Day: November 17, 2025
Van explodes in shopping centre’s underground car park near London station
November 17, 2025A man has been taken to the hospital after an explosion rocked Wimbledon, south London. The contents of a van exploded when the vehicle struck the roof of a car park near Wimbledon station at around 10am. The blast, on the busy high street Queens Road, left the driver in his 60s with burns. The […]
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‘Peaceful’ town at London’s furthest tube stop where houses are £150,000 cheaper
November 17, 2025Nestled in the lush Chess Valley, approximately 30 miles northwest of central London, one town stands as a unique blend of rural charm and urban accessibility. As the terminus of the Metropolitan Line, Chesham holds the distinction of being the London Underground station located farthest from the capital. Originally inaugurated in 1889, the Grade II […]
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Airport rail passengers will no longer be fined for trying to pay by contactless
November 17, 2025A rail ticketing rule which has resulted in tens of thousands of people being fined after travelling by train from London to Stansted airport will be axed next month. The Department for Transport (DfT) announced that the Essex airport’s railway station will be one of 50 across South East England to accept contactless payments from […]
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Working in understaffed NHS is leaving nurses sick and ‘broken’, leaders warn
November 17, 2025Nurses are working through sickness due to workload pressures, a union is warning (PA) PA Wire A poll for the union and professional body found workforce shortages are causing nightmares and panic attacks, while nurses feel forced to keep working when they are ill. Official NHS figures for June – the most recent available – […]
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Edinburgh University lecturers walk out again in dispute over savings plan
November 17, 2025Lecturers and other staff at the University of Edinburgh are beginning a further three days of strike action in a dispute over the university’s plans to make cuts of £140 million. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) will walk out on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with pickets planned at a number of university […]
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Home Secretary plans visa bans for three countries amid asylum system overhaul
November 17, 2025Shabana Mahmood will ban three countries from accessing UK visas if they fail to take back illegal migrants as she plans to overhaul human rights law as part of a sweeping reform of the asylum system. Three African countries, Angola, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, will face visa sanctions, blocking their tourists, VIPs […]
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Cold weather warning in force with snow and ice ahead
November 17, 2025Snow and ice are possible (Jordan Pettitt/PA) PA Archive A cold weather warning is coming into force, with warnings of snow and ice as temperatures plummet. Widespread cold conditions and some wintry hazards are expected across the country this week. The UK Health Security Agency has issued a cold weather warning for parts of the […]
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