Day: August 9, 2025
Zelenskyy rejects formally ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of any negotiations
August 9, 2025Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Saturday the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that any peace deal excluding Kyiv would lead to “dead solutions.” The Trump-Putin meeting, scheduled for Friday in Alaska, is seen as a potential breakthrough. Trump had previously agreed to meet with Putin even if […]
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Canadian who could not renew visa due to mental health crisis faces UK ban
August 9, 2025The Home Office is threatening to ban a Canadian academic from the UK after she was unable to renew her visa in time during a mental health crisis. Dr Heather Scott has lived in Britain since she came in 2011 on a study visa. The renowned academic, whose area of research relates to Victorian cemeteries […]
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Banksy London Map shows where to see street artist’s best graffiti
August 9, 2025Banksy is an anonymous British graffiti artist who brings political street art to walls, bridges, and buildings worldwide. Since rising to fame in the late 1990s, the artist’s witty, satirical murals and daring pranks have earned him millions of pounds. New pieces by the anonymous artist pop up on a regular basis, most recently in Clerkenwell […]
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What I Own: We paid £125,000 for our London houseboat — we charge our lodger £1,200 a month
August 9, 2025Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property series where we speak to homeowners about getting on the ladder. When 40-year-old Rachael Smith and her partner Euan first thought about swapping traditional London renting for the boat life, they decided to dip their toes in the water by renting one first. Trying out a mooring in Bermondsey, […]
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Food delivery riders banned from luxury flats in London
August 9, 2025Food delivery riders from Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats have been barred from entering a luxury apartment complex near to where protests against asylum seekers have taken place, with management citing media reports that made claims about “undocumented” workers. The food delivery companies rejected the suggestion they employed undocumented couriers, saying they had robust […]
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Hundreds to face arrest at protest against Palestine Action terror ban
August 9, 2025Hundreds of people are expected to risk arrest as they descend on London to show support for Palestine Action in defiance of its ban as a terror group. The Metropolitan Police said it has drawn officers in from other forces to help form a “significant policing presence” in the capital as it faces a busy […]
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