‘Live in the mess that Putin has created’: a tour of Russian oligarch-linked properties in London

 

UK government sanctions have targeted Russian oligarchs’ investments in London property after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The Guardian’s wealth correspondent, Rupert Neate, takes us on a short tour of some of the properties owned by or linked to people named in UK or EU sanctions lists. But will anyone answer the door?

Squatters occupy Russian oligarch's London mansion

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Clashes erupt as thousands attend anti-lockdown protests in London

 

The headline should read: Thousands Of Future Darwin Award Winners Gather To Protest

Stupidity is a world wide affliction amongst those who buy into the Donald Trump world view.  Me  me me 

Banksy's Artwork Promoting Face Masks Removed From London Train

Banksy is at it again with new artwork on the London tube promoting the use of face masks — it has since been removed for violating anti-graffiti policies.

UK police accused of targeting black men with tasers - BBC News

A 24-year-old black man, who is paralysed after being tasered by police in London last month, has told the BBC he believes he was targeted because of his colour. Jordan Walker-Brown fell off a wall as police chased him, damaging his spinal cord. A Metropolitan police officer is under criminal investigation.

How London is fighting its nightmare traffic

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Parsons Green: 'Explosion' reported on London Tube train

Police are investigating an "incident" on a District Line underground train at Parsons Green, south-west London.

Officers and ambulance staff are on the scene following reports on social media of an "explosion" in a carriage.

A picture on social media showed a white bucket inside a supermarket bag, but does not appear to show extensive damage in the carriage.

Transport for London tweeted: "We are investigating an incident at Parsons Green."

Donald Trump Doesn't Offer Sympathy After London: He Offers Up Racism

Donald Trump is using the attack in London to once again advocate for his ridiculous racist ban on Muslims entering the United States.  According to him they should face extreme vetting.  Whatever that may be. He's had more than 120 days in which to implement such a program, yet there's no policy in place.  Donald Trump is nothing more than a racist and a bully who uses these kinds of incidents to promote his 19th century way of thinking. Sadly his most ardent supporters will agree with him.   Of course he does this without having all the necessary facts. Like earlier this week when, without knowing what was happening in Manila called the incident at the casino a terrorist attack when in fact it was an attempted robbery gone wrong.  

In one of his tweets on the subject he stated that the court's needed to give us back our rights.

Except that in America one's rights aren't given to them by the courts.  That happens through the constitution.

Latest updates: London incidents

Summary

1. Police confirm more than one fatality after incidents in London Bridge area
2. Prime Minister Theresa May says it is being treated as a "potential act of terrorism"
3. Pedestrians hit by a white van, reports of men attacking members of public with knives
4. Police responding to incidents in London Bridge, Borough Market and Vauxhall
5. Officers understood to be looking for three suspects who may be armed
6. London Bridge railway station is closed while transport police deal with the incident
7. Transport for London says the bridge is closed to all traffic

Walking wounded' being taken to Liverpool Street station

Posted at8:40

The BBC understands those who are walking wounded are being taken by bus to Liverpool Street station. They are being treated for their injuries at a nearby hotel

Sandra Miya was walking past the station when she saw people "covered in blood with heads bandaged".

London incidents - map

Posted at8:34

Here's a map of the reported incidents in London.

Vauxhall station has since been reopened.

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ISIS Executioner 'Jihadi John' Is Named as Mohammed Emwazi

LONDON — The identity of the masked executioner clutching a knife in ISIS beheading propaganda videos was revealed on Thursday.

A U.S. intelligence official confirmed to NBC News that a Londoner named Mohammed Emwazi is the person known as "Jihadi John" in the ISIS videos. The militant's identity was first reported by The Washington Post, which cited "friends and others with familiar with his case." The BBC also named the individual without citing sources.

Emwazi is a Briton born in Kuwait who is known to intelligence services, according to the BBC and the Washington Post.

The Washington Post reported that Emwazi grew up in West London and graduated from college with a degree in computer programming before traveling to Syria in 2012 and joining ISIS.

The Metropolitan Police said it would not confirm the reports and British government officials declined to comment.