Day: June 4, 2023
Squatters and vandals making life on condemned estate even worse
June 4, 2023People living on a condemned housing estate say their misery has been made worse by squatters and vandals. Just 30 residents remain in the near-derelict Aylesbury Estate, which once had 2,700 homes but is now awaiting demolition. The few front doors that remain are a stark reminder of the once-thriving estate in Walworth, south London, […]
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UK set to bathe in hottest day of the year
June 4, 2023The UK is set to bath in a week of sunshine as temperatures are set to rise with the hottest day of the year predicted by the Met Office. After a sunny weekend, the good weather is set to stay, with Wales and south-west England possibly hitting 26C or even 27C on Thursday. However, there […]
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Le Tigre start Pride month with a (very loud) bang in London
June 4, 2023Could there be any better way to kick off Pride? Electro-punk legends Le Tigre have returned to touring after 18 long years, and they’ve brought an explosive cocktail of LGBT and feminist joy, art, desire and anger. Frontwoman Kathleen Hanna – also known for her riot grrrl outfit Bikini Kill, and coming up with the […]
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Shoplifter leaves newsagent £10 and apology note for stealing ice cream
June 4, 2023A newsagent is the ‘happiest person in the world’ after a shoplifter left an apology note and £10 to pay for what he stole. Halil Kurt owns two shops in Crouch End, north London, which are popular with pupils at a nearby school. Mr Kurt was stood outside the branch of Londis he runs last […]
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Woman, 75, killed after collision with car in Glasgow
June 4, 2023A 75-year-old woman has died following a crash involving a pedestrian and a car in Glasgow. A police appeal for information has been launched following the collision involving a white Mercedes near the junction of Farmington Gardens and Farmington Avenue, at around 6.50pm on Saturday. Emergency services attended but the female pedestrian was pronounced dead […]
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Dua Lipa condemns Suella Braverman’s language on migrants: ‘Of course it hurt’
June 4, 2023Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Pop star Dua Lipa has criticised the way ministers have discussed migrants as “short-sighted and small-minded”. Lipa, born in London to Kosovan-Albanian parents, said the way the Government has discussed Albanians caused her […]
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Pick some wild garlic before the season ends and make this tasty BBQ veggie stir fry
June 4, 2023We’re coming to the end of wild garlic season soon, with the punchy, flavoursome flowers ready to pick until the end of June. Wild garlic is a great addition to any recipe, especially green pesto or pasta. Stalks can be used like spring onions and flowers can be pickled or put into butter. Best of […]
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SNP finance inquiry has been ‘proportionate and necessary’, says police chief
June 4, 2023A ctions taken in the police inquiry into the SNP’s finances have been “proportionate and necessary”, the head of the force has said. The investigation – dubbed Operation Branchform – began in 2021, reaching its peak in April this year with the arrests of Nicola Sturgeon’s husband – and former SNP chief executive – Peter […]
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Ukraine keeps up pressure following Russian declaration of victory in Bakhmut
June 4, 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 Watching imagery from a drone camera overhead, Ukrainian battalion commander Oleg Shiryaev warned his men in nearby trenches that Russian forces were advancing across a field toward a […]
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Indian train crash: Narendra Modi vows punishment over catastrophic incident as over 300 confirmed dead
June 4, 2023A nyone found guilty of wrongdoing in India’s deadliest train crash in decades will be “punished stringently”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. More than 300 people died and 900 left injured after two 12-coach express trains were derailed near Odisha, around 140 miles from Kolkata, in a crash with a stationary freight train on Friday. Some 1,200 rescuers worked through the night to pry open doors and […]
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