Milo Pope Published June 13, 2026 2:41pm Updated June 13, 2026 2:41pm For more than a decade now, somehow, I have managed to avoid going to a live concert, and I’m just as confused as you, really. For one reason or another, whenever the idea of a concert gets floated about among my friends or […]
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Noora Mykkanen | Senior Transport Reporter Published June 13, 2026 2:41pm Updated June 13, 2026 3:04pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The royal family showed up to the Trooping the Colour to mark King Charles’ official birthday in sunny London today. Crowds, the royals and the horse […]
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After a depressing week of grey skies and rain, Londoners will be looking forward to making the most of the sunny weekend ahead of us. A rooftop bar is the obvious choice – and there’s one venue you should head straight to. Located on the top floor of a multi-storey car park in Stratford, you’ll […]
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Welcome back to What I Rent – Metro’s tenant diary series exploring what renting is like in the UK and further afield. Amélie Pellerin had always loved adding her own touches to any rental. So, when she decided it was time for a career change, retraining as an interior designer felt like an obvious option. She’d already taken her creative hand to […]
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Scores of protesters were arrested over support for Palestine Action outside a London court where activists were being jailed for a “terrorist” raid on a Israel-based defence firm factory. More than 100 people were arrested for supporting a proscribed terrorist organisation, the Metropolitan Police said. Protesters gathered outside Woolwich Crown Court on Friday, where four […]
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan LDRS Sir Sadiq Khan has condemned the Great Israeli Real Estate event due to take place in London this weekend. Campaigners have accused the property roadshow of promoting the sale of land in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Organisers have denied they will feature land for sale […]
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Sir Keir Starmer and Micheál Martin spoke in the phone on Friday (Brian Lawless/PA) PA Wire The Prime Minister and the Taoiseach have discussed the operation of the Common Travel Area (CTA) amid renewed focus on the cross-border movement of people after the Belfast knife attack. Sir Keir Starmer and Micheál Martin spoke on the […]
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This is the moment police raided a store in east London during an investigation in which £2.5 million in cash and gold was seized. Two men who played key roles in the network have now been convicted for their involvement in laundering more than £14 million linked to serious and organised crime groups operating across […]
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A ‘dysfunctional dynamic’ between the UK and Scottish Governments is hampering efforts to tackle poverty, a report has found (Gareth Fuller/PA) PA Archive A “dysfunctional dynamic” between the UK and Scottish Governments and local authorities is hampering schemes to help Scotland’s poorest communities, a charity has said. A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) […]
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Noora Mykkanen | Senior Transport Reporter Published June 12, 2026 5:29pm Updated June 12, 2026 5:29pm A London borough and Lime have announced new measures to target rogue e-bike parking blocking pavements. E-bikes strewn across pavements have become a familiar sight in London in recent years, with calls growing louder for solutions to tackle the problem. Last year, the situation […]
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