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Two runners completed the London Marathon inside one giant inflatable elephant in 4:15:40; they set a world record while raising money for type 1 diabetes

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Two runners completed the London Marathon inside one giant inflatable elephant in 4:15:40; they set a world record while raising money for type 1 diabetes

Two runners from Looe have set a world record after completing the London Marathon inside a giant inflatable elephant. Jo Robinson and Emma Langstaff finished the race in 4:15:40, recording the fastest marathon time ever recorded in a two-person inflatable costume. As members of the Looe Pioneers running club, they took on the challenge to … Read more

UK: 2 teenagers jailed for 10 years for arson at Indian restaurant in London

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UK: 2 teenagers jailed for 10 years for arson at Indian restaurant in London

LONDON: Two 17-year-old teenagers have been jailed for 10 years in the UK for an arson attack at an Indian restaurant in London in August last year, leaving multiple diners seriously injured.On August 22, 2025, the two, along with a third accomplice, all masked, had stormed the eatery, Indian Aroma, ordering customers to remain in … Read more

British Transport Police spent £320,786 testing live facial recognition at London stations and scanned more than 500,000 faces; the six-month trial produced one alert, and that person was wrongly identified

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British Transport Police spent £320,786 testing live facial recognition at London stations and scanned more than 500,000 faces; the six-month trial produced one alert, and that person was wrongly identified

A six-month trial of live facial recognition at London railway stations cost British Transport Police (BTP) £320,786 and scanned more than 500,000 faces, but it produced just one alert from the police watchlist. That alert turned out to be a false identification, with no arrest resulting directly from the technology during the trial period. The … Read more

US torpedo test-fired from UK sea drone for first time: London

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US torpedo test-fired from UK sea drone for first time: London

Britain and the United States have for the first time test-fired a torpedo from an uncrewed undersea vessel rather than a crewed submarine, the UK government announced Monday. US torpedo test-fired from UK sea drone for first time: London London said in a statement the live firing took place in UK waters last week as … Read more

18-year-old Afghan refugee pleads guilty to murdering man in London; accused of stalking cousin’s wife

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18-year-old Afghan refugee pleads guilty to murdering man in London; accused of stalking cousin's wife

Afghan refugee Sulaiman Tajzai pleads guilty to murdering Farmanullah Sherzad in London. An 18-year-old Afghan refugee has pleaded guilty to murdering a 26-year-old man in London after travelling from Leeds with a knife he had bought earlier that day.Sulaiman Tajzai admitted killing Farmanullah Sherzad at the Old Bailey on Friday, the Metropolitan Police said. He … Read more

Lawyer Vijay Aggarwal and assistant Manpreet Kaur appear in London court over sexual assault charges

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Lawyer Vijay Aggarwal and assistant Manpreet Kaur appear in London court over sexual assault charges

TOI correspondent from London: Indian criminal lawyer Vijay Aggarwal and his co-defendant, his personal assistant Manpreet Kaurappeared in the dock at Southwark crown court on Thursday where the pair are facing charges relating to sexual offences against women in Britain.Aggarwal had represented fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi.Kaur entered in a flowery blouse looking morose. Aggarwal … Read more

Jeremy Corbyn finds a buyer for North London home at £700,000 after 19 years; former Labour leader bought Finsbury Park house for £363,000 in 2007 after initially listing it for £800,000

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Jeremy Corbyn finds a buyer for North London home at £700,000 after 19 years; former Labour leader bought Finsbury Park house for £363,000 in 2007 after initially listing it for £800,000

Jeremy Corbyn has found a buyer for his North London home after 19 years. (Photo: Instagram/Rightmove) Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is set to nearly double his money on his North London home after agreeing terms with a prospective buyer. According to The Telegraph, the 77-year-old Your Party MP for Islington North has put his … Read more

Billionaire heiress Isabel Getty, great-granddaughter of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, marries British financier Faris McKinnon in intimate London wedding, newlyweds make grand exit in vintage Rolls-Royce

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Billionaire heiress Isabel Getty, great-granddaughter of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, marries British financier Faris McKinnon in intimate London wedding, newlyweds make grand exit in vintage Rolls-Royce

​Isabel Getty, great-granddaughter of J. Paul Getty, begins a new chapter with British financier Faris McKinnon. (Photo: Instagram) Isabel Getty, the 32-year-old great-granddaughter of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, has married British financier Faris McKinnon in an intimate ceremony in London. The billionaire heiress looked elegant in a white skirt suit paired with striking cobalt … Read more

A London apartment burned down in 2024 and left more than 80 people homeless; two years later, one owner says she is still paying the mortgage on a home that no longer exists

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A London apartment burned down in 2024 and left more than 80 people homeless; two years later, one owner says she is still paying the mortgage on a home that no longer exists

“We’re still just stuck waiting for other people to make decisions about our future,” leaseholder Sarah Williams says [BBC] Former residents of a London apartment block destroyed in a major fire are still paying monthly mortgages on homes that were reduced to rubble two years ago. The fire at the seven-storey Spectrum Building on Freshwater … Read more

Meet Jamie Bell, the 18-year-old London teen who started selling old Lego at 13 and generated over $400,000 in annual sales, with nearly $68,000 profit

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Meet Jamie Bell, the 18-year-old London teen who started selling old Lego at 13 and generated over $400,000 in annual sales, with nearly $68,000 profit

Teenager Made More Than $400,000 in a Year Selling Old Legos in eBay Auctions: ‘I Had to Get an Accountant at 16’ An 18-year-old student from South London has turned a small teenage hobby of reselling second-hand Lego into a business with annual sales of more than $400,000 (£312,000). Jamie Bell runs the business, called … Read more