Cycle lanes blamed as London becomes world’s most congested city
An increase in cycle lanes during the coronavirus pandemic contributed to London becoming the world’s most congested city, according to new analysis.
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UK NEWS 
December 6, 2021 Huge fire erupts in London – 15 engines and 100 firefighters rush to scene
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said all of a single storey workshop is alight. The Brigade’s 999 Control Officers received dozens of calls in relation to the blaze. Fire crews from six stations and several other nearby ones have rushed to the scene. It is not yet known what caused the fire.
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UK NEWS
December 1, 2021 London rises up ranks of most expensive cities as Paris loses top spot
London has climbed the rankings of the world’s most expensive cities to hit its highest point in years as Paris is knocked off the top spot.
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UK NEWS
October 5, 2021 Government tankers stand idle as fuel crisis continues in London and South East
Fuel tankers from the Government’s emergency fleet have been pictured standing idle despite the ongoing crisis at forecourts across London and the South East.
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UK NEWS
September 25, 2021 Fears over NHS plan to close all local ambulance stations in London
NHS bosses plan to shut every local ambulance station in London, prompting fears that patients could be harmed if 999 crews take longer to reach them, the Guardian can reveal.
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CYPRUS
September 23, 2021 Cyprus Presidential Commissioner continues meetings in London, focuses on missing persons issue
Presidential Commissioner, Photis Photiou had a number of meetings in the House of Commons with the chairman of the Cyprus-UK Friends of Cyprus group Sir Roger Gale and members of the group.
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CYPRUS
September 21, 2021 Cyprus Presidential Commissioner holds meetings in London
Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou has reiterated the need for any settlement of the Cyprus issue to be in line with the UN decisions and resolutions, dismissing Turkish “neo-Ottoman” positions about a “two-state solution” as an approach that “undermines” the UN Secretary-General`s efforts.
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UK NEWS
September 12, 2021 Facebook office cleaner who led protests at London site fears for his job
Facebook’s facilities management firm has demanded the removal of a union activist leading a campaign against “impossible workloads” imposed on exhausted cleaners at the US tech giant’s London offices.
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UK NEWS
July 21, 2021 Albanian gang from London accused of smuggling migrants through Channel Tunnel arrested
An Albanian crime gang from London accused of smuggling hundreds of migrants through the Channel Tunnel hidden in vans and lorries has been arrested by the National Crime Agency.
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GREEKS ABROAD
July 9, 2021 A Spiritual Spring Has Arrived in London
LONDON — Over the past year and a half, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain has actively sought out ways to grow his Archdiocese, even while the churches were closed and his faithful were in lockdown. As the whole world begins to emerge from the pandemic, albeit slowly, the seeds of ministry […]
