Tag: new

Met advances cheaper system to take on suspects

THE Metropolitan Police has announced a new development which is a cheaper system to take suspected criminals’ fingerprints on the street. A number of forces have used similar technology since 2012, but the Met has now started using cheaper kit that also saves £200,000 a year in support costs. The...

19.08.2018

Ümit Yalçın appointed as Turkey’s Ambassador to London

FORMER undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry Ümit Yalçın has been appointed as Turkey’s ambassador to London as a result of a reshuffle within the ministry under the new presidential governance system, state-run Anadolu Agency reported citing diplomatic sources. Yalçın will take the place of Ambassador Abdurrahman Bilgiç, which has served as Turkey’s ambassador...

09.08.2018

Bertuğ Cemil: “I’m happy in London”

HAVING a significant audience in Turkey, we all got to know Bertuğ Cemil with his amazing song ‘rain’. Bertuğ has now been living in London for more than a year. As Londra Gazete we asked Bertuğ Cemil various question in regards to new projects and why he chose to live...

07.08.2018

‘New luck, new life’ conference at Day-Mer

The introduction of the program ‘New Chance, New Life!’ conducted in partnership by the European Union Erasmus + strategic organised a conference on Saturday 14 July at at Day-Mer Community Center. The project is also supported by the Turkish and Kurdish Community Solidarity Center (Day-Mer), the project offers an...

20.07.2018

Government funding more than 200 new ambulances

OVER 200 new ambulances will be added to fleets around England with a £36.3m government investment. The 256 vehicles will be funded by the Department for Health and Social Care, with more than half available for use this winter.Government to invest in 62 double-crewed ambulances with 25 more going to...

15.07.2018

Theresa May meets new cabinet amid Brexit crisis

THERESA May’s new-look cabinet came together on Tuesday for the first time after a string of resignations over her Brexit strategy left her government in crisis. Mrs May was pressured to carry out a transformation of her top team after Boris Johnson and David Davis both resigned. The prime minister...

14.07.2018

Gece 4.97’ye çıkan Dolar/TL kuru güne 4.87 seviyesinde başladı

New York borsasında hâlâ işlem yapılan saatlerde Amerikan dolarının 4.97 TL’ye çıkması ile TL dolar karşısında tarihinin en düşük seviyesini gördü. TL güne 4.87 seviyesinde başladı. TL dün de bir önceki güne kıyasla dolar karşısında yüzde 2.9 değer kaybetmişti. Euro 5.6 TL, sterlin ise 6.45 TL seviyesinde işlem görüyor. Cumhurbaşkanı...

12.07.2018

New presidential era in Turkey

TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is taking on extensive new executive powers following his outright election victory in Sunday’s poll. Parliament has been weakened and the post of prime minister abolished, as measures approved in a controversial referendum last year take effect. Defeated opposition candidate Muharrem Ince said Turkey was...

30.06.2018

New plans for Olympic park released

SCHEMES have been published for a £1.1bn re-development of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, featuring arts and education. East Bank will be inclusive of university facilities, a V&A museum, a facility for Sadler’s Wells theatre and new BBC studios. A new residential neighbourhood is also planned. London mayor...

10.06.2018

GDPR comes into effect

The new data protection laws come into effect on 25 May, 2018 and has pledged to increase consumer rights. However, there are worries that numerous companies have no accomplished enough to organise for the new rules, cited as GDPR. Big fines could be inflicted on companies which “persistently, deliberately or...

04.06.2018

8th Alevi Festival started with a reception

The eighth Alevi Festival, which is held every year to promote the Alevi culture and teachings, launched its festival reception on 20 May Sunday. The Alevi Cultural and Cemevi UK celebrated its 25th-anniversary ceremony during the reception held in the new building located in Woodgreen. Ali Dereli Dede made the...

25.05.2018

Royal baby: It’s a boy!

THE royal couple’s second son was born on Monday at the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital, London. It was announced that the royal baby weighed 8lb 7oz and the name has not been declared just yet. The arrival of the new member for the royal family was celebrated with...

29.04.2018

Corbyn announced four new bank holidays

THE Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn announces four new bank holidays in his St George’s Day speech. Corbyn stated that employees should receive more time off work after years of “damaging Tory Austerity.” Therefore, Labour is intending to establish new bank holidays to highlight the patron saits of England, Wales, Scotland...

26.04.2018

Sibel Özçelik elected as the new CHP UK president

THE election of the 3rd Executive Board of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) UK took place in the London at the Epic event hall in Dalston on Sunday, April 15, 2018. CHP Deputy Chairman of the Central Executive Committee Responsible for Law and Elections Bülent Tezcan, Head of the British...

19.04.2018

TCCA and TCFF announced a new Turkish Cypriot festival

Under the leadership of Turkish Cypriot Community Association and Turkish Community Football Federation Turkish a new arts festival committee has been formed. They announced that they will be holding a Turkish Cypriot festival on 10 June 2018. The festival committee gave a press release at Grand Palace on Tuesday 10...

15.04.2018

BCCT selects new board of directors

THE British Chamber of Commerce in Turkey’s (BCCT) Annual General Assembly was held. As a result of the General Assembly, Chris Gaunt was re-elected Chairman of the Board of Directors. BCCT’s new board members are Alan Mellaart, Anthony Philipson, Tamsyn Sarah Mileham, Tayfun Uygur, Safiye Özuygun and Mark Richardson. During...

13.04.2018

Kurdish and Turkish films to be shown at the East End Film Festival

IN East End Film Festival, one of the most important film festivals in London will be featuring the new products of Kurdish and Turkish cinema. The 17th edition of the East End Film Festival (EEFF) will take place from April 11th to 29th 2018 and will be held jointly with...

13.04.2018

Mehmet Hasgüler met with his readers in London

ACADEMIC, writer and researcher Dr. Mehmet Hasguler met with his reader at a book launch in London which occurred on April 10th. Hasgülers recent book “Cypriot Political Handbook and Dictionary – Concepts, Institutions, and Actors” was published near two months ago and the author was in London to promote...

12.04.2018