Day: May 27, 2025
London nightclub bouncer accused of rape ‘used fake ID’ to get job
May 27, 2025A security guard at a popular London nightclub accused of raping a 19-year-old woman used a fake ID to get his job, a court has heard. Morenikeji Adewole, 47, of Dartford, Kent, also gave a fake name to police when he was arrested following the alleged rape at Heaven nightclub in Soho, Southwark Crown Court heard. […]
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Urgent warning after two die in London taking ‘green pills’
May 27, 2025Sarah Hooper Published May 27, 2025 9:26pm Updated May 29, 2025 11:46am Two people are dead after taking a ‘green pill’ over the bank holiday weekend. They died after taking the unidentified drug together in Southall, West London, according to Ealing Council. Their deaths have prompted warnings to anyone else who may have the drugs. […]
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Tommy Robinson released from prison after sentence reduced
May 27, 2025Far-right political activist Tommy Robinson has walked free from prison after his jail term for breaching an injunction was reduced by four months last week. The 42-year-old, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, left HMP Woodhill, Buckinghamshire, on Tuesday after his 18-month sentence was cut back at the High Court. He was jailed for the […]
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Teacher banned after starting online petition to remove headteacher for ‘racism’
May 27, 2025A former PE teacher has been banned from teaching after launching an online petition calling for his headteacher’s resignation over alleged racism. Joshua Adusei, 31, encouraged students at Harris Academy Tottenham in north-east London to sign the petition in April 2021, a Teaching Regulation Agency panel heard. He had previously told the headteacher he would […]
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‘I’ve been turned into an AI train announcer – and no one told me’
May 27, 2025Gayanne Potter is one of Britain’s most recognisable voices – behind adverts for the likes of Estee Lauder, Apple, LBC radio, and B&Q. Now, an artificial intelligence (AI) version of her voice is being used on Scotland’s nationalised train network, ScotRail. But the professional voiceover artist says she had no idea she had been transformed […]
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London congestion charge could rise to £18 a day
May 27, 2025London’s congestion charge could rise by 20% next year under new proposals, in the first hike since 2020. Transport for London (TfL) has started a consultation on behalf of London mayor Sadiq Khan to increase the daily charge from £15 to £18 from January 2026. The fee was last put up five years ago, with […]
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Farage fails to guarantee pensions triple lock but vows to axe benefits cap
May 27, 2025Nigel Farage has declined to commit to the triple lock pensions guarantee as he said his party would scrap the two-child benefit cap because “it’s the right thing to do”. The Reform UK leader also committed his party to fully reversing the winter fuel payment cuts announced by Labour upon entering government. The two-child benefit […]
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Liverpool title parade horror: Police believe driver ‘tailgated’ ambulance before ploughing into fans
May 27, 2025Police say they believe a driver of a car that ploughed into a crowd during Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade was able to follow an ambulance into a sealed-off part of the city before driving into dozens of people. Authorities are facing questions over how the suspect made his way into the closed-off city centre […]
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Anne thanks medical staff who treated those injured in Liverpool victory parade
May 27, 2025Medical staff who treated those injured when a car drove into crowds at the Liverpool victory parade have told the Princess Royal they were “very, very fortunate” there were not more major injuries. Anne visited the Royal Liverpool University Hospital on Tuesday where she met nurses, consultants and paramedics, as well as representatives from Merseyside […]
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Union warns summer holiday strike action looms at airports
May 27, 2025There are warnings of looming strike action at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports (Danny Lawson/PA) PA Archive Strike action during the summer holidays is looming at two Scottish airports in a dispute over pay, a union has warned. Unite the Union said ground services crew employed by Menzies Aviation at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports have overwhelmingly […]
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