Day: June 2, 2025
Man who burned Koran outside embassy says verdict is ‘assault on free speech’
June 2, 2025Josh Milton Published June 2, 2025 3:06pm Updated June 2, 2025 5:28pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A man found guilty of burning a Koran outside a Turkish consulate in London has said his conviction is an ‘assault on free speech’. Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted ‘f*** Islam’ and ‘Islam […]
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SXSW: ‘The creative eyes of the world will be on London’
June 2, 2025Rory McKeown Published June 2, 2025 1:23pm Updated June 2, 2025 1:23pm Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has given Metro readers an insight into what SXSW London means for the city. The world-famous festival heads from its home in Austin, Texas, to the capital for the first time this week. Idris Elba, Katherine Ryan, Erykah […]
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‘Underrated’ UK seaside town gets direct train to London for first time in 30 years
June 2, 2025A beloved UK seaside town could finally be reconnected to the capital after decades of being cut off from direct rail links. For the first time since 1992, direct trains could soon be running from Cleethorpes to London, reconnecting the Lincolnshire seaside town to the capital after more than 30 years. The last time direct […]
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SXSW London: Five live performances, film showcases and talks you must see
June 2, 2025Rory McKeown Published June 2, 2025 12:14pm Updated June 2, 2025 12:15pm The world’s creative eyes are on London this week as the capital’s first SXSW festival kicks off. Across six jam-packed days, the likes of Idris Elba, Sophie Turner and Katherine Ryan will grace stages across numerous venues in Shoreditch, east London. And it’s […]
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London mayor reverses TfL ban on ads calling for abortion decriminalisation
June 2, 2025The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has stepped in to reverse a ban on adverts on the London transport network calling for abortion to be decriminalised. It is understood that the mayor is seeking an “urgent review” of a Transport for London (TfL) decision to ban the adverts from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (Bpas) […]
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