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Beavers to return to west London after 400 years

Beavers are to return to west London for the first time in 400 years, as part of a rewilding project. A breeding pair of Eurasian beavers, which are expected to come from Tayside in Scotland, could arrive at their new home in a wetland in Ealing as soon as this…

The Week

Lloyd’s of London swings to loss after £21bn of claims including Hurricane Ian and Ukraine

World’s biggest insurance market reports pre-tax deficit of £769m for 2022 after profit of £2.3bn in 2021

The Guardian - UK

Man charged with attempted murder after two set alight in street

Mohammed Abbkr is due to appear in court in Birmingham charged over attacks in Edgbaston and London.

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Man charged with two counts of attempted murder after men set on fire outside mosques

A man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after two men were set alight in Birmingham and London after leaving mosques, West Midlands Police have said.

Evening Standard

Man charged with attempted murder after two elderly Muslims set alight after leaving mosques

Police believe two arson attacks in Birmingham and west London are linked

The Independent UK

Brickbat: Walk This Way, Don't Drive

In England, the council for the London borough of Hackney has announced plans to ban through traffic from from motorized vehicles from 75 percent of city streets. Electric vehicles and bicycles would still be allowed to travel through, as will emergency vehicles and trash collection trucks. The plan will be…

Reason

UK Government accused of "rewarding failure" as Lockerbie train operator sees contract extended

The move comes despite the rail firm, which runs trains between London and Glasgow and Edinburgh through Lockerbie, has been heavily criticised for its level of cancellations

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To Battersea Park by Philip Hensher review – a pandemic masterclass

Hensher brilliantly explores the lockdown experience, and how to bear witness to it, in this fluid portrait of south London lives

The Guardian - UK

Polio vaccine catch-up campaign for primary school children in London

Health officials say vaccine rates in some London boroughs is still too low.

The Independent UK

Vision for South Wales and South West transport revealed - with journey times halved and better connections to London

Business and government leaders call for up to £8bn of improvements

Birmingham Post

UK’s Sunak survives day of drama as Johnson grilled by members of Parliament

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak emerged unscathed from a day of parliamentary drama after convincingly winning a key Brexit vote, while former Premier Boris Johnson cut a defensive figure as he denied lying to lawmakers during the so-called Partygate scandal.

Tribune News Service

UK to review security at Indian High Commission in London after protests

British foreign minister James Cleverly on Wednesday said the country will review security at the Indian High Commission in London following "unacceptable acts of violence" towards the mission's staff.

Reuters

Woman left unable to go to bathroom for 14 months no matter how much she drinks

Elle went to A&E at St Thomas' Hospital, London, and after explaining her symptoms, doctors discovered she had one litre of urine in her bladder - it was later found she had Fowler's syndrome

Daily Mirror

Ange Postecoglou Celtic exit fears ease as Thomas Frank emerges as Tottenham next manager frontrunner

Postecoglou was linked with the position on Tuesday but Spurs appear likely to stay in London for their next boss.

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Liverpool Echo

Dele Alli has not 'gone AWOL' from Besiktas training after manager claim

Dele Alli's representatives say the Everton midfielder was given permission by Besiktas to travel to London

The Independent UK

‘Eunuch maker’ in court accused of castrating men live on television from his flat

Marius Gustavson, 45, along with eight others, is alleged to have performed extreme body modifications, including the removal of penises and testicles

Evening Standard

Predator who used Facebook Messenger to try and lure 14-year-old girl to London for sex jailed

A paedophile was caught in a sting texting a Facebook profile he believed belonged to a teenage girl.

The Independent UK

Arrest made over Birmingham and London attacks where men set alight

Detectives say an incident in Edgbaston on Monday is linked to a similar attack in Ealing last month.

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Evening Standard

Man arrested over two counts of attempted murder over ‘linked’ mosque fires in London and Birmingham

A man has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of attempted murder after detectives linked two incidents where men were set alight in Birmingham and London, the Metropolitan Police said.

Reuters

UK police link attacks where men set on fire after leaving mosques

British police said on Wednesday a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was set on fire on his way home from a mosque in central England had now also been arrested for a similar incident in London last month.

The Independent UK

Man arrested on suspicion of two separate fire attacks near mosques in London and Birmingham

The Birmingham incident left Mohammed Rayaz, a retired factory worker, with severe burns to his face, hands and chest

The Independent UK

PM pays tribute to one of RAF’s last black WW2 veterans amid search for family

Flight Sergeant Peter Brown died alone aged 96 in Maida Vale, London.

Evening Standard

Man dubbed ‘The Eunuch Maker’ in court accused of extreme body modifications

A man accused of carrying out castrations on other men and broadcasting the footage on his “eunuch maker” website has appeared in court.

The Guardian - UK

Nicholas Snowman obituary

Arts administrator who founded the London Sinfonietta and led the Southbank Centre and Glyndebourne

The Guardian - UK

‘Warhol cooked us scrambled eggs. Or was it Rauschenberg?’ – Gilbert and George preserve their greatest moments

Now in their 80s, the ‘living sculpture’ couple have built a free gallery to ensure their creations last for ever. Our writer gets a tour of the centre – and its mind-boggling inaugural show

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