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Whistl began trading at the warehouse site on 20 July after it agreed a 15-year lease.Many residents have gardens close to the 350,000 sq ft (33,000 sq m) logistics site and have criticised the huge scale and appearance of the “towering warehouses” and reported a “dreadful racket”.In late August, Whistl ended overnight transport operations at the site after it admitted the noise had “had an impact on nearby residents”.The company agreed to cease transport operations between midnight and 06:00 and introduce more noise mitigation measures.

Masked men shouted “Allahu Akbar” and “f**k the UK” as they ripped down and burned a pub’s Union Flags, a court has heard.Zaid Sami, 21, and Nour Sami, 20, both from Feltham, and 21-year-old Omar Sukkar from Isleworth, are accused of racially-aggravated criminal damage to the flags outside The Fox pub in Twickenham.All three men deny the charge and are standing trial at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court.Prosecutors have described the alleged attack at the pub as an “attack on the British people”, arguing that made it a racially-aggravated offense, the Mail reported.The men allegedly tore down the flags outside the pub…

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has intensified its scrutiny of overseas billionaires who hold assets in Britain, dispatching letters to ultra-wealthy individuals.The tax authority is notifyiing their advisers that dedicated tax compliance managers will be appointed to monitor their affairs.This move follows a scathing assessment from the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which last year criticised the tax authority for failing to establish how many billionaires were actually paying tax in the UK.The PAC said it was “disappointed to find that HMRC cannot use the wide range of data it uses to identify wealthy people to provide transparency about the…

Jordan Stephens, one half of Rizzle Kicks, has launched a blistering attack on Ed Sheeran over the singer’s handling of Macklemore’s removal from his US Loop Tour.Speaking on his Miss Me? podcast on Thursday, the 34-year-old branded Mr Sheeran’s response to the controversy “appalling.””It’s very clear that in spite of the fact that Ed is a very kind person and has helped many of these artists with their careers, it was unacceptable how he chose to respond,” Mr Stephens said.He took particular aim at the language his friend of more than 15 years used in his public statement, saying: “This…

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Victims and their families were “grossly failed” by the court system that bailed a sex offender and repeatedly allowed him to return to his home overlooking the playground he targeted, London’s victims’ commissioner said.Zafer Dogan, from Enfield in north London, was jailed on Thursday for two years and four months for taking thousands of pictures of children and using AI software to “nudify” them.Speaking on Radio 4’s Today, Andrea Simon said the case showed that “the justice system did not centre victims” and called for a multi-agency review.A government spokesperson said the law was clear that bail “should only be…

After five years with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom, Fisher signed with Zuffa Boxing in July, admitting the deal was simply too good to ignore.”I got made a fantastic financial offer, which I would be lying if I said I could turn down,” he says. “Our health isn’t guaranteed in this sport, let alone our financials.”His first proper meeting with White came, suitably, over a Chinese meal with his father. “It was great to break bread – or prawn crackers – over a Chinese,” Fisher adds.There has been change in the gym too. Fisher left long-time trainer Mark Tibbs for Tony Sims…

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Andy Burnham has been urged to enter an “anti-Brexit coalition” as pressure mounts on Labour to commit to rejoining the European Union.The Prime Minister has been warned there is a “deafening alarm” from new polling showing a potential route to an EU rejoin pledge.Several major polls suggest Labour could emerge as the largest party at the next general election but may need support from the Liberal Democrats and Greens.That could create the prospect of an alliance between pro-EU parties if the numbers seen in the latest projections were repeated at an election.YouGov’s bombshell MRP poll found Labour would win 241…

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