Day: June 22, 2024
A luxury London property worth £5,000,000 is up for grabs — and it’s backed by David Beckham
June 22, 2024Fancy yourself lucky? A luxury London property worth £5,000,000 is up for grabs as part of a giveaway – and it’s been backed by none other than David Beckham. The winner of the Omaze draw will be granted the keys to the four-bedroom, four-bathroom property tucked away in an ‘intimate enclave’ of Victoria Park village […]
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Four of UK’s richest family given jail time for exploiting Indian servants in Switzerland
June 22, 2024Four members of the UK‘s richest family have been sentenced to jail for exploiting servants they brought from India to work at their Geneva villa. A Swiss court sentenced Prakash and Kamal Hinduja, as well as their son Ajay and his wife Namrata, after finding them guilty of exploitation and illegal employment. All four were […]
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Heatwaves ‘likely to hit UK’ after drizzly spring – but it will not last
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Nigel Farage not dealing with ‘real world’ of politics, Tory ex-minister says
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Jonathan Broom-Edwards more resilient for Paralympics after reality TV stint
June 22, 2024Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news High jump champion Jonathan Broom-Edwards says a punishing spell on reality television has “ramped up” his resilience ahead of his bid to retain Paralympic gold […]
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Restaurateur Jeremy King continues comeback with opening of the Park
June 22, 2024This month, Jeremy King will open the Park, an all-day restaurant in Bayswater. It is the second of three big 2024 openings for the lauded restaurateur, who was behind the heydays of some of London’s most celebrated restaurants such as Le Caprice, the Ivy and the Wolseley. It follows the launch of Arlington in January, […]
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Mother hopes son’s life will ‘change forever’ after breakthrough in neurodegenerative disease H-ABC treatment
June 22, 2024The mother of a boy with a rare, deadly neurodegenerative disease has said she hopes her son’s life will “change forever” as scientists revealed a new treatment would move into clinical trials. Frankie Sheridan-Hill, 8, was diagnosed with H-ABC – a incurable genetic disorder that affects certain parts of the brain – in July 2019. […]
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General Election 2024: Who will win Surrey showdown as Jeremy Hunt fights to avoid defeat by Lib Dems
June 22, 2024Candidates for main parties (in alphabetical order): Paul Follows – Liberal Democrats Jeremy Hunt – Conservatives Mr Hunt had represented South West Surrey since 2005 but that constituency was scrapped in the latest boundary changes. He admits to facing a “knife edge” battle to win the new seat in the face of a Liberal Democrat […]
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What I Own: We bought a two-bedroom ex-council property in Hackney for £400,000
June 22, 2024Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property series where we speak to homeowners about getting on the ladder. For last week’s sister column, What I Rent, we visited 29-year-old Leila Davis and her wife Fleur in leafy South East London. Since moving in July 2019, they’ve transformed a tiny flat with next to no storage into a colourful […]
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Trains won’t stop at Wembley Stadium Station for Taylor Swift’s Eras concerts
June 22, 2024Noora MykkanenPublished Jun 22, 2024, 7:43am|Updated Jun 22, 2024, 7:44am Wembley Stadium train station will be closed over the weekend for the Taylor Swift Eras tour concerts to avoid overcrowding. The stadium in north-west London has capacity for 90,000 people, so it’s safe to say the area will be busy on Saturday and on Sunday. […]
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