How a single phone call led police to the heart of London’s gang violence thumbnail

How a single phone call led police to the heart of London’s gang violence

February 6, 2026

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video It took just one call about a firearm being seen outside of a secondary school to issue a hammer blow to two of London’s most prolific gangs. In raids across 15 addresses in Merton, south London, on […]

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London travel news LIVE: London Bridge services disrupted by track inspection

February 6, 2026

Why is the major disruption at Euston expected to last all day? Repairs to the damaged overhead power lines cannot take place until later this evening, so that Network Rail can safely access the railway and complete the necessary work. Disruption to South Western Railway services through Richmond Flooding at Richmond means trains are running […]

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London family's heartache after 'much-loved' university student and Arsenal fan stabbed to death in Leicester thumbnail

London family’s heartache after ‘much-loved’ university student and Arsenal fan stabbed to death in Leicester

February 6, 2026

A university student from London has died after being stabbed in the chest close to a Leicester campus. Paying tribute to Mr Oladipo, who was in his second year at university studying cybersecurity, his family described him as “a good boy who loved his family”. They said he was an Arsenal supporter and was thought […]

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Sainsbury’s shopper felt like a ‘criminal’ after facial recognition error

February 5, 2026

A data strategist has described feeling like a “criminal” after Sainsbury’s staff mistakenly identified him as an offender using facial recognition software, leading to his removal from a store. Warren Rajah, 42, from Elephant and Castle, south London, was shopping in his local branch on 27 January when he was approached by employees, asked to […]

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Margot Robbie goes sheer at Wuthering Heights premiere in London

February 5, 2026

Margot Robbie stepped out in a Dilara Findikoglu custom gown at the London premiere for the highly anticipated Wuthering Heights. Coming to UK cinemas on February 13, Robbie celebrated in a sheer corseted Gothic gown with moss green, blooming seams and a matching choker. It is a British label that she has worn since arriving […]

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Horse and cart driver arrested for ‘wanton and furious driving’ after e-biker killed thumbnail

Horse and cart driver arrested for ‘wanton and furious driving’ after e-biker killed

February 5, 2026

Luke Alsford Published February 5, 2026 6:08pm Updated February 5, 2026 6:08pm A man has been arrested after a cyclist died in a collision with a horse and cart. An e-bike collided with a horse and cart on Folly Lane in Chingford, north east London, just after 6pm yesterday. Police officers rushed to the crash […]

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15-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after teacher attacked

February 5, 2026

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teacher was attacked, police have said. The assault happened at a school in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed-Powys Police said. Officers said they responded to a report on Thursday afternoon that a teacher had been assaulted by a pupil. They said the teacher […]

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Mandelson saga will bring PM down unless he takes ‘necessary action’, Harman warns

February 5, 2026

Sir Keir Starmer risks being toppled by the fiasco around Lord Mandelson “unless he takes action”, Baroness Harman has warned. The former deputy Labour leader said the prime minister “seems to have drifted so far away from [his] values in appointing Peter Mandelson” to be US ambassador, and that he must return to them to […]

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Girl, 2, ‘attacked by two rottweiler-type dogs’ in a London park thumbnail

Girl, 2, ‘attacked by two rottweiler-type dogs’ in a London park

February 5, 2026

Luke Alsford Published February 5, 2026 3:42pm Updated February 5, 2026 3:42pm Two dogs have been seized by police after a two-year-old girl was allegedly attacked in a busy park. The toddler was taken to hospital after the incident in Raphael Park in Romford just after midday on Monday. Three days later the Met Police […]

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A London Italian restaurant with ‘luxurious pasta’ dishes guaranteed to fill you up has just opened thumbnail

A London Italian restaurant with ‘luxurious pasta’ dishes guaranteed to fill you up has just opened

February 5, 2026

Welcome back to The Slice – our exclusive guide to what’s on in London, where we bring you trusted reviews, sneak previews, and amazing deals and discounts. We can finally wave goodbye to January. Whether you embraced Dry January or indulged as much as you wanted, we’ve got a line up of things to get […]

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