Day: June 12, 2023

Children dead in suspected double murder named as detectives question woman thumbnail

Children dead in suspected double murder named as detectives question woman

June 12, 2023

T he victims of a suspected double murder in Stoke-on-Trent have been named as Ethan John, 11, and seven-year-old Elizabeth John. The schools of both of the children paid tribute to them after they were found unresponsive with significant injuries inside a home on Flax Street on Sunday. A 49-year-old woman from Stoke-on-Trent, who was […]

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UK to return to dry, sunny weather after being battered by thunderstorms thumbnail

UK to return to dry, sunny weather after being battered by thunderstorms

June 12, 2023

T he UK saw rain, hail and thunderstorms batter regions on Monday, but the Met Office has confirmed more settled weather can be expected heading into the rest of the week. An amber thunderstorm warning was issued on Monday as parts of UK were hit with heavy rain and strong winds, while roads were flooded […]

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Mayor of London issues high air pollution alert for Tuesday thumbnail

Mayor of London issues high air pollution alert for Tuesday

June 12, 2023

Imperial College London forecasters advised the Mayor to issue the alert due to “a strong likelihood of high ozone levels, caused by the hot, sunny weather and south-easterly winds blowing existing pollutants from the continent towards London”, City Hall said on Monday evening. This is the second high air pollution alert this year. The last […]

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MPs warned to use careful language to prevent trans people being targeted thumbnail

MPs warned to use careful language to prevent trans people being targeted

June 12, 2023

P oliticians must be careful in how they speak about trans people to prevent them being “targeted in an inappropriate way”, a minister has said. Minister for women Maria Caulfield urged MPs to be mindful of their language as they debated a petition from 110,000 people calling for the Equality Act to be clarified so […]

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UK Covid inquiry to hold first public hearing amid continuing row over evidence thumbnail

UK Covid inquiry to hold first public hearing amid continuing row over evidence

June 12, 2023

T he first public hearing of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry is being held on Tuesday in a key moment for an investigation that is set to last years and cost more than £100million. The independent public inquiry was set up by former prime minister Boris Johnson to examine the UK’s response to and impact of […]

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Heroic off-duty officer stops knife-wielding robber from stealing phones thumbnail

Heroic off-duty officer stops knife-wielding robber from stealing phones

June 12, 2023

This is the moment an off-duty officer tackles a would-be phone robber armed with a knife. PC Nick Fox sprang into action after spotting two youths acting suspiciously on bikes in Kingsland Road, east London. He suspected they were looking for phones to snatch and shouted at them. One of the males produced a knife […]

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Mum whose VW Beetle is her ‘third child’ says ULEZ ‘ripped her heart out’ thumbnail

Mum whose VW Beetle is her ‘third child’ says ULEZ ‘ripped her heart out’

June 12, 2023

A mum feels that London’s ULEZ charges are a ‘crime against the classics’ as it means it’s too expensive for her to drive her Beetle. Sharon Brito-Babapulle, 44, is worried that Sadiq Khan’s expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone means her VW Beetle 1998 is destined for the scrap heap. Sharon, a veterinary nurse who lives […]

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6 free festivals in London this summer 2023 – full list of events in the capital thumbnail

6 free festivals in London this summer 2023 – full list of events in the capital

June 12, 2023

It was an absolute scorcher this weekend in the capital, with temperatures hotter than the likes of Ibiza and Marbella. After a weekend of basking in the sun, we can’t wait to spend the summer boogieing in a field to our favourite tunes. But with the cost of living crisis still in full swing, many […]

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Camden could soon have its own wheel like the London Eye thumbnail

Camden could soon have its own wheel like the London Eye

June 12, 2023

The London Eye is set to get a much smaller sister in the land of hipsters north of the river Thames. Plans have been approved for a 40m wheel in Camden, north London, but unhappy locals have dubbed it ‘tasteless’ and like a ‘theme park’. The Camden wheel would be relatively small compared to the […]

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UK weather: Thunderstorm warning today as Britons face lightning strikes and torrential downpours thumbnail

UK weather: Thunderstorm warning today as Britons face lightning strikes and torrential downpours

June 12, 2023

For 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 Large parts of the UK face warnings for thunderstorms with lightning strikes and torrential downpours forecast on Monday. The Met Office alerts come after scorching temperatures hit highs […]

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