An app which mobilised volunteers to shop for vulnerable people in Lambeth during the pandemic is among the winners in London’s top responsible business gongs. Described as an ‘Uber for volunteers’, onHand, which matches volunteers with charities in need of help, won the Lord Mayor’s Award for Innovation During COVID-19 at the Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards.
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Green women traffic lights have been installed at 12 points in South and West London to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women to London on International Women’s Day.
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Anisah Osman Britton, who founded the London-based coding school 23 Code Street, was diagnosed with a rare condition known as myasthenia gravis, which causes muscle weakness.
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A newborn baby was given the gift of life, thanks to a 3D heart scan which helped diagnose his condition before he was born. Little Leo Coe is now a thriving seven-month-old who is starting to wean and loves his bouncer.
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If you are one of Agent 47’s targets then it doesn’t tend to end very well if the folically-challenged executioner turns up. Hitman 3 is the conclusion to the trilogy and there would be a contract out on my head if I spill any major details on the storyline. What I can say is that your missions take you around the world – and the settings are varied. You start in a cloud-kissed Dubai hotel and then move on to a secluded stately home in Dartmoor that has a heavy security detail.
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Lockdown has massively changed the gaming community across the world, with a new breed of gamer emerging – the ‘Covideogamer’. Pre lockdown, the average gamer spent around 13 hours a week playing their favourites. This increased by 5 hours during lockdown with Brits spending 18 hours or more exploring new worlds online – that’s equivalent to 39 whole days spent gaming. Lockdown has given us all more time to kill, and today the split between male and female video gamers is strictly 50-50.
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It’s time to be one of the pillage, people. And the latest Assassin’s Creed release is Norse-y but nice. Okay, I promise I’ll leave the puns there. For anyone was has previous played Ubisoft’s popular series, then you’ll know the drill. And I’ve got no axe to grind about that. No, quite on the contrary, I need to sharpen it. And my dagger. And my spear.
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New research by BT Full Fibre has revealed that 90% of Londoners are planning to gift a connected device as they get set for a Christmas in Tier 4. The study sees gaming consoles, smart phones and tablets amongst the top presents to be gifted this Christmas.
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