Day: October 4, 2025
Palestine Action protest latest: Met Police make 442 arrests after demonstrators defy calls to cancel
October 4, 2025Police say 442 people have been arrested at a rally in London held in support of Palestine Action. The Metropolitan Police said six people have been arrested after a banner in support of Palestine Action was draped over Westminster Bridge on Saturday. Further arrests were made at the protest against the ban on Palestine Action […]
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‘Enough is enough’ says chief of Police Federation as ‘exhausted’ officers arrest 442 at Palestine Action protest
October 4, 2025A senior police officer has declared “enough is enough” after “exhausted” officers arrested hundreds of people at a Palestine Action protest in London days after the Manchester synagogue attack. Met Police said at least 355 people were arrested for supporting the proscribed group, which was classed by the UK government at a terror organisation earlier […]
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Nearly 500 arrested in London as pro-Palestine protest goes ahead despite pleas
October 4, 2025Nearly 500 people have been arrested over protests supporting the proscribed group Palestine Action, as demonstrators defied calls to reconsider in the wake of the Manchester synagogue terror attack. Two days after the attack in Crumpsall, crowds of people gathered in central London on Saturday to call on the government to reverse the ban on […]
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Driver’s rant after woman blocks him parking car to ‘reserve spot’ for friend
October 4, 2025Brooke Davies Published October 4, 2025 5:01pm Updated October 4, 2025 5:02pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A woman who was sat in a chair to bagsy a parking space for a pal has sparked road rage after motorists said they were […]
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Concerns raised after missing man last seen on London Blackfriars Bridge
October 4, 2025Police have launched an appeal to find a missing man last seen on Blackfriars Bridge in London. Klaidas, 25, was last seen on Monday night at Blackfriars Bridge at around midnight. Police in Croydon have raised concerns about Klaidas’s welfare after he was last seen five days ago, and urged anyone with information to come […]
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French air traffic controllers call off strike – sparing disruption for thousands of travellers
October 4, 2025French air traffic controllers have called off their upcoming strikes, sparing travellers across Europe from disruption. The SNCTA (syndicat majoritaire des controleurs aeriens) union said it was halting its forthcoming industrial action from Tuesday to Thursday, 7 to 9 October, following agreements and the French prime minister’s postponement of the French finance bill parliamentary debate. […]
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Hampstead Heath swimming ponds considering limiting transgender users’ access
October 4, 2025A consultation has been launched on transgender swimmers’ access to Hampstead Heath ponds, which could result in them being banned from using the pools for the gender they identify as. The Kenwood Ladies’ and Highgate Men’s ponds are gender-segregated, with trans people currently able to swim in whichever they feel most appropriate, or use the […]
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‘I visited London’s newest music venue – the future of small clubs is frightening’
October 4, 2025I went to London’s newest music venue to see if the city’s late-night culture can survive — after spending £20 on one drink, I’m not convinced. Anyone who has gone on a night out in London recently will have been told that small and late-night venues are struggling to stay afloat. While the disappearance of […]
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UK antisemitism ‘allowed to grow’, Jewish security group says before pro-Palestine protests
October 4, 2025Antisemitism has been “allowed to grow” by politicians and across wider society, the main Jewish security group has said in the aftermath of the attack on a Manchester synagogue, which left three people dead. Speaking before planned pro-Palestine marches on Saturday, Dave Rich, head of policy at the Community Security Trust, said it was “remarkably […]
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Inside the London airport abandoned 67 years ago that you can visit monthly
October 4, 2025There’s a joke that Croydon is so far, you need to take a flight to get there. And back in the day, that might have been an option. That’s because the area had one of the most iconic airports in the UK, steeped in history and record-breaking firsts. Obviously no longer in use, Croydon Airport […]
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