Day: October 23, 2025
Focus intensifies on Andrew amid controversy over his Royal Lodge lease
October 23, 2025Pressure continues to grow on Prince Andrew as the controversy surrounding him and his Royal Lodge home shows no sign of abating. The King’s brother is facing increasing calls to vacate the 30-room mansion amid the continuing furore over his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and the publication of the posthumous memoirs by his sexual […]
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Ex IDF academic tells protesters storming his lectures ‘you picked the wrong professor’
October 23, 2025To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video An Israeli professor and former IDF soldier had his lecture stormed by masked pro-Palestine activists declaring him a ‘war criminal’. The group hurled insults at economics lecturer Michael Ben-Gad, branding him a ‘Nazi’ with ‘blood on his […]
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Charing Cross Police station: Met sack three officers after Panorama scandal
October 23, 2025Three Met Police officers have been sacked after they were filmed calling for immigrants to be shot, bragged about stomping on detainees and shrugged off rape allegations. Sgt Joseph McIlvenny, PC Martin Borg and PC Phillip Neilson each faced a fast-track misconduct hearing on Thursday, 23 October. Footage gathered undercover for a Panorama documentary shows […]
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10 unmissable Time Out London deals: 10 brunch dishes and dessert from £35 at Kanishka
October 23, 2025Looking for 10 things to do in London? Luckily, there’s lots to do in this city for cheap in 2025! At least… there is now. Metro has teamed up with Time Out to bring you the best deals across the capital. Every Friday, 10 new deals will drop, available in the Metro newspaper, on Metro, and on our […]
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‘China wants to build £255,000,000 embassy next door to us – this is why we don’t want it’
October 23, 2025Chinese officials seeking to build a ‘mega embassy’ opposite Tower Bridge offered residents rebelling against the plans the sweetener of free martial arts lessons, leaving campaigners fuming over the ‘cheapskate’ offer. China bought the site of the former Royal Mint for £255m in 2018 and unveiled plans for the largest embassy in Europe. However, the […]
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Private island on the Thames hits the market — but no one knows how much it is
October 23, 2025If the idea of swapping your noisy neighbours for a choir of birds and gentle river waves sounds appealing, then mark your calendar for November 25. That’s when Hallsmead Ait, a charming triangular island nestled in one of the Thames’ most serene spots by Shiplake Lock, will be auctioned. Spanning a modest 4.75 acres of […]
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