… Sir Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, said Jason Arday had been “the victim of a pernicious public shaming that other people in his position simply wouldn’t have faced. …
London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan is supporting a ban on under-16s from social media, casting it as the only realistic way to tackle the harms children already face online. …
… London taxpayers, who currently contribute to stadium operating costs such as stewarding, will have to make up the funding gap. “If West Ham are relegated, we, the taxpayers, we City Hall, could lose up to £2.5m a year,” said Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. …
… London taxpayers, who currently contribute to stadium operating costs such as stewarding, will have to make up the funding gap. “If West Ham are relegated, we, the taxpayers, we City Hall, could lose up to £2.5m a year,” said Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. …
… London Mayor Sadiq Khan condemned the attack. The incident comes in the wake of a spate of arson attacks on synagogues and community sites in north London in recent weeks. …
Jason Arday, 41, a former Cambridge sociology professor who resigned last week following plagiarism allegations he denied, was found dead at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon. His family said a "campaign of misinformation" had been too much for him.
Jason Arday, 41, a former Cambridge sociology professor who resigned last week following plagiarism allegations he denied, was found dead at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon. His family said a "campaign of misinformation" had been too much for him.
Jason Arday, appointed as Cambridge's youngest black professor in 2023 amid global attention around racial diversity in academia, has died unexpectedly. His death comes after plagiarism allegations against his research surfaced in July 2026, which he denied, with Liverpool John Moores University affirming the work's quality.
Kanya King, founder of the MOBO Awards, has died at age 57 following a battle with colon cancer. The awards, launched in 1996, celebrated Black music and artists globally and helped several Ghanaian musicians gain international recognition.
London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan is backing a ban on under-16s from social media as the only realistic way to address harms children face online, and warned that the manosphere's growing influence risks creating a "lost generation of young men." The position puts him ahead of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who has promised action on children's online safety but has not committed to an outright ban.
West Ham's potential relegation from the Premier League would trigger a reduction in their annual rent to the Greater London Authority by about half their current £4.4m, forcing London taxpayers to cover the funding gap of up to £2.5m per year through contributions to stadium operating costs.
Under West Ham's 99-year lease agreement for London Stadium, the club would pay the Greater London Authority roughly half their current annual rent of £4.4m if relegated from the Premier League; London taxpayers currently contribute to stadium operating costs and would face a funding gap of up to £2.5m a year if the club drops to the Championship.
The UK government says it is in discussions about supporting potential bids for the Olympics and Paralympics in the 2040s, with initial work to examine potential cost, socio-economic benefit, and chance of success. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport also wants to make the UK a "go to destination" for major sports events and is considering bids to stage golf's Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup in the 2030s.
The UK government is in discussions about supporting potential bids to host the Olympics and Paralympics in the 2040s, and will examine factors such as cost, socio-economic benefit, and chance of success. Ministers are also considering whether to support bids for golf's Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup in the 2030s.
The UK government has raised its terrorism threat level from "substantial" to "severe," indicating a terrorist attack is considered highly likely in the next six months. The increase follows a stabbing attack on two Jewish men in north London on Wednesday and is also driven by broader Islamist and extreme right-wing threats.
British police arrested a 45-year-old man in Golders Green after he stabbed two Jewish people while attempting to stab members of the public, according to the Shomrim Jewish neighbourhood watch. The incident follows a series of arson attacks on Jewish sites in the area.