Day: June 25, 2023
Most Londoners would pull or have pulled a ‘sunshine sickie’ to enjoy the weather
June 25, 2023This Sunday in the UK has been spent with one faction soaking up the sun, while the rest try to beat the sweltering heat any way they can. After a weekend of barbecues, beer gardens, broken sleep and blasting fans, it’s also likely many will be planning to pull a sickie come Monday – especially […]
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Man exposed himself to women in woodland and asked if they wanted to have sex
June 25, 2023More police patrols have been deployed to a north London woodland after a man exposed himself to a number of women. The Metropolitan Police received four reports of a lone man who approached the victims in the south-east area of Hampstead Heath on June 6 and 7. In an appeal, the force said he would […]
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Lady McDonagh obituary
June 25, 2023The former Labour Party general secretary Margaret McDonagh, who has died aged 61 from brain cancer, was a formidable political strategist responsible for the tactics that won her party the landslide general election in 1997, sweeping Tony Blair and “New Labour” into office for a generation. A key figure in the modernisation of the party’s […]
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Services restored after Met Police 999 system disrupted by nationwide ‘technical fault’
June 25, 2023T he Metropolitan Police has confirmed that its 999 service is now working after it briefly went down due to a technical fault. Londoners were told to call 101 in an emergency and avoid making non-urgent calls until further notice after a number of forces across the capital were impacted. The 999 system – which […]
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Russia rebellion LIVE: Vladimir Putin ‘weakened’ by Wagner mutiny, US ‘had intelligence Prigozhin was planning uprising’
June 25, 2023V ladimir Putin’s regime has suffered ‘substantial damage’ as a result of the rebellion by the Wagner mercenary army, military experts have said. The events showcased the “degradation” of Russia’s military reserves, the erosion of Mr Putin’s monopoly on his security services and the lack of experience of those conscripts defending Russian borders, the Institute […]
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Emergency calls not connecting amid technical issues
June 25, 2023E mergency 999 calls across the country have not been connecting amid technical issues with the phone lines. People have been urged to call 101 in an emergency for police and fire, or 111 in a medical emergency, after problems were reported on Sunday morning. Several police forces and fire and ambulance services said they […]
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Met Police urge people not to phone 999 with calls failing to connect to forces
June 25, 2023People have been urged to call 101 instead of 999 after a ‘technical fault’ downed the emergency phone line. The issue, which emergency services say was down to ‘system failure’ with BT, impacted first responders up and down Britain earlier this morning. But London’s Metropolitan Police Service said the 999 call system has been ‘restored’ […]
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Human remains found in California mountains where British actor Julian Sands disappeared
June 25, 2023H uman remains have been found in the mountains where British actor Julian Sands went missing while on a hike. The 65-year-old has been missing for five months after failing to return from a hike in the San Gabriel mountains in Southern California on January 13. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said civilian hikers […]
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Green levies to return to household energy bills in July
June 25, 2023G reen levies that were temporarily removed from household electricity bills will hit consumers again from the start of July. The suspension, announced by Liz Truss’s government as part of a support package amid skyrocketing prices last September, was meant to last for two years. But the cost will again be imposed on consumers from […]
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