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The newly introduced electric buses feature larger windows and covered wheels to enhance safety for vulnerable road users (Picture: TfL/PA Wire) The transport system in London has made a leap into the avant-garde realm of travel with the introduction of a fleet of 20 innovative electric buses. One might be forgiven for thinking that new tram services are operating in south London upon seeing the latest vehicles deployed by TfL today. This is due to the fact that the electric buses bear a resemblance to the tram-style trolleybuses that once frequented London’s streets prior to their discontinuation in the 1960s.…

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A London resident, aged 18, is facing potential years behind bars after engaging in sexual relations with a 17-year-old British girl he encountered in Dubai, campaigners report. Marcus Fakana was vacationing with his family in the UAE when a “holiday romance developed” with the girl, who is also from London and has since turned 18. “We were really fond of each other, but she had to keep things secret from her family due to their strict nature,” he shared with the Detained in Dubai group. “My parents were aware of our relationship, but she couldn’t inform hers. She had to…

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Authorities executed a controlled detonation at a central bus terminal in Glasgow after a “potentially dubious item” was discovered.Additionally, three individuals were apprehended in relation to the incident at Buchanan Bus Station on Wednesday. Police Scotland issued a statement saying: “At approximately 1:10pm today, we received notification about a potentially suspicious object at the bus station.”Our officers reached out to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), which led to the execution of a controlled explosion. No hazardous items were discovered.” The travel hub, recognized as Scotland’s most frequented bus station, was evacuated as a “precautionary measure” during the situation. Furthermore, the…

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The recipient of an “unprecedented” literary achievement has declared that he will not accept his recent £50,000 award until the sponsoring firm outlines a strategy to decrease its “investment in fossil fuel extraction”. Richard Flanagan has been recognized as the recipient of the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for his memoir, Question 7 — a decade following his receipt of the Booker Prize for fiction, which he won for his sixth novel, The Narrow Road To The Deep North. At 63 years old, he is the inaugural author to secure both of these esteemed awards. Nonetheless, during his acceptance address for…

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Myriam Gendron. Image: Justine LatourThe singer-songwriter, guitarist, and musician from Montreal masterfully transforms the meditative atmosphere and subdued volume of her set into a remarkable strength.“The forthcoming song is a profound one,” Myriam Gendron declares about an hour into her mesmerizing show at the Trades Club.It signifies a lot when the Montreal musician feels it’s necessary to issue a content advisory concerning themes of melancholy.Aside from a brief two-song excursion into 2021’s Ma délire – Songs of love, lost and found (which mainly includes Gendron’s reimaginings of classic folk tracks), the evening’s performance draws evenly from 2014’s cult classic debut…

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