomi unveiled the Mi 8 Pro smartphone in London Thursday, making a UK debut as the tech giant ramps up its European presence before an expected American launch next month. Xiaomi, which is looking to gain ground on rivals Apple, Huawei and Samsung, revealed the flagship product at a launch event at the Barbican Centre. The Mi 8 Pro will go on sale in Britain on Friday, the group […]
HONG KONG (AP) — Britain has expressed concern over freedom of speech in its former colony Hong Kong after authorities refused to renew the work visa of a senior editor of the Financial Times. A statement dated Friday said Britain has asked for an explanation as to why Victor Mallet’s visa renewal application was rejected. “Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy and its press freedoms are central to its way of life, and must […]
LONDON, United States (AFP) — London’s new train line, which was set to open through the city centre in December, has been put back for nearly a year, the Crossrail project announced Friday. “We have made huge progress with the delivery of this incredible project but we need further time to complete the testing of the new railway,” Crossrail chief executive Simon Wright said in a statement. © Agence France-Presse
by Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — It was love at first sight for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who both quickly sensed their brief encounter on a blind date could blossom into something much, much bigger. They were set up by a mutual friend when US actress Markle was passing through London in July 2016, with the couple later revealing they knew little about each other. The speed of their relationship […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Friday proposed to ban adverts for foods high in fat, salt, and sugar from the city’s transport network in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. The mayor also suggested a ban on new hot-food takeaways opening within 400 meters (yards) of schools, his office announced. “Child obesity in London is a ticking time bomb and I am determined to act,” Khan said. “It can’t be […]
