Tag Archives: LONDON

LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s nearly seven-year stay at Ecuador’s embassy in London came to an abrupt end on Thursday when police entered the building and arrested him after Ecuador withdrew his asylum. Assange has been living at the embassy in London’s plush Knightsbridge district since 2012 when he sought ...

LONDON-AA: Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Israeli Embassy in central London in solidarity with Palestinian people who are holding large “Great March of Return” and “Palestinian Land Day” rallies across Gaza border Saturday. The rally organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) saw speakers calling for justice ...

LONDON: A large number of people have attended a vigil in London’s Trafalgar Square to pay tribute to those killed in the Christchurch mosque shootings. Londoners, Kiwis and visitors from all over the globe gathered to remember those who had died at their places of worship in a peace vigil. ...

LONDON: Police evacuated buildings at two British universities on Wednesday after receiving reports of suspicious packages, a day after parcel bombs were sent to two airports and London’s busiest train station. Police in eastern England said they had put a cordon in place at the University of Essex and evacuated ...

BOLLYWOOD: Shraddha Kapoor who has been on trips with friends and family to London is now shooting for the first time in the city for her upcoming dance flick. Shraddha Kapoor is running a hectic schedule and is leaving no stone unturned in gearing up for Street Dancer. Currently in ...

LONDON: A pregnant Bangladeshi-British teenager schoolgirl, who escaped from London in 2015 to join ISIS in Syria, says she is not the same “silly” girl now, but wants to return to the UK as she is worried about the health of her unborn child. Shamima Begum, 15, was one of ...

BOLLYWOOD: Irrfan Khan who had been away from the reel life, getting treatment for a rare tumour in London, landed back in Mumbai with buzz suggesting that Hindi Medium 2 would be going on floors soon. As per the latest hearsay, the 52-year-old Blackmail actor is back in the B-Town ...

LONDON: Dua Lipa is determined to release her second album this year. The 23-year-old singer – who released her self-titled debut LP in 2017 – is planning to ”work really hard” in the recording studio to bring out some ”fun stuff” for her fans. Asked her rules for 2019, she ...

BOLLYWOOD: Priyanka Chopra and husband Nick Jonas are having a perfect romantic getaway in the Caribbean islands. After celebrating Christmas in London and ringing in the New Year with family and close friends in picturesque Switzerland, the lovey-dovey couple is now spending some quality time in the Caribbean.   View ...

GATWICK AIRPORT: Two people were arrested in connection with the “criminal use of drones” at London Gatwick Airport, police said Saturday, after three days of disruption affected tens of thousands of passengers during the pre-Christmas getaway. Drones were first sighted hovering around Britain’s second-busiest air hub on Wednesday, grinding the ...