Day: June 4, 2025
Iconic houses just off Portobello Road painted black to deter influencers
June 4, 2025What was once a mecca for influencers could now become a sanctuary for goths. That’s because people on Lancaster Road in Notting Hill are fed up with tourists taking pictures on their doorsteps. What draws people to the street, where homes go for upwards of £2 million, is the brightly coloured houses. But some residents […]
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Trump’s NATO ambassador says allies must agree to 5% spend on defence and security ‘starting now’
June 4, 2025The United States says the UK and all other NATO allies must agree to spend at least 5% of national income on defence and security “starting now”. Matthew Whitaker, Donald Trump’s ambassador to the NATO alliance, said: “Let me cut to the core of our message: 5%” He continued: “Peace through strength means nothing less, […]
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First picture of Bollywood film worker found dead after ‘taking mystery green pill’
June 4, 2025Neighbours have paid tribute to a Bollywood film worker and his ‘beautiful’ partner who died at their west London home after allegedly taking a mystery green pill. The couple, who have been named locally as Gagan Brar and Kamaldeep Kaur, were found unresponsive in their bedroom by their flatmates at their flat in Havelock Road, Southall, […]
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Motorcyclist seriously hurt after crash near London’s Blackwall Tunnel
June 4, 2025Noora Mykkanen Published June 4, 2025 8:48am Updated June 4, 2025 1:32pm A biker is in a critical condition after a crash near the Blackwall Tunnel in south east London this morning. Motorists have been caught in severe delays near the Blackwall Tunnel after a stretch of the A102 closed northbound. The major road has […]
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No Tussauds waxwork for Starmer over fears he won’t be relevant in five years
June 4, 2025Madame Tussauds has revealed it will not be making a waxwork of Keir Starmer – as they can’t be sure he’ll be relevant for long enough. Until recently, the popular London attraction made a model of almost every British Prime Minister and placed them beside a replica of the famous door to Number 10 Downing […]
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Squatters plague iconic Mayfair club that was popular among A-list celebrities
June 4, 2025Once home to a Michelin starred restaurant and frequented by A-listers, an exclusive Mayfair club is now a derelict squat. Based at 28 Berkeley Square – which was built as the private home of the chancellor of the exchequer in the 1820s – Morton’s counted Annabel’s and Sexy Fish among its trendy neighbours. Lindsay Lohan […]
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Julie Etchingham ends Garrick Club application after drawn-out process
June 4, 2025Julie Etchingham has withdrawn her candidacy to join the Garrick Club, uncomfortable with the protracted process of being vetted by the London club’s membership of 1,500 men. The broadcast journalist said she would not comment on her decision, but she is understood to have been uneasy at the level of hostility displayed by men opposed […]
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