Day: November 4, 2025
Tottenham star revealed as player who was ‘threatened with a gun’ by agent
November 4, 2025Chris Davie Published November 4, 2025 10:58pm Updated November 4, 2025 10:59pm Tottenham left-back Destiny Udogie has been revealed as the Premier League player who was threatened at gunpoint by a football agent in London. The 22-year-old, who played in Spurs’ 4-0 win against FC Copenhagen in the Champions League on Tuesday night, is said […]
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RMT accepts three-year pay deal for London Underground staff
November 4, 2025The RMT union has accepted a three-year inflation-plus pay deal for London Underground workers, ending the dispute that led to travel chaos in London in September and increasing drivers’ pay to nearly £80,000 by 2027. The deal, with an initial 3.4% increase backdated to this April, means London Underground staff pay will rise in line […]
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Head of UK’s richest family worth £35,300,000,000 dies aged 85
November 4, 2025Barney Davis Published November 4, 2025 5:01pm Updated November 4, 2025 5:26pm The patriarch of the UK’s richest family has died, his family announced. Gopichand Hinduja, 85, suffered from a long illness and died in London on Tuesday, a family spokesman said. His family said: ‘He will leave a deep hole at the heart of […]
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Borough Market isn’t banning influencers — but they do have strict rules
November 4, 2025As well as winding queues, there’s one thing you’re almost guaranteed to see at a London food market: influencers. Armed with an iPhone camera and unnatural levels of self-confidence, they’ll be biting into the most viral and Instagram-worthy treats going, telling you whether or not it’s worth splashing the cash on. But one market has […]
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Met Police officer who tried to meet girl, 10, for sex after messaging her ‘stepfather’ online spared jail
November 4, 2025Met PC Grant Long, 34, was caught in a sting operation after expressing sexual interest in children and attempting to groom a supposed 10-year-old girl, leading to his arrest and dismissal from the force. He pleaded guilty to encouraging or assisting in the sexual assault of a child and distributing indecent images, receiving a two-year […]
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Train crew member who protected passengers has always been a hero – family
November 4, 2025A train crew member seriously injured while trying to protect passengers during a mass stabbing has always been a hero, his family said. Samir Zitouni, known as Sam, was working onboard the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train from Doncaster to London when the attack happened in Cambridgeshire on Saturday. The 48-year-old customer experience host […]
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Former US Vice President Dick Cheney dead at 84
November 4, 2025Former US Vice President Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84, it has been reported. His family said in a statement on Tuesday: “Richard B Cheney, the 46th Vice President of the United States, died last night, November 3, 2025. He was 84 years old. “His beloved wife of 61 years, Lynne, his […]
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Hero train worker who fought Huntingdon knife attacker pictured for first time as family tell of pride
November 4, 2025• LNER name heroic train worker who tackled a knifeman on a London-bound train as Samir “Sam” Zitouni. • “In a moment of crisis, Sam did not hesitate as he stepped forward to protect those around him,” the operator said. • Mr Zitouni’s family say they are “deeply touched by the outpouring of love and […]
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Engineers move derailed Avanti West Coast train
November 4, 2025Eighty-seven people were on board the Avanti West Coast service from Glasgow to Euston when the accident happened (Network Rail/PA) A train which derailed when it struck a landslide at 80mph has been removed from the scene. Network Rail said engineers worked through the night to move the 11-carriage Avanti West Coast train, which came […]
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