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Murrell inquiry by MPs would be ‘party political stunt’, SNP’s Dave Doogan says

June 8, 2026

A probe by MPs into Peter Murrell’s embezzlement of £400,000 from the SNP would be a “party political stunt” and an “unprecedented abuse” of the committee system at the House of Commons, SNP Westminster leader Dave Doogan has insisted. While calls continue for a further probe to be held into how the former SNP chief executive […]

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Roman Abramovich carried messages between Ukraine and Russia, Zelensky confirms

June 8, 2026

Roman Abramovich has acted as a go-between for Kyiv and Moscow on plans for peace talks, Ukraine’s president has confirmed. Volodymyr Zelensky said the former owner of Premier League football club Chelsea had met him in Kyiv with a message from Russia and offered to bring a reply directly to Vladimir Putin. In an interview […]

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Man pleads not guilty to attempted murder of three children in Dublin city

June 8, 2026

A man has pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of three children in Dublin city centre three years ago. Riad Bouchaker, 52, of no fixed address, appeared before the Central Criminal Court on Monday charged with the attempted murder of two girls and one boy, and assault causing serious harm to a care worker, […]

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London train line to get an extension with two new stations

June 8, 2026

Plans for a £1,700,000,000 DLR extension in east London involving the creation of two new stations are being finalised. A final consultation on the plans is now underway and a map showing what the new routes would look like has been released. The route will split off from the existing DLR line to Beckton at […]

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London to get new £1,000,000,000 skyscraper with 360-degree panoramic views of the city

June 8, 2026

Fabio Crispim Published June 8, 2026 11:34am Updated June 8, 2026 4:08pm London is getting a brand-new skyscraper taller than The Shard, complete with a panoramic viewing gallery, public gardens, and a bar. Under newly released plans, the new skyscraper will be the tallest in the UK and will replace St Helen’s Tower, located between […]

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Why you may have seen major emergency services presence at Canary Wharf

June 7, 2026

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Vulnerable families illegally ‘dumped’ hundreds of miles away by London councils

June 7, 2026

Vulnerable families including women fleeing abuse are being illegally “dumped” hundreds of miles away by London councils in a practice “ripping at the social fabric” of deprived towns, a Guardian investigation has found. Against the backdrop of a deepening housing crisis, the number of homeless people forced out of London has doubled in the past […]

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‘I was crying and shaking’: vulnerable people face ‘inhumane’ ultimatums from London councils

June 7, 2026

Having fled sex trafficking gangs in Belgium and Manchester, the woman from Albania thought she was finally safe when she arrived in west London with her two young children. A single mother, she had been granted asylum in the UK and was ready to start a new life in the capital. But first they needed […]

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Terror attack response tested as emergency services conduct ‘largest exercise of its kind’

June 7, 2026

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Canary Wharf hosts largest exercise to test terror attack emergency response

June 7, 2026

Up to 1,000 people have descended on London’s Canary Wharf for the largest training exercise in modern times to test emergency services’ response to terror attacks. Counter Terrorism Policing London organisers drew on lessons learned after the Manchester Arena terrorist attack and deployed new technology, such as drones, during the event codenamed Firebird on Sunday […]

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