The ceiling of a packed 112-year-old theatre in the heart of London collapsed Thursday night during a popular show injuring 76 people, seven seriously, as children and adults were left shocked and bleeding amid the rubble.
A man has been arrested over an allegation that a racist gesture was made to a player during last week's Capital One Cup match between Chelsea and Manchester United, London's Metropolitan police said on Monday.
Three different invitations were sent out for the wedding and the receptions with top-run guests being sent a large red box that contained an intricate chest incorporating a mini silver temple featuring gold idols of various Hindu deities, including Lord Ganesh, Radha-Krishna, and Goddess Durga.
Vedanta Resources (VRL), the diversified mining company headquartered in London, is giving final touches to a plan to raise up to $2.5 billion (about Rs 20,800 crore) as debt repayment deadlines near. The company owned by billionaire Anil Agarwal plans to do this by a combination of instruments, including issuing preference shares in the holding company to a slew of offshore investors from West Asia, and taking on another loan to refinance older debt at a higher interest rate. VRL, which is the group's holding company, is also looking to sell part of its 63.71 per cent stake in the Indian listed subsidiary Vedanta Ltd to meet funding requirements, said a banker close to the development.
Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish scored three minutes apart as Manchester City came from behind to beat Premier League newcomers Luton Town.
West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis said on Friday he was disappointed to have lost a High Court battle last week after being ordered to pay 3.7 million pounds ($4.66 million) to his former club Crystal Palace in a dispute over the way he left.
West Ham United eased into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a 5-1 romp at second-tier Blackburn Rovers on Sunday.
Chelsea scrambled a 2-1 home win over west London rivals Fulham on Monday as two goals in two minutes saved them from what was looking like a first home defeat for more than a year. Tottenham Hotspur moved back into the top four with a 2-0 victory over struggling London rivals West Ham United, while in the day's late match Manchester City gave new boss Roberto Mancini a second straight win with a 3-0 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Premier League champions in 2012 and 2014, Manchester City went to the top of the table with a 3-1 victory over West Ham United on Sunday. They moved on goal difference above Chelsea and neighbours Manchester United, who have also won their three opening games.
A 38-year-old Sikh woman has been charged in connection with the attack on the 1984 Operation Blue Star hero K S Brar here last September, taking to four the number of people accused in the case. "Harjit Kaur appeared in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday charged with wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm on Lieutenant General KS Brar," a Metropolitan police spokesperson said.
The WTC winners will collect US$1.6 million as the prize money, while the losing finalists will pocket $800,000.
IMAGES from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Liverpool snatched three points with a wild 1-0 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest.
West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce has signed a new two-year contract at the Premier League side, the east London club's co-owner David Gold said on Twitter on Saturday.
Angelo Ogbonna leapt high to power home a header in the dying seconds of extra time to claim a timely first goal for the club as West Ham United sank Liverpool 2-1 on Tuesday to reach the last 16 of the FA Cup.
'But unlike Bond who killed an individual, Israel is killing a nation.'
West Ham United won the battle on Friday to inherit the London Olympic stadium after the 2012 Games, delighting everyone from international sports bosses to fans of defeated rival bidder Tottenham Hotspur.
Manchester United were humbled 3-0 at home by Newcastle United in the League Cup fourth round
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has raised India's long-standing concerns about pro-Khalistan extremism in the United Kingdom during his meetings with the country's leaders, stressing that they should be on guard against the misuse of freedom of expression and speech.
This is India's second appearance in the WTC final after losing the inaugural game in 2021 to New Zealand.
Alvaro Negredo grabbed a hat-trick as Manchester City crushed West Ham United 6-0 in their League Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday in another body blow for the beleaguered London club.
Ajinkya Rahane's assured approach in the middle has been the hallmark of his comeback and the Indian team will need him to maintain form when it tours South Africa later this year.
Air India on Monday announced a direct flight to London from Kolkata and another one to Bangkok and Singapore -- both taking off this year.
Under the name Irhabi 007 -- combining the James Bond reference with the Arabic for terrorist -- he worked with al Qaeda leaders in Iraq and came up with a way to convert often gruesome videos into a form that could be put onto the Web.
Tottenham Hotspur have loaned Ireland striker Robbie Keane to the Premier League's bottom club West Ham United until the end of the season with an option for a permanent cross-London move, the clubs said on Sunday.
The musical will open in London later this year.
West Ham United edged closer to a Premier League return with a 3-0 home win over Cardiff City on Monday, completing a 5-0 semi-final aggregate triumph to ease into the Championship (second division) playoff final.
After 18 matches in the EPL, United lead with 44 points, Chelsea are second on 42 and Liverpool third on 31.
Chelsea captain John Terry, who feared he had played his last game for the club, has been offered a new one-year contract, interim manager Guus Hiddink said on Friday.
Gianfranco Zola said he wanted to excite West Ham United's fans with attacking football as he prepared to be named manager of the east London club.
Manchester City celebrated their Premier League title on Sunday, beating Chelsea 1-0 with an early goal by Julian Alvarez in the team's home finale at a sun-drenched Etihad Stadium.
West Ham United capitalised on two mistakes from Arsenal's new goalkeeper Petr Cech to claim a surprise 2-0 victory at the Emirates and bring the Gunners' early Premier League optimism down to earth with a bump on Sunday.
Anil Verma, a senior diplomat in the Indian high commission in London, has been questioned by Scotland Yard on allegations that he assaulted his wife, but has escaped persecution due to diplomatic immunity. Verma, who is minister (Economic) in the high commission, is alleged to have attacked his wife after a heated argument in December, the Daily Mail reported on Sunday. The police were called to the couple's home in Golders Green in north-west London.
Chelsea registered a stirring 3-1 win to take a 14-point lead over nearest rivals Manchester United.
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Are we creating videos that can flick on the jihadi switch, asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
According to a report by New World Wealth, the bulk of London's second home buyers come from the rest of the UK and Europe and a substantial number also came from China, India, Russia and West Asia.
The judge also asked the Indian government to provide within 14 days the information on which prison he will be held at.
A high court judge in London on Monday granted fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi permission to appeal against a magistrates' court order in favour of extradition to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering before the Indian courts on mental health and human rights grounds. Justice Martin Chamberlain delivered his verdict remotely under COVID-19 rules to conclude that the arguments presented by the 50-year-old diamond merchant's legal team concerning his "severe depression" and "high risk of suicide" were arguable at a substantial hearing. He also noted that the adequacy of the measures capable of preventing "successful suicide attempts" at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai, where Nirav Modi is to be detained upon extradition, also fall within the arguable ambit.
