Day: August 6, 2025
British man charged with attempted drowning of daughter-in-law on US holiday
August 6, 2025Mark Gibbon (Polk County Sheriff’s Office/PA) PA Media A British man has been charged by US police with the attempted murder of his daughter-in-law after allegedly trying to drown her in a swimming pool while on holiday, local authorities said. Mark Raymond Gibbon, 62, of Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, allegedly tried to drown the 33-year-old woman after […]
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Angela Rayner calls on China to explain redacted images in super-embassy plans
August 6, 2025The Deputy Prime Minister, who as Housing Secretary is responsible for overseeing planning matters, has given Beijing two weeks to explain why areas of its plans for the sprawling new embassy site in central London are blacked out. China hawks in Westminster have raised alarm that the embassy site could be used to conduct surveillance […]
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Plans announced to crack down on cosmetic procedure ‘cowboys’
August 6, 2025Officials have announced plans to crack down on unsafe cosmetic procedures (Alamy/PA) Ministers have announced plans to cut down on “cowboy” cosmetic procedures by introducing new restrictions on who can access and provide treatments. Officials said that people have been left “maimed” by beauty procedures, with some deaths linked to poor care. The Department of […]
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Fewer than 1,000 Scottish homes still without power after Storm Floris
August 6, 2025Fewer than 1,000 homes affected by Storm Floris are still without power after crews spent Wednesday restoring supplies to thousands. By 9.30pm on Wednesday, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said there were around 950 homes, mainly in the Highlands, that were still without power as a result of the weather. Around 98.6% of customers […]
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Saturday’s Lotto jackpot estimated at £7.3m after no ticket wins top prize
August 6, 2025The winning numbers were 17, 31, 47, 05, 58 and 09, while the bonus number was 35. (Yui Mok/PA) PA Archive Saturday’s lottery jackpot will be an estimated £7.3 million after no players won Wednesday’s top prize. The winning Lotto numbers were 17, 31, 47, 05, 58 and 09, while the bonus number was 35. […]
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‘Deeply-loved’ father-of-one shot dead while closing up his coffee shop for the day
August 6, 2025Barney Davis Published August 6, 2025 8:05pm Updated August 7, 2025 7:36am This is the first picture of a former social club owner shot dead in a plush east London neighbourhood. Erdal Ozmen, 45, was found suffering multiple gunshot injuries in Dynevor Road, Stoke Newington at just after midnight on Tuesday. According to Turkish newspaper […]
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Ministers ask China to explain redacted designs for London ‘super-embassy’
August 6, 2025Ministers have asked China to send them the unredacted designs for its proposed “super-embassy” in London or justify why some of the drawings have been blacked out. In a letter on Wednesday Angela Rayner, the housing secretary and deputy prime minister, gave the Chinese embassy two weeks to send additional details about its plans before […]
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One of the UK’s busiest commuter trains is bringing back first-class travel
August 6, 2025Eleanor Noyce Published August 6, 2025 2:40pm Updated August 6, 2025 4:47pm Commuters on Chiltern Railways could travel to work in style, as the rail operator is reintroducing first-class carriages. The upgraded train class will offer ‘spacious seats and improved connectivity for business and leisure travellers.’ It’s a big shake-up for Chiltern, as first-class seating […]
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Famous actress sexually assaulted by masseur in central London parlour
August 6, 2025A famous actress and singer described how her ‘trust and innocence were taken away’ when she was sexually assaulted during a massage. The woman, in her 30s, was attacked by Sundaralingam Koodalingam, 36, at the Rupert Jade Thai Massage parlour in Soho in March 2023. She was wearing only her underwear and a towel when […]
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Retro cocktail bar collapses into administration closing four branches
August 6, 2025A retro-style cocktail bar chain has fallen into administration amid a slew of other pub closures in the UK – with four sites closing their doors for good. Simmons Bars, which has bars in London and Manchester, offered brunch, cocktails in teapots and karaoke. But the company has now appointed advisory firm Kroll to oversee […]
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