Day: June 28, 2025
Zara Aleena’s family to retrace her final steps at vigil on third anniversary of her murder
June 28, 2025Friends and family of Zara Aleena, a law graduate murdered by a sexual predator on her way home, will lead a vigil on Sunday to ‘protest against a system that failed her’. Zara, 35, was just minutes from her front door when she was attacked by Jordan McSweeney, who had stalked her through the streets […]
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In Pictures: Glastonbury fans beat the heat as Kneecap and Pulp perform
June 28, 2025Music fans at Glastonbury Festival enjoyed a hot and heady Saturday in the Somerset sun as they enjoyed acts including Kaiser Chiefs, Brandi Carlile, Pulp and Kneecap. A festivalgoer fans themself in the heat, near the West Holts stage (Yui Mok/PA) PA Wire Kneecap’s DJ Provai, who wears a balaclava in the colours of the […]
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Temperatures to soar again on Sunday amid amber heat health alert
June 28, 2025A second amber heat health alert in two weeks came into force on Friday (Andrew Matthews/PA) PA Wire Temperatures will soar again on Sunday as the second amber heat health alert in two weeks remains in force. But temperatures will remain relatively low in other areas, with 21C the highest likely to be reached in […]
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Police assessing videos of Kneecap and Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury performances
June 28, 2025Police are assessing videos of comments made by acts Bob Vylan and Kneecap at Glastonbury to decide whether any offences may have been committed. Rapper Bobby Vylan, of rap punk duo Bob Vylan, led crowds on the festival’s West Holts Stage in chants of: “Free, free Palestine” and: “Death, death to the IDF”, before a […]
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Two further terror arrests after vandalism of planes at RAF base
June 28, 2025On Friday, a woman, aged 29, of no fixed address, and two men, aged 36 and 24, from London, were also arrested accused of the same offence.
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Girl, seven, killed after tree collapses in Essex park
June 28, 2025A seven-year-old girl has died after a tree collapsed in a park in Essex (Chris Radburn/PA) PA Archive A seven-year-old girl has died and a six-year-old girl is in a critical condition after a tree collapsed in an Essex park. Three more children received minor injuries and received hospital treatment after the tree fell in […]
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Map shows phone theft hotspots in London with dozens snatched every day
June 28, 2025London’s phone crime epidemic has reached an all time high – with more than 81,000 thefts reported last year. Data shared by the Met Police revealed that 37 people have their phones snatched in the West End alone each day. Victims are habitually targeted at key visitor hotspots, with just under half of the devices […]
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England vs Germany: Euro U21 final live updates
June 28, 2025Saturday 28 June 2025 20:01, UK
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Novak Djokovic figures Wimbledon gives him his best chance at a record 25th Grand Slam title
June 28, 2025It’s become part of Novak Djokovic‘s routine now, particularly at Grand Slam tournaments: He shows up and gets asked — at the start of the event, during the event, after the event or sometimes all three — whether this will be his final appearance there. Happened again Saturday at Wimbledon, and his response was the […]
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Stampede in Soho: puppet animals on an epic trek bring wonder and warning to London streets
June 28, 2025The animals went into the West End, not quite two by two, from the direction of Soho Square. Monkeys ran ahead, gorillas bounded behind and bringing up the rear were a pair of handsome, ambling giraffes. Down Greek Street they marched, past pubs and cafes, resulting in an actual zebra crossing as the pack moved […]
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