Day: May 23, 2025

Full list of TfL closures this Bank Holiday weekend

Nothing says a Bank Holiday weekend like having to navigate a long list of Tube closures. Transport for London (TfL) has decided to spice things up, shutting down much of the network to carry out planned work and deploying replacement buses to make up for it. It is one of the city’s favourite traditions… To […]

Prison officer accused of having relationships with two inmates appears in court

A prison officer accused of having sexual relationships with two inmates has appeared in court. Isabelle Dale, 23, allegedly had a fling with convicted Shahid Sharif, 33, between September 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022. She is also accused of having a sexual relationship with Connor Money, 28, at the same time. Money was serving nine […]

‘Key issues’ including trade discussed in talks between Starmer and Swinney

Trade deals and the need to end conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza were on the agenda when Sir Keir Starmer held talks with Scotland’s First Minister. The recently closed Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland and the need for more investment in carbon capture technology were also on the agenda, a spokesperson for John Swinney said. […]

Kneecap release new single ahead of London headline show

Kneecap have released a new single ahead of their headline performance at London’s Wide Awake festival, just days after one of their members was charged with a terror offence. The rap trio from Belfast shared a link to the song – The Recap – which opens with Sky News presenter Wilfred Frost reporting about the […]

Mystery skull found in man’s garden is leaving Londoners baffled

Brooke Davies Published May 23, 2025 2:16pm Updated May 23, 2025 2:16pm A mysterious skull has been found in a back garden in north London – but no one can work out what it is. Josh Woolliscroft, was playing with his family member’s dog Arlo a week ago in Muswell Hill, north London, when he […]

‘Gigs don’t have to cost £400 – the next Taylor Swift could be down the road’

Two teenagers plead guilty to murdering schoolboy in machete bus attack

Two teenagers have pleaded guilty to murdering a schoolboy with machetes on a London bus. Aspiring rapper Keylan Bokassa was stabbed around 27 times with two “lengthy machetes”, the Old Bailey heard. The 14-year-old was on the top deck of the 472 bus in Woolwich, southeast London, at around 2.30pm on 7 January when the […]

Teenagers admit stabbing 14-year-old schoolboy to death with machete on London bus

Two teenagers have admitted murdering a 14-year-old schoolboy in a machete attack on a London bus. Kelyan Bokassa was stabbed around 27 times as he travelled home on a route 472 bus in Woolwich, south-east London, on Tuesday January 7. Emergency services were called to Woolwich Church Street, near Woolwich Ferry, just before 2.30pm. Kelyan, […]

Two teenage boys admit murder of 14-year-old stabbed 27 times on London bus

Two teenagers have pleaded guilty to the murder of a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed on a London bus. Kelyan Bokassa was stabbed around 27 times by machete-wielding youths as he travelled home on a route 472 bus in Woolwich, south-east London, on Tuesday January 7. The aspiring rapper died at the scene shortly after […]

‘We’re the UK’s smartest twins and have a combined IQ of 314’

What do you do when your twin is a genius? Well, you could double check to see if you’re one too. That’s exactly what Keira Arora did when her brother Krish was accepted to Mensa with an IQ of 162. The 11-year-olds from Hounslow, west London, are staking their claim as Britain’s smartest siblings after […]