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BBC News
24 minutes ago
- BBC News
London to Brighton rail line closed by 'severe disruption'
Rail services between London and Brighton in East Sussex are being severely disrupted, with the Gatwick Express Govia Thameslink said no services will be running between Brighton, Preston Park, Haywards Heath and Three Bridges for the rest of trains can run to or from Southampton, while some services in Surrey are also being operator said this was due to "a number of incidents". Anyone travelling to Brighton will have to use services via Lewes or Horsham, adding at least an hour to their between Brighton and Cambridge have also been suspended.A fault with signalling at Wivelsfield means drivers are having to be talked through the signals.A faulty signal at Salfords in Surrey means delays to services between Redhill and East Croydon, while another signal fault is affecting trains running between Purley and Gatwick Airport.
CTV News
33 minutes ago
- Business
- CTV News
Public meeting held to discuss plans for Fairmount Public School lands
Former Fairmont lands under redevelopment, with plans for affordable housing units. CTV London's Lauren Stallone reports.
CTV News
34 minutes ago
- General
- CTV News
‘Very serious gas leak' averted, blocks from 2019 Woodman Ave. explosion
A police cruiser guides an access point along Central Avenue near the site of a gas leak that resulted in an evacuation on June 19, 2025. (Sean Irvine/CTV News London) Old East Village (OEV) residents are breathing a sigh of relief after what fire officials dubbed 'a very serious gas leak' was brought under control Thursday afternoon. Two dozen London firefighters responded to the 800 block of Central Avenue, between Ontario and English, around 11:30 a.m. Platoon Chief Gary Mosburger told CTV News London that a main gas line was accidentally struck during ongoing road construction. Residents in the area were told to leave. 'We began an evacuation of anybody that was close by, as well as establishing hose lines in place to ensure the safety of our people here,' he said. Efforts to shut down the line initially failed, resulting in preparations for a wider evacuation, including sending out notifications to residents using the Alert London system. Gary Mosburger Platoon Chief Gary Mosburger is seen moments after the 'all clear' was given following a gas leak on Central Avenue on June 19, 2025. (Sean Irvine/CTV News London) Thankfully, the actions were not needed. Shortly after 12:30 p.m., Enbridge Gas shut down the line using remote technology. No one was injured. The incident occurred just a few blocks west of the 2019 Woodman Avenue gas explosion that destroyed three homes and left the OEV community and emergency responders scarred. 'Woodman Avenue is not that far in our in our memory,' said Mosburger. 'Obviously, bad things can happen in this case. We learned a lot from that incident. And, of course, today the quick action by London fire crews, by Enbridge Gas and everybody here on the scene created a positive result.'
Daily Mail
42 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher are pictured together for the FIRST TIME since announcing their reunion tour as they recreate their 90s heyday in new Adidas campaign
Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher have been pictured together for the first time since their reunion tour was announced last year. But rather than being hard at work in rehearsals ahead of their first show on July 4, the brothers have recreated the look that helped solidify the Britpop movement, with a new campaign for sporting brand Adidas. A brand new image, posted on Adidas' social media on Thursday, showed the duo dressed in specially designed pieces boasting their band's name, and was captioned: 'The band with three stripes.' In a promotional video that was broadcast on Channel 4, the 1994 Oasis anthem Live Forever can be heard, and there are scenes reminiscent of the band's early gigs, with fans dressed in new Adidas pieces boasting the band's famous logo. A tamborine can be heard hitting ice, and Liam's voice says: 'There are days when you are in the zone, you know what I mean? 'You just stand perfectly still while there's all this chaos going on around you. Not feeling the need to join in the madness, just thinking, this is the best feeling in the world. Just absolutely still.' The pair are no strangers to working with the sports brand, with their appearance helping to synonimise the Britpop phenomenon Viewers then see Liam and Noel heading to the stage to play a gig, and the final shot of the ad features the pair reunited and posing together. Prior to this campaign, the only images of Liam and Noel had been in a promotional shoot to announce the Oasis tour, sending die-hard fans of the pair into meltdown. This may be no surprise to some, as insiders previously told the Mail that while Liam, 52, and Noel, 57, publicly buried the hatchet on their 15-year feud last year, they are still spending no time in each other's company. It was previously reported in April that Liam and Noel landed a 'multi-million-pound deal' with Adidas, having both previously released collections with the brand. The Oasis Live 25 tour kicks off on 4 July at Cardiff's Principality Stadium before playing sell-out gigs at Manchester's Heaton Park, Wembley Stadium in London, and Edinburgh's Murrayfield stadium. The pair will then embark on a global tour taking in shows in Japan, Argentina, the United States and Brazil. Oasis fans had feared they would never see the two brothers in the same room again, after they spectacularly fell out following a backstage fight in Paris in 2009. Noel said at the time: 'I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.' However, last August, Liam and Noel reconciled and announced Oasis were reforming for a string of stadium dates in 2025 which will net the brothers an estimated £100m payday. It will be a much needed boost to Noel's bank balance, after his expensive £20m divorce settlement to ex-wife Sara MacDonald in 2023. In a statement announcing the tour, Oasis said: 'The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.' But when tickets went on sale the tour was slammed for using 'dynamic pricing' when tickets went on sale for hundreds of pounds last August. Fans were furious after waiting up to 15 hours to get to the front of online queues. Ticketmaster's pricing method was described as 'scandalous' after tickets for the original dates shot up from £148 to £355. Last month, it was reported that the pair had met for conciliatory talks about the tour, but these were vehemently denied by Liam who denounced it on social media as 'fake news'. There have also been concerns over the behaviour of Oasis fans at the upcoming shows, with followers of the band reportedly branded 'fat, drunk and rowdy, by council bosses in a secret safety briefing. Sources claim Edinburgh council officials said fans at the Murrayfield August gigs will be 'mainly middle-aged men who take up more room'. According to The Sun, leaked papers have revealed the councils' fears that acts will pull out of Edinburgh Festival Fringe due to possible clashes with 'rowdy' punters heading to Oasis show nearby. The secret planning briefings reportedly warn: 'Concerned about the safety of the Fringe and its performers. Many performers are considering not attending for that weekend. 'There is concern about crowds as they are already rowdy and the tone of the band. Middle-aged men take up more room. Consider this when working out occupancy.' As per the publication, one die-hard Oasis fan blasted the 'sneering' comments. David Walker, 44, of the Oasis Collectors Group reportedly said: 'To call fans drunk, middle-aged, and fat is a nasty, sneering stereotype — it's a jaundiced view. 'People want to have a great time. If reports of councillors' drunken parties are anything to go by, they'd be better keeping their opinions to themselves. 'The fanbase has changed a lot - there's a new generation of young fans for a start, and parents are wanting to introduce their kids to Oasis for the first time.'
CTV News
an hour ago
- Health
- CTV News
‘A rewarding experience': Volunteers take part in annual Day of Caring
Volunteers took part in the United Way Elgin Middlesex's 24th annual Day of Caring on June 19, 2025. (Lauren Stallone/CTV News London) Hundreds of volunteers from local businesses joined together for the 24th annual 'Day of Caring' event taking place across London, Elgin County, and Middlesex County. The event, hosted by United Way Elgin Middlesex, aims at providing volunteers deeper insight into important work being done in the community. 'It's an opportunity for workplaces and corporations to come together and go out to united way funded partners and roll up their sleeves and do a little bit of hard work,' said Kelly Ziegner, president and CEO of United Way Elgin Middlesex. Volunteers were sent out to 23 different agencies and participated in activities such as 'garden cleanup' and 'hosting community barbeques.' Organizers said participating in the day is a 'great opportunity' for volunteers to gain a deeper insight into the work being done by United Way's Funded Programs. 'It's great for our workplaces and corporations that are involved because their employees get to work together on something a little different than their desk jobs,' said Ziegner. Jordan Moat with Libro Credit Union, one of the organizations that sponsored and participated in the event, said he enjoys 'sharing such a rewarding experience' with his staff. 'It's a feel-good moment, right?' said Moat. 'They enjoy rolling up their sleeves and getting their hands dirty and feel connected to the community.' One of the projects included in the day was 'Type Diabeat-it' a non-profit organization focused on ensuring Canadians with diabetes have access to quality produce and increase their consumption of vegetables. 'This is Harvest Haven, this is one of our many projects,' said Gonzalo Gomez-Daza, operations manager for Type Diabeat-it. 'It's a one-and-a-half-acre lot, here we grow food that goes back to the community for free.' The non-profit said they were thankful to have so many volunteers come out and show their support. 'Being able to bring all these volunteers here means that lots of work, probably about a couple months worth of work will be done in about a day,' said Gomez-Daza
