Day: August 15, 2025
60 more people to be prosecuted for ‘showing support’ for Palestine Action
August 15, 2025A further 60 people will be prosecuted for “showing support for the proscribed terrorist group Palestine Action”, the Metropolitan Police said. This follows the arrest of more than 700 people since the group was proscribed on 7 July, including 522 in central London during a protest last Saturday. Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, said: […]
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‘Appalling’ hit-and-run driver jailed for 13 years over baby’s death
August 15, 2025A driver who knocked down a pregnant student, killing her baby boy, has been jailed for 13 years. Renju Joseph, 31, was struck by a speeding car driven by 20-year-old Ashir Shahid at a zebra crossing in the village of Bamber Bridge, near Preston, Lancashire. The Toyota Prius driven by Shahid was thought to be […]
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Sonic boom heard over Essex as RAF intercept private jet
August 15, 2025A sonic boom was heard over Essex after two RAF fighter jets scrambled to intercept a private jet that lost contact with air traffic control. Two Typhoon jets took off from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, to make the intercept of a San Marino-registered aircraft over Cambridgeshire on Friday morning. Residents of southern Essex, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Kent […]
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Youtuber Caspar Lee shares his investing journey and tips for beginners
August 15, 2025Caspar Lee, 31, is best known for his career as one of YouTube’s early stars. Born in South Africa, he began making videos at 16 and attracted 1,000 followers in his first two years. Over the next several years, that audience grew to more than six million subscribers. After 10 years on YouTube, travelling the […]
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RAF jets alerted to escort plane after ‘sonic boom’
August 15, 2025Brooke Davies Published August 15, 2025 2:16pm Updated August 15, 2025 2:49pm A sonic boom has been heard over London after two RAF jets intercepted a private plane above the city. The Typhoon jets from RAF Coningsby were scrambled near Peterborough at 11.40am today. A Bombardier Global Express flying from Nice, France, had lost contact […]
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Woman charged with assault and migrant arrested after he ‘walked into her flat’ in London
August 15, 2025A woman has been charged for assaulting a security guard at a hotel housing migrants, the Metropolitan Police said. A man in his early 20s, understood to have been staying at the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf, allegedly entered the woman’s flat and has since been arrested on suspicion of common assault, it added. Footage […]
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Venetians are up in arms after tourists expose ‘secret’ €2 gondola rides
August 15, 2025Locals in Venice aren’t happy after influencers tipped tourists off about cheap gondola rides across the Grand Canal. Residents of the iconic Italian city are protesting the long queues that have been forming on Venice’s main waterway for ferries known as traghetti, which cost 70 cents (60p) for locals and €2 (£1.75) for visitors. Considering […]
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London travel news LIVE: Signalling fault causing delays on Bakerloo, Lioness and Overground trains
August 15, 2025Lioness line part suspended There is no Lioness line service between Euston and Kilburn High Road while a signal problem is being fixed between Queen’s Park and South Hampstead. There is good service on the rest of the line. Severe delays on Bakerloo line There are severe delays between Queen’s Park and Harrow and Wealdstone […]
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BA pilot suspended after ‘breaching anti-terror laws by leaving cockpit door open’ on flight to London
August 15, 2025A BA pilot has been suspended for leaving the cockpit door open, according to reports PA Wire A British Airways pilot has been suspended after a flight to London was unable to take off due to the cockpit door being allegedly left open, reports say. Flight BA174 was due to travel from New York and […]
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Trump says Putin ‘not going to mess around with me’ as pair prepare for high-stakes Ukraine summit
August 15, 2025Donald Trump has said Vladimir Putin is “not going to mess around with me” ahead of his critical meeting with the Russian leader in Alaska on Friday. The two leaders are set to meet in person at a US military base for talks aimed at negotiating a potential ceasefire in Ukraine. The leaders are scheduled […]
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