Day: May 31, 2025
Brothers deny murder of man who died from ‘catastrophic’ injuries 41 years ago
May 31, 2025Sarah Hooper Published May 31, 2025 8:30pm Updated June 1, 2025 1:26pm Two brothers accused of murdering a man as he walked home 41 years ago in north London have denied murder. Anthony Littler, 45, died from ‘catastrophic’ head injuries after he was found in an alleyway near East Finchley Tube station in north London […]
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Tributes paid after death of former NI Civil Service chief Kenneth Bloomfield
May 31, 2025Tributes have been paid to the former head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Sir Kenneth Bloomfield, who has died at the age of 94. Health Minister Mike Nesbitt described Sir Kenneth as a “great intellect” and “one of our finest”. His career in public service began in the 1950s and he was cabinet secretary […]
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Mother and ‘influencer’ daughter removed from UK-Jamaica flight after row forces emergency landing in Canada
May 31, 2025An aspiring influencer and her mother were escorted from a plane by police after swearing at cabin crew during a flight from Britain to Jamaica, reports suggest. The aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Canada due to the pair’s unruly antics on Wednesday, May 28. Meanwhile, fellow passengers filmed the chaotic scene […]
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Temperatures hit 26C in warm end to UK’s sunniest spring on record
May 31, 2025London enjoyed the hottest weather on Saturday (Yui Mok/PA) PA Wire UK temperatures hit 26C on Saturday, wrapping up the sunniest spring on record before the country officially goes into the summer season. Heathrow in west London enjoyed the hottest weather at 26.7C, about 8C hotter than the average for the time of year, while […]
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Farage has brought ‘racism and hatred’ to Hamilton by-election, says Swinney
May 31, 2025Nigel Farage has been accused of “racism and hatred” by John Swinney in the last weekend of campaigning before polls open in the Hamilton by-election. The Scottish First Minster hit out at the Reform UK leader, claiming he was a “real threat” ahead of voting in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election on Thursday. Criticism […]
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Body found in search for girl missing in River Thames near Gravesend
May 31, 2025A body has been found in the search for a girl missing in the River Thames, police said. A body was recovered from the river near Gravesend with the assistance of the RNLI at about 11.40am on Saturday. Formal identification by the girl’s next of kin has taken place, and the death is not being […]
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Trade Secretary to meet US counterpart in bid to secure steel tariff exemption
May 31, 2025Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds (Ben Whitley/PA) PA Wire The Trade Secretary will meet his US counterpart next week as the UK seeks to set a timeline for its exemption from US President Donald Trump’s steel tariffs. The meeting will come after Mr Trump said he was doubling tariffs on imports of steel from […]
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‘Beautiful’ woman in her 20s stabbed to death in middle of town centre
May 31, 2025Brooke Davies Published May 31, 2025 5:18pm Updated May 31, 2025 5:23pm A woman in her 20s has been stabbed to death in the middle of a London high street. Emergency services were called to Croydon town centre in south London just before 9am today. She was found unresponsive just minutes from the Centrale Shopping […]
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Body found in search for girl missing in River Thames
May 31, 2025Police searching for a missing girl in the River Thames have found a body. Emergency services responded on Friday to a report of two children, a boy and a girl, in difficulty in the water near the Royal Terrace Pier in Gravesend, Kent, having entered the river at nearby Royal Pier Road. A boy has […]
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Body of British hiker missing since January found by rescuers at foot of mountain
May 31, 2025The body of a British hiker missing in northern Italy since January has been found, local rescuers have said. Aziz Ziriat, 36, had been hiking in the Dolomites with his friend Sam Harris, 35, whose body was found buried under snow around a kilometre away, at the base of the southern face of the Carè […]
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