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Trailblazer became Britain's first black train driver after arriving in UK penniless

Wilston Samuel Jackson, originally from Kingston, Jamaica has been honoured with a blue plaque at King Cross Station in London after driving the Flying Scotsman and Mallard steam trains

Daily Mirror

Zapari proposes four storey Kingston development

The proposal features 54 commercial accommodation units and 59 apartments.

The Canberra Times

Jamaica seizes $80 million worth of cocaine from cargo ship

Jamaican authorities have seized an estimated $80 million worth of cocaine from a ship at the port of Kingston in one of the country's biggest-ever drug busts, authorities said.

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Smoke billows across Kingston as 50 tonnes of waste burns

Smoke billowing across the Kingston skyline

Evening Standard

Owners face uncertainty as levee breach floods Kingston-on-Murray Caravan Park

The owner of the flooded Kingston-on-Murray Caravan Park says initial predictions of a lower level flood than that which transpired have let down people like her.

ABC News

Jamaica declares regional states of emergency due to gang violence

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday declared a state of public emergency in parts of the capital Kingston and in some central and western parishes in an attempt to control rising crime linked to gang violence.

Reuters

Fire & Flower's Hifyre Platform And Spark Perks Program Now At Several Circle K Co-Located Cannabis Stores

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‘Since lockdown it’s been with me more’: Lib Dem Emily Davey on living with MS

Councillor and wife of party leader warns of poor post-pandemic support for people with mobility issues

The Guardian - UK

Girlfriend watches in horror as boyfriend plunges to death from bridge on Facetime call

James East had been on a night out in the Kingston area of London, when he attempted to sit on a walled area of a bridge, before plunging into the river Thames below

Daily Mirror

Horrified girlfriend watches man fall to his death over FaceTime while on night out

James East sat on a walled area of a bridge in Kingston, London, but misjudged his seating position and fell backwards. He hit his head and fell in the River Thames while on the phone with his girlfriend

Daily Mirror

‘Food banks saved my skin’: On the front line of the cost of living crisis as demand soars

With food bank demand continuing to surge amid the highest inflation in 40 years, The Independent visited two London centres to see how they’re helping people in need

The Independent UK

West Indies chief promises 'thorough postmortem' of West Indies' T20 World Cup exit

KINGSTON: Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Ricky Skerritt has slammed the batters for their "untimely shot selections" and promised a "thorough postmortem" of the team's humiliating early exit from the T20 World Cup in Australia.

The Times of India

Kai Davis: Two sentenced to life after killing man outside Kingston nightclub

Ben Myles (L) and Joseph Barker (R) were sentenced in Kingston Crown Court

Evening Standard

Stab victim staggered into pub garden and died as drinkers tried to save his life

Metropolitan Police appeals for information over fatal attack on Michael Agyare in Kingston

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Michael Agyare murder: Victim who staggered into Kingston pub garden named by police

Michael Agyare staggered into a pub garden wher bar staff and drinkers tried to save him

The Guardian - UK

A year on the River Thames, part two – in pictures

The second part of Jill Mead’s look at a year in the life of the great River Thames over the course of a hot dry summer takes in the Jubilee, Henley Regatta, Swan Upping and the passing of the Queen

Evening Standard

Man, 24, stabbed to death opposite park in Kingston

Pub staff and customers tried to stem the bleeding when he staggered inside

The Hindu

West Indies batsman Campbell gets 4-year ban for violating anti-doping rule

John Campbell played 20 Test matches, six ODIs and two Twenty20 internationals for the West Indies, before the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission accused him of refusing to provide a blood sample at his home in Kingston

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Jenni Tarrant heartbroken after thieves steal donations for her charity walk

The Kingston hairdresser is starting her 160km charity walk on Sunday

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Man admits plotting to steal Declan Donnelly's £70,000 luxury Range Rover

Oliver Hart and a gang of thieves admitted conspiracy to steal at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court today, after planning to unlawfully take luxury vehicles

Daily Mirror

Man admits to plotting to steal Declan Donnelly's £70k Range Rover

Oliver Hart and a gang of thieves admitted to conspiracy to steal at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court on Friday 23 September after plotting to nick luxury vehicles

The Canberra Times

Special gin for National Capital Art Prize

The finalist works are now on display in Kingston

The Guardian - US

‘Moment of reckoning’: Queen’s death fuels Jamaica’s republican movement

Ascension of King Charles III has prompted renewed questioning of a British monarch as head of state

ABC News

Jamaica could be the first Commonwealth nation to remove King Charles as head of state

While the city of Kingston may feel fondness for the late Queen, many say it's well past time for Jamaica to become a republic and remove King Charles as head of state.

The Independent UK

Family pays tribute to ‘bubbly’ labourer who drowned during attempted arrest

Liam Allan’s relatives left ‘broken’ by his death after he entered water in Kingston

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