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Armed police seal off London street in 22-hour lockdown stand-off with ‘gunman’ refusing to leave property Police have been at the scene in Southall, West London, since 2.12pm Thursday One local shopkeeper estimated 60 officers were there at one point Footage of last night shows them asking person inside to come to the window Officer … Read more
Armed police storm flat near The Shard in south London and arrest man after eight hour stand-off Officers were called to flat on Great Dover Street, Southwark, at 2.12pm Saturday Several residents were evacuated from their homes in the area as a precaution A man was arrested on suspicion of affray and threat to commit criminal … Read more
Just four days after announcing their split, Nathan Buckley was spotted with his ex-wife, Tania Minnici. The 48-year-old Collingwood head coach was seen picking up his golf clubs from the Melbourne home he once shared with his wife-of-18-years and their two sons. Meanwhile, a tense Tania swept leaves from the driveway as Nathan emerged from the garage … Read more
Boris Johnson was locked in a stand-off with Emmanuel Macron last night as Brexit talks teetered on the brink. British officials claimed the French president had pressured European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier to take a hardline stance. A close Macron ally yesterday said he would veto any trade deal that went against French interests. … Read more
Tom Cruise was back at work on the Italian set of his upcoming action movie Mission: Impossible 7 on Saturday, as he shot high-octane scenes in Rome. Cutting a dapper figure in a grey waistcoat, crisp white shirt and striped tie, the 58-year-old actor was seen getting behind the wheel of a vintage yellow Fiat … Read more
House building plummets by a third with developers blaming local authority planning delays more than the pandemic Britain’s seven largest house builders have reported housing completions are down, on average, by 35 per cent from a year ago Small and medium sized developers have also warned their housing completions will be down this year – … Read more
Police are called to standoff after migrants REFUSE to get off bus taking them to disused Kent army base while their asylum claims are processed Group of migrants refuse to get off bus which had taken them from their hotel They were brought to ex-military base Napier Barracks near Folkestone, Kent But police were called … Read more
Britain is ready to fight and win a new ‘Cod War’ with the EU if Brexit trade negotiations collapse, the Environment Secretary said last night. In an interview with the Mail, George Eustice said ministers have quietly put in place a ‘five-fold increase in our enforcement capacity’ over the last year in preparation for a … Read more
Call the copse! HS2 activists get caught in a stand-off with security officers at treehouse camp in woodland that inspired Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox Private security guards became involved in a stand-off with environmentalists Demonstrators have been fighting against the construction of HS2 Nearly half of the ancient Jones’ Hill Wood near Great Missenden, … Read more
India and China have agreed that their troops should ‘quickly disengage’ troops from a tense border standoff following a months-long stand off. The two country’s foreign ministers agreed to maintain proper distance and ease tensions in the Ladakh region where the two nuclear armed countries in June had their deadliest clash in decades. India’s S. … Read more