Day: November 8, 2025
Two of four prisoners still at large were freed by mistake last year
November 8, 2025Two prisoners are still at large after being mistakenly released last year, it has emerged. Another two, who are understood to have been freed in error in June this year, also remain missing. It comes as ministers face mounting pressure over a series of high-profile manhunts, with Justice Secretary David Lammy admitting on Friday there […]
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Met Police to hand golden goodbyes to underperforming officers
November 8, 2025Underperforming Metropolitan Police officers are being handed ‘golden goodbyes’ (Nick Potts/PA) PA Wire Underperforming senior officers at Scotland Yard are being offered the chance to bow out gracefully ahead of sweeping reforms to the Metropolitan Police. Chief inspectors and superintendents have been invited to take part in a voluntary exit scheme, which offers financial incentives […]
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How to check your breasts for cancer as Davina McCall reveals diagnosis
November 8, 2025In a video she posted to Instagram, McCall said she found the lump a few weeks ago, but it “came and went”. She was then working on the Masked Singer TV show, and in the bathrooms of ITV, presenter Lorraine Kelly had put signs on the back of all the doors saying “check your breasts”. […]
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UK looks to Denmark to shake up immigration system
November 8, 2025Shabana Mahmood is set to announce a major shake-up of Britain’s immigration rules in the coming weeks with changes modelled on the Danish system, it is understood. The Home Secretary dispatched officials to the country last month to study its border control and asylum policies, which are seen as some of the toughest in Europe. […]
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Man, 52, charged with theft of luggage from Gatwick Airport
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We bonded on nights out at university — now celebrities wear our suits
November 8, 2025Your browser does not support the audio element. Best friends Julian Osborne, 31, and Sam Matanle, 30, met while studying at university, and bonded over their love of late nights. But after graduation, the pair headed to London — and swapped parties and hangovers for the corporate world. Julian got a 9 to 5 in […]
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What I Own: We bought our £278,000 flat in the London suburbs by living rent-free
November 8, 2025Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property series where we speak to homeowners about getting on the ladder. When Emily McAllister and Ciaran Dennis initially viewed their first home together, they immediately fell in love. They made an offer straight away, and ended up getting on the property ladder when they were just 23 and 24 respectively, […]
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Former Met police officer accused of using sex workers while on duty
November 8, 2025A former Metropolitan police officer allegedly used sex workers while on duty in the midst of a major investigation into behavioural standards, the Guardian can reveal. Britain’s largest police force has been described as “institutionally misogynistic” after widespread claims that a “toxic” sexist culture has been allowed to thrive for decades. Imran Patel resigned from […]
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