Day: May 19, 2025
Third man arrested over fires at homes linked to Sir Keir Starmer
May 19, 2025A third man has been arrested over suspected arson attacks on properties and a car linked to prime minister Sir Keir Starmer. The 34-year-old was held in Chelsea, south-west London, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life on Monday, the Metropolitan Police said. His arrest follows that of a 26-year-old […]
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PM defends ‘common sense’ EU deal as critics condemn ‘surrender’ to Brussels
May 19, 2025Sir Keir Starmer said shoppers, tourists and businesses will benefit from a deal with Brussels which sees the UK sign up to follow EU rules and grants European trawlers access to British fishing waters for a further 12 years. The Prime Minister said the European Union deal showed “Britain is back on the world stage” […]
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‘Depraved’ telecoms worker used AI app to created child sex abuse images
May 19, 2025A telecoms worker who created AI-generated images of child sex abuse has been sentenced. Risto Bergman, 42, who is originally from Finland, used a legitimate artificial intelligence app to make indecent images of young girls being abused. Scotland’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said the images were “so realistic” that they could be […]
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Third man arrested over fires at properties linked to Starmer
May 19, 2025A third man has been arrested in connection with fires at two properties and a car linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. The Metropolitan Police said a 34-year-old was arrested this morning in the Chelsea area of west London on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life. On Saturday, a […]
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Mum of student killed in Strand crash ‘almost reached her’ as she lay dying
May 19, 2025The mum of a student killed in the Strand crash was just yards from her injured daughter, but unable to reach her as she lay on the ground dying. Aalia Mahomed, 20, died, and two others were injured when a van crashed into the pedestrianised area outside King’s College London campus on the Strand. The […]
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Raid of Café Diana in Kensington uncovers 45 tubs of ‘illegal’ shisha tobacco
May 19, 2025Josh Layton Published May 19, 2025 2:23pm Updated May 19, 2025 3:40pm Dozens of tubs of suspected illegal shisha tobacco have been seized from a Princess Diana-themed cafe where she once took Princes William and Harry. Trading standards officers are said to have found people smoking the substance in the basement of the famous venue […]
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Brockwell Park festival organisers give major update over Mighty Hoopla
May 19, 2025A series of live festivals in south London will go ahead despite a high court ruling against them, organisers have said. The Brockwell Live events attract hundreds of thousands of people every year and include the Lambeth Country Show. The High Court on Friday backed a campaign by some residents claiming that the application for […]
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Man says cafe staff refused to serve him because of his face tumours
May 19, 2025A man with a rare genetic condition who said he was refused service in a north London cafe after customers stared at him said he shared his story to empower others. Amit Ghose, 35, has Neurofibromatosis Type 1, a condition which causes benign tumours to grow on his nerves. Last month, Amit had been visiting […]
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Pro-EU mayor beats Trump-inspired nationalist in Romanian presidential election shock
May 19, 2025Romania’s centrist Bucharest mayor, Nicusor Dan, won the country’s presidential election on Sunday in a shock upset over a hard-right, nationalist rival inspired by Donald Trump. Official results from nearly all voting stations showed Mr Dan garnering about 54% of ballots cast by voters in the EU and NATO member country of about 19 million […]
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London travel news LIVE: Good service on all TfL lines
May 19, 2025TfL launches £700m infrastructure framework Over the weekend, TfL released a procurement notice detailing plans to invest up to £700 in improving infrastructure across its network. The framework includes plans to upgrade Elephant & Castle station and South Kensington station, and to build on step-free access projects. Queensway station closed this evening Queensway station will […]
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