London named 'best perceived' city in the world

 
Pic: London city
Staff reporter(wp/es):
London has been voted the “best perceived” city in the world after triumphing over Paris and New York in a new study.
In the poll of 30 global cities, London also emerged as the best in terms of living up to its perception.
Some 5,200 well-educated adults from 16 countries voted London top based on a variety of factors including culture, entertainment, infrastructure, health and general happiness.
Although the poll, published by consultancy firm PwC, was carried out in December 2015, months before the UK’s vote to leave the EU.
The report states: “London registers as a dynamic city, scoring well across the board in 29 of 36 image attributes.
“It’s No. 1 on attributes including having a well-developed infrastructure, being connected to the rest of the world, and having a well-developed legal framework. It’s in the top three in breadth of education for its population and for providing easy access to capital.”
 The study questioned equal numbers of “business decision makers”, “informed elites” and other general adults on 40 different topics to generate the rankings.

It rated Paris as the second best perceived city, followed by New York in third, Amsterdam in fourth and Sydney in fifth.
In terms of living up to those perceptions, Singapore and Toronto became the new second and third ranked cities respectively.
Nigeria’s capital, Lagos, ranked bottom of both lists while Bogota, Jakarta, Mumbai and several other South American cities also did badly.

Terror arrest after 'chemical incident' at transport hub

Crime reporter(wp/es):
A man has been arrested under counter-terror laws after a "chemical incident" at London City Airport.
Hundreds of people were forced to flee the airport following the incident on Friday, with 27 treated by paramedics and two requiring hospital treatment.
Police later discovered what was thought to CS gas spray, also known as tear gas.
Fire alarms sounded at about 4.15pm and hundreds of passengers were evacuated onto the tarmac outside.
One passenger, PR consultant Kim Fletcher, said: "There was a woman saying at first she thought she could smell deoderant but it became quite noxious with people coughing.
"I arrived after the airport was shut. Everyone was pushed out across the road."

Boxer David Haye tweeted: "Gutted can’t get to Scotland for @JoshTaylorBoxer fight tonight.
"As #CityAirport got evacuated when everyone started coughing uncontrollably!"
David Walker added: "No one has a megaphone so it's an airfield of Chinese whispers and confused looking people."
A spokesman for the Met said: "The man, 25, was arrested at a residential address in east London and taken to a west London police station. He was arrested on suspicion of using a noxious substance to cause serious damage - an offence under section 113 of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.

"He has since been bailed pending further enquiries to a date in late November.
"Officers from the Aviation Policing CID investigate."

Teenager fighting for life after knife attack in South East London street

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A teenager is fighting for his life tonight after he was found stabbed on a street in south-east London.
The victim, believed to be 18, was rushed to hospital just before 5pm after he was treated in Grove Park Road in Lewisham.
Scotland Yard said detectives from the Trident and Gang Crime Command have been informed as police investigate the attack.
A Met spokesman said: “Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 4:55pm on Monday to reports of a male suffering from stab injuries on Grove Park Road in Lewisham.

“Officers and London's Air Ambulance attended.
“The victim, believed to be aged 18, was taken to a south London hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

“Detectives from the Trident and Gang Crime Command have been informed. There have been no arrests and enquiries continue.”
Pictures taken from the scene show an air ambulance landed on a nearby football pitch while neighbours said roads had been taped off.
One woman tweeted: “Get home to everywhere closed off cause someones been stabbed... lovely.”