Day: May 6, 2023
Woman seriously injured ‘after being held hostage in her home’
May 6, 2023For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A woman has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after being held hostage at her Kent home, witnesses have said. Locals described hearing gunshots after armed police […]
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Police ‘arrested volunteers handing out rape alarms’ over coronation disruption concerns
May 6, 2023Police have been criticised after reports that volunteers helping to keep women safe were arrested in the early hours of coronation day. The Metropolitan Police said that at around 2am on Saturday, three people were arrested in the Soho area of central London on suspicion of conspiracy to commit public nuisance. Among the items seized […]
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Police reported to have arrested council workers handing out rape alarms as part of coronation crackdown
May 6, 2023T he police reportedly arrested council workers handing out rape alarms in the West End as part of their crackdown on crime ahead of the coronation. The Met said that among the arrests made today were three people suspected of planning to set off rape alarms in an attempt to disrupt the coronation procession. A […]
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Police arrest three in suspected coronation procession rape alarm plot
May 6, 2023T he police reportedly arrested council workers handing out rape alarms in the West End as part of their crackdown on crime ahead of the coronation. The Met said that among the arrests made today were three people suspected of planning to set off rape alarms in an attempt to disrupt the coronation procession. A […]
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Three stabbed to death on eve of coronation in separate attacks in east London
May 6, 2023T hree people were stabbed to death in separate incidents in east London over a period of less than eight hours on the eve of the coronation. A 16-year-old was ambushed as he left school and stabbed to death, while murder investigations were also started after the killings of an 18-year-old and a man in […]
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Lloyd Webber coronation anthem distributed to Sunday services across country
May 6, 2023L ord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s coronation anthem will be heard in Sunday services across the country this weekend as the sheet music has been sent to thousands of churches. The theatre impresario’s song, Make A Joyful Noise, was performed publicly for the first time as the King was enthroned on Saturday. Following the ceremony, the […]
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Police ‘understand public concern’ after 52 arrests made during coronation day
May 6, 2023P olice have said they “understand public concern” after officers made 52 arrests throughout the King’s coronation day – including alleged affray, public nuisance and breach-of-the-peace offences. The Metropolitan Police came under heavy criticism on Saturday after what campaign groups described as “incredibly alarming” detentions during republican protests. Protesters from the anti-monarchy group, including its […]
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Being in the coronation crowd was emotional, historic and ‘a bit wet’
May 6, 2023There isn’t a single way May 6 could have been more British if it tried. On the day Charles was crowned King, London was flooded with Union Jack flags, they sky was iconically grey, everything was a bit wet and absolutely everyone was talking about how it was ‘a bit wet’. Not to mention that […]
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Teenager stabbed to death leaving school in east London
May 6, 2023A 16-year-old boy was ambushed as he left a school in east London and stabbed to death on Friday in a “senseless attack”. The pupil at Kelmscott school, Walthamstow, was met outside by his attackers who were “waiting for him”, an eyewitness said. He tried to escape but was stabbed a short distance away outside […]
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Liverpool fans boo national anthem before Premier League game
May 6, 2023A significant number of Liverpool fans booed the national anthem ahead of their Premier League match against Brentford on Saturday afternoon. When the first notes of God Save The King began to play as both teams lined up around the centre circle, the majority of supporters at Anfield voiced their opposition, before the Kop broke […]
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