Day: June 16, 2024
Big Issue unveils edition compiled by people with learning disabilities
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Shocking moment ‘coward’ found stashing loaded gun in daughters’ underwear drawer
June 16, 2024This is the shocking moment police found firearms a cowardly gangster hid inside his children’s underwear drawers in south London. Danny Butler, 44, recklessly stashed six guns, ammunition and drugs at the home he shared with his wife and three daughters, one of whom was just 18-months-old. Details of Butler’s arrest emerged as figures show […]
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Labour signals closer UK-EU trade ties as Sunak returns to campaign trail
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Grieving widow of aristocrat says his family think she pushed him out of window
June 16, 2024The grieving partner of an aristocrat who died following a fall claims some of his family believe she pushed him to his death. Teresa Marshall de Paoli, 88, who was with the Marquess of Ailesbury for 37 years, said the 98-year-old fell out of a first floor window while letting out their cat, Honeybun. He […]
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Giovanni Pernice dismisses Strictly allegations as ‘simply false’
June 16, 2024Giovanni Pernice has dismissed allegations about his behaviour while working on Strictly Come Dancing as “simply false”. The Italian dancer, 33, said he is “co-operating fully” with an ongoing BBC investigation and is looking forward to “clearing my name”. The broadcaster last week confirmed he will not return for the new series, on which he […]
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‘Happy Father’s Day, Pa’: William posts picture of him playing football with King Charles
June 16, 2024Prince William has posted a picture of him and his father, King Charles, playing football to mark Father’s Day. In the photograph, the young prince smiles as he and the future monarch stand in a garden. The royal youngster is pictured wearing dungarees and a striped shirt, while Charles looks relaxed in a double-breasted suit […]
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How an explosion 50 years ago nearly destroyed the Houses of Parliament
June 16, 2024Fifty years ago, the House of Commons descended into darkness and chaos after an explosion went off in the heart of the chambers. A 9.1 kg bomb was planted in Westminster Palace by the IRA, injuring 11 people and signalling the start of a renewed bombing campaign in England. It took just seconds for a […]
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Met police accused of failing to address toxic culture in firearms unit
June 16, 2024The Metropolitan police has been accused of failing to deal with the “toxic culture” inside its firearms unit after the number of internal misconduct investigations rose to its highest level since 2018. A wide-ranging investigation by Baroness Louise Casey last year found that the Met was institutionally racist, homophobic and misogynistic. Casey singled out its […]
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‘They take no prisoners’: The dive-bombing crows that haunt London street
June 16, 2024The crow might have thought David Cooper’s black coat was a rival, prompting it to swoop down and attack. ‘Suddenly I felt this thing yank at the hood, and then the fluttering of wings on the back of my head,’ the finance worker, 50, told Metro. David fell victim to south London’s most notorious angry […]
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What the papers say – June 16
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