Day: August 23, 2025
Clashes as asylum protests take place across the UK
August 23, 2025Police and protesters have scuffled as demonstrations against hotels housing asylum seekers took place across the UK. Demonstrations under the Abolish Asylum System slogan were being held in major towns and cities around England, including Bristol, Exeter, Tamworth, Cannock, Nuneaton, Liverpool, Wakefield, Newcastle, Horley in Surrey and Canary Wharf in central London. Aberdeen and Perth […]
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Protesters arrested at demonstrations outside migrant hotels across UK
August 23, 2025Brooke Davies Published August 23, 2025 2:29pm Updated August 23, 2025 7:58pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video At least 15 protesters have been arrested after clashing with police outside of migrant hotels up and down the UK with more than 30 demonstrations […]
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Temperatures may reach 30C over weekend before remnants of Hurricane Erin hit
August 23, 2025Londoners are set to bask in warm sunshine on Bank Holiday Monday with UK temperatures tipped to reach as high as 30C. The Met Office forecasts a bright and sunny day throughout the afternoon and evening, as Britons enjoy a day off without cloud or showers on the horizon. Monday’s warm sunshine will follow a […]
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Met police investigate suspected arson attack after Ilford restaurant fire
August 23, 2025Scotland Yard is investigating a suspected arson attack at a restaurant in Ilford, east London, which has left three people in a life-threatening condition. Police, paramedics and firefighters were called to the scene in Woodford Avenue, Gants Hill, at about 9pm on Friday. Firefighters rescued five people from the restaurant after part of the ground […]
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‘It has cycled back around’: Brick Lane and Bradford fear a repeat of infamous far-right clashes
August 23, 2025The shoppers and shopkeepers of White Abbey Road in Bradford well remember a time almost 25 years ago when the street was engulfed in flames after a protest march against the National Front turned violent. On east London’s Brick Lane, the British-Bangladeshi population remember the invisible lines they could not cross without being set upon […]
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What I Rent: I pay £915 pcm to live in my London home — it gets mice, but it ‘heals’ me
August 23, 2025Welcome back to What I Rent – Metro’s tenant diary series exploring what renting is like in the UK. When 28-year-old Lillianne Margaret moved to London in 2019, it was the first time she’d ever lived away from her native New Jersey, USA. After three years of hopping between flats, she finally found the one in 2022. Eagerly putting in a bid […]
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9 essentials every first timer needs for Notting Hill Carnival 2025
August 23, 2025It’s the most wonderful time of the year. That’s right, Notting Hill Carnival weekend is here. The annual street party — the biggest in Europe — will see 2 million revellers descent on west London, in celebration of Caribbean culture. There’s amazing costumes, booming sound systems and some of the best food you’ll ever taste. […]
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Map shows Notting Hill carnival road closures and London travel disruption this weekend
August 23, 2025Elizabeth Atkin Published August 23, 2025 7:00am Updated August 23, 2025 7:49am Notting Hill Carnival is happening this weekend with the vibrant London street party kicking off on Sunday and running until Monday August 25. Naturally, though, there’ll be some travel disruption for those trying to reach the carnival, locals who call the area home, […]
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