Day: June 3, 2025
UK appears to have been spared immediate hit of Trump’s 50% steel tariffs
June 3, 2025According to the text of the order, Mr Trump has “further determined that it is necessary and appropriate to allow for the implementation of the U.S.-UK Economic Prosperity Deal of May 8, 2025 (EPD), and to accordingly provide different treatment, as described below, for imports of steel and aluminum articles, and their derivatives, from the […]
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Al Qaida terrorists tried to poison UK water supply, says ex-security minister
June 3, 2025An al Qaida militant cell sought to poison London’s water supplies but were thwarted by the security services, a former counter-terrorism minister has revealed. Details of the foiled 2008 extremist plot were given by Lord West of Spithead, who was in office at the time, as the Government was tackled at Westminster over steps to […]
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Meghan to speak as guest of honour at LA museum’s Night of Wonder
June 3, 2025NHMLAC’s president and director Lori Bettison-Varga said: “We are proud to honour Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, a native Angeleno, whose work to advance community wellbeing and expand opportunity, especially for underserved communities, aligns with our equity-focused approach to developing science literacy for the next generation, including through our Stem and Steam Pathways programmes.”
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Six arrested on suspicion of smuggling hundreds of migrants into UK to work in care homes
June 3, 2025Six people suspected of illegally smuggling hundreds of migrants into the UK to work in care homes have been arrested. An alleged organised crime boss was among those apprehended in a series of dawn raids on Tuesday morning. The group is accused of unlawfully bringing 200 Botswana nationals into Britain over a two-year period, leading […]
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Former ‘First Buddy’ Elon Musk takes aim at ‘abomination’ Trump bill
June 3, 2025Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk plunged into the congressional debate over President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill, calling the measure a “disgusting abomination” that will increase the federal […]
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Senior Met officer sacked for second time after refusing 2020 drugs test
June 3, 2025A senior Metropolitan police officer has been sacked for a second time after refusing to take a drugs test. Commander Julian Bennett was initially dismissed by a misconduct panel in October 2023 over the incident, but he took his case to the police appeals tribunal (PAT) in July last year and had his sacking overturned. […]
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Fare dodger barges his way through barriers – and straight into arms of police
June 3, 2025To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A fare dodger tried to make a run for it when he was confronted about his declined payment. Fare dodging continues to make headlines – and not only because of the bizarre vigilante stunt by the shadow […]
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‘Eurostar of Scotland’ launches new London service spanning 353 miles and 11 stops
June 3, 2025A new direct train from London to Scotland is set to launch in the spring of 2026. Operated by Lumo, the service will stop at 11 stations, with five daily trains running each way. Departing from London Euston, the train will journey through central Scotland, arriving in Stirling. It will be the first time three […]
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First picture of ‘loving’ teenager who died after motorbike plunged into canal
June 3, 2025John Dunne Published June 3, 2025 3:28pm Updated June 3, 2025 5:38pm This is the first picture of a ‘lovely caring’ teenager who died after his motorcycle plunged into a canal in west London. Thomas Agathangelou’s body was spotted in the Grand Union Canal in Southall at 11am on Bank holiday Monday. The 19-year-old mechanic […]
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The drug behind double death in London that’s ‘500 times more powerful than heroin’
June 3, 2025Brooke Davies Published June 3, 2025 11:32am Updated June 3, 2025 4:41pm Drugs that claimed the lives of two people in London last week have been identified. A 28-year-old man and 20-year-old woman died in Southall, west London, after taking the mysterious drug at a nightclub. Their bodies were found the next day at a […]
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