Brent news

• What is a multinational office like? - Isaac Ziman, Parmiter's School

  17-05-2023 19:14
  
  Last Wednesday until Friday, I had the opportunity to spend some time at the Skechers head office, in St Albans. Many people do not get the opportunity to see how such a large company operates, and I deem myself lucky to get such a chance.
  
  Read more

• Vagina Museum fundraising bid for permanent East London home

  17-05-2023 19:01
  
  Aiming to debunk myths and taboos, The Vagina Museum was co-founded by Kentish Town's Florence Schechter in Camden and is now fundraising for a permanent home in East London.
  
  Read more

• Cyber Security- Protecting your Digital World | Jonathan Pires

  17-05-2023 18:47
  
  Cyber Security- Protecting your Digital World
  
  Read more

• Historic London family butcher Lidgate wins national awards

  17-05-2023 18:38
  
  Serving Londoners since 1850, Lidgate’s in Holland Park scooped three prestigious national awards for its Chinese ribs, guinea fowl Kiev, and Angus cheeseburger sausage at the 2023 Smithfield Awards
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Should Zoos be Banned? Jonathan Pires Sutton Grammar School

  17-05-2023 18:32
  
  I reveal my opinion on whether zoos should be banned or not.
  
  Read more

• Affinity Water unable to give Harrow Road closure end date

  17-05-2023 18:16
  
  There is uncertainty of when a road closure will be lifted that is currently blocking off a major road connecting Wembley and Harrow.
  
  Read more

• Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong sings at Islington pub

  17-05-2023 18:06
  
  Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong made a surprise appearance during a cover performance of one of the band’s songs Basket Case by Borderline Toxic in an Islington pub.
  
  Read more

• The Growth Of AI, Jonathan Pires Sutton Grammar School

  17-05-2023 18:02
  
  Artificial Intelligence (AI) 's growth over the past few decades, revolutionising industries and transforming the way we live and work.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Son renews bid for jury inquest over Romford mum's fire death

  17-05-2023 17:48
  
  Gary Parkin has renewed his High Court bid for a jury inquest into his mother Rosslyn Wolff's Romford house fire death, following an investigation by NELFT.
  
  Read more

• London's best LGBTQ+ friendly bars you should visit

  17-05-2023 17:17
  
  London’s thriving gay scene is world famous, from plush cocktail bars, to rambunctious drag brunches and everything in between. Here, The Resident picks out the best LGBTQ+ venues, from Soho to Vauxhall and beyond...
  
  Read more

• Camden and Islington police seek missing Ebenezer Adeyemi

  17-05-2023 17:03
  
  Police are growing “increasingly concerned for the welfare” of a missing man who suffers from dementia.
  
  Read more

• Search for missing Ebenezer Adeyemi with Wandsworth and Waterloo links

  17-05-2023 16:51
  
  Police are growing “increasingly concerned for the welfare” of a missing man who suffers from dementia.
  
  Read more

• Harry and Meghan caught up in 'near catastrophic' car chase

  17-05-2023 16:40
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were caught up in a 'near catastrophic' car chase as paparazzi followed their car after they attended a New York event.
  
  Read more

• Take Year 6 Sats quiz as concerns raised about difficulty

  17-05-2023 16:29
  
  Sats, or Standard Assessment Tests, are used to measure children’s English and maths skills in Year 2 and Year 6
  
  Read more

• Loughborough Road Brixton crash: Cyclist in hospital

  17-05-2023 16:22
  
  A cyclist has been taken to hospital after a crash with a car in Brixton.
  
  Read more

• Barking GP surgery rated 'inadequate' after CQC inspection

  17-05-2023 16:15
  
  A GP practice in Barking has been given the health regulator's worst rating in its most recent report – down from ‘good’ in 2019.
  
  Read more

• Woman rescued from Kidbrooke Corelli Road fire

  17-05-2023 16:10
  
  A woman was taken to hospital after being rescued from a late-night house fire in Kidbrooke.
  
  Read more

• Haringey Council told to 'give bailiffs the boot' at protest

  17-05-2023 16:00
  
  Protestors gathered outside Tottenham Town Hall earlier this week to urge the council to “give bailiffs the boot” over council tax collection.
  
  Read more

• Canary Wharf 46-storey tower block approval criticised

  17-05-2023 16:00
  
  Tower Hamlets Labour councillors have hit out at a decision to approve a 46-storey tower block in Canary Wharf which includes no 'affordable' housing.
  
  Read more

• Macbeth and Banquo - Praneeth Lakshman, The Tiffin School

  17-05-2023 15:53
  
  If not the effect of visions on how events play out, one would be hard-pressed to label any other particular theme so vividly explored by Shakespeare. Embodied and channelled by the supernatural Witches, these premonitions form a catalyst that accelerates the development of the eponymous character, but also serves as a point of inflection from which he becomes different to the characters he once seemed similar to. Banquo is the most prime example to showcase this acceleration by Macbeth, st
  
  Read more

• 3D Printing, how? - Praneeth Lakshman, The Tiffin School

  17-05-2023 15:45
  
  What is 3D printing?
  
  Read more

• Bluewater Shopping Centre sexual assault reports: Hunt for man

  17-05-2023 15:41
  
  Police are hunting for a man after several women were sexually assaulted at Bluewater Shopping Centre.
  
  Read more

• The Art of Arguing - Praneeth Lakshman, The Tiffin School

  17-05-2023 15:40
  
  In Philosophy, at least ;)
  
  Read more

• Supercomputers vs Humans - Praneeth Lakshman, The Tiffin School

  17-05-2023 15:35
  
  We would need a country just bigger than Russia to hold all the supercomputers – if they wanted to do the same things per second as us.
  
  Read more

• Humanity, and humanity - Praneeth Lakshman, The Tiffin School

  17-05-2023 15:29
  
   
  
  Read more

• Warning after alleged spate of thefts at Newham mosques

  17-05-2023 15:24
  
  A number of "disturbing" thefts have allegedly been carried out at mosques across Newham.
  
  Read more

• Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis will star in new ITV crime drama

  17-05-2023 15:13
  
  Strictly Come Dancing winner and former EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis will star in a new ITV crime drama called Code of Silence.
  
  Read more

• AI creates the 'perfect' man and woman in new images

  17-05-2023 15:07
  
  The Bulimia Project has released AI-generated images of the 'perfect' man and woman amid warning over unrealistic body expectations.
  
  Read more

• Passengers ‘flung around’ by speeding tram driver, jury told

  17-05-2023 15:00
  
  Passengers in the Croydon tram disaster were “flung around” as if in a washing machine after their driver attempted a curve at more than three times the speed limit, a court has heard.
  
  Read more

• Havering foodbanks remain 'vital' despite cost of living support

  17-05-2023 15:00
  
  Demand for foodbanks in Havering has continued to rise even as people in need receive cost of living support.
  
  Read more

• Passengers ‘flung around’ by speeding Croydon tram driver, jury told

  17-05-2023 14:58
  
  Passengers in the Croydon tram disaster were “flung around” as if in a washing machine after their driver attempted a curve at more than three times the speed limit, a court has heard.
  
  Read more

• Jewish care home workers scoop Barnet town hall awards

  17-05-2023 14:55
  
  Care workers in the Jewish community have scooped most of the titles in this year’s Barnet town hall’s Care Home awards.
  
  Read more

• Plumstead High Street shop and flat fire: Investigation launched

  17-05-2023 14:50
  
  An investigation has been launched after a fire at a shop in Plumstead.
  
  Read more

• Plumstead High Street building fire: Recap

  17-05-2023 14:26
  
  A building fire in Plumstead.
  
  Read more

• Plumstead High Street building fire: Live traffic updates

  17-05-2023 14:26
  
  A building fire in Plumstead.
  
  Read more

• Crystal Palace Parade stabbing: Update on condition of boy

  17-05-2023 14:07
  
  Police have issued an update on the condition of a 14-year-old boy after a stabbing in Crystal Palace.
  
  Read more

• Hackney bike burglary leaves Frampton Park Estate victims 'shaken up'

  17-05-2023 13:59
  
  A woman and her two housemates were left “shaken up” and “stressed” after two of their bikes were stolen from inside their Hackney flat while they were out for dinner.
  
  Read more

• Teen arrested after person 'pointed gun at cars' in Rainham

  17-05-2023 13:55
  
  A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after a person allegedly pointed a gun at cars in Rainham.
  
  Read more

• Harry Potter quiz: Put your magical knowledge to the test

  17-05-2023 13:48
  
  In celebration of all eight Harry Potter films arriving on Netflix on May 17, we've rounded up some spell-binding questions to put Potterheads through their paces.
  
  Read more

• Harry Potter quiz: Prove yourself as franchise arrives on Netflix

  17-05-2023 13:48
  
  In celebration of all eight Harry Potter films arriving on Netflix on May 17, we've rounded up some spell-binding questions to put Potterheads through their paces.
  
  Read more

• Candle fire in four-storey Mornington Crescent building

  17-05-2023 13:32
  
  Dangerous use of candles is believed to have caused a blaze in a four-storey building in Mornington Crescent, Camden.
  
  Read more

• Man released from hospital after Front Lane, Upminster crash

  17-05-2023 13:28
  
  A man has been released from hospital after a car crash in Upminster, police say.
  
  Read more

• Boy stabbed near Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford

  17-05-2023 13:28
  
  A 16-year-old boy was taken to hospital after he was found with a stab wound near Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
  
  Read more

• Hackney 'knuckleduster' attack leaves man with broken eye socket

  17-05-2023 13:11
  
  A man has been left with a broken eye socket after he was allegedly attacked, unprovoked, in Hackney.
  
  Read more

• Havering 'undecided' on Romford and Hornchurch car park sales

  17-05-2023 13:00
  
  Havering Council is reviewing consultation responses on proposals to sell off some public car parks, a spokesperson has said.
  
  Read more

• London Farmers Markets marks 20 years in Marylebone

  17-05-2023 12:00
  
  In May 2003 The Ham&High reported the news that a farmers market had been approved in a Marylebone car park. Two decades on it has become part of the social fabric of the community and has boosted the area as a foodie destination.
  
  Read more

• Blue plaque for Windrush artist Anthea McNish at Tottenham

  17-05-2023 11:42
  
  World-renowned textile artist and Windrush elder Althea McNish has been commemorated with a blue plaque on the Tottenham building where she lived and worked for 60 years.
  
  Read more

• Miss Americana, Elizabeth Bourn, St Michael's

  17-05-2023 11:10
  
  Taylor Swift has managed to transform the music industry in record timing, 1 hour and 25 minutes to be exact. Her stimulating and passionate documentary, ‘Miss Americana’ directed by Lana Wilson is an insight to Swift’s life during the most demanding times of her career, beginning at the start of her musical journey, and finishing at her current point in life. Taylor shares her wisdom and first-hand experience that has come from being in the limelight for so long, in this tell-
  
  Read more

• Famous family butchers Lidgate's win national meat awards

  17-05-2023 11:07
  
  Serving Londoners since 1850, Lidgate’s in Holland Park scooped three prestigious national awards for its Chinese ribs, guinea fowl Kiev, and Angus cheeseburger sausage at the 2023 Smithfield Awards
  
  Read more

• Vagina Museum fundraises for permanent East London home

  17-05-2023 11:00
  
  Aiming to debunk myths and taboos around the gynaecological anatomy The Vagina Museum was co-founded by Kentish Town's Florence Schechter and is now fundraising for a permanent home in East London.
  
  Read more

Follow @Brent_UK_News on Twitter!