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Jane Pauley presents a London historical past lesson, from the start: For hundreds of years London was the middle of the huge British Empire, however there was a time when it was a mere outpost on the fringes of one other. Nowhere is that extra evident than a wall, simply …

Media playback is unsupported in your gadget Media captionSigns of ME can embody devastating fatigue and mind fog Protesters have gathered in London calling for extra analysis into continual fatigue syndrome. The long-term sickness, also called ME, can go away individuals bedbound for years – however regardless of its severity …

Picture copyright PA Picture caption If the plan goes forward, “junk meals” adverts shall be banned on the Underground, Overground and bus community Junk meals promoting might be banned throughout all the Transport for London (TfL) community, Metropolis Corridor has introduced. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, says he desires …

Picture copyright EPA A senior London surgeon has hit again at US President Donald Trump for criticising the extent of knife crime within the metropolis whereas defending US gun legal guidelines. Prof Karim Brohi, who heads the group overseeing the town’s trauma remedy, mentioned it was “ridiculous” to recommend weapons …

Picture copyright Jo Denton Picture caption St John Ambulance volunteer Ollie Needham helped Jo Denton in The Mall A runner has thanked the “great strangers” who helped her full the final 4 miles of the London Marathon with a damaged leg. Jo Denton, 41, from Poole in Dorset, who was …

LONDON –– Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 92nd birthday with a star-studded live performance in London. Sting, Tom Jones, Craig David and Kylie Minogue are amongst singers performing on the celebration at Royal Albert Corridor, billed because the “Queen’s Birthday Social gathering.”  Prince Harry is predicted to talk at …

Picture copyright Getty Photos This yr’s London Marathon is prone to be the most well liked but, so how do you run a marathon within the warmth? On Sunday some 40,000 persons are anticipated to participate within the race in temperatures which might be forecast to succeed in 25C (77F), …

LONDON — A surge of stabbings in London was blamed Monday for town overtaking New York’s month-to-month homicide tally for the primary time in trendy historical past. Fifteen individuals had been murdered in London throughout February, in comparison with 14 in New York, based on police figures. The British capital …

A girl recognized with vascular dementia in her 50s is planning to run the 2018 London Marathon to show somebody with the illness can do it. Sue Strachan, who’s now 62, took up working after she was recognized and has been coaching on the roads round her residence in Staunton …

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — A aircraft belonging to the state airline Aeroflot was being searched Friday by police at a London airport, Russia’s International Ministry stated. Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated British authorities didn’t state a cause for the search, which she known as “the newest provocation.” Tensions between London and …