Day: December 28, 2025
Man charged with murder of boy, 15, found stabbed to death in London street
December 28, 2025A second man has been charged murdering a “good natured and loyal” teenager stabbed to death in a north London street. Abdel Derdour, 22, had been arrested on Boxing Day in connection with the death of 15-year-old Adam Henry following a two-week manhunt and public appeal. Derdour is due to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ […]
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Rooftop hotel blaze extinguished by firefighters
December 28, 2025Firefighters have extinguished a hotel blaze that led to the evacuation of guests and a nearby soup kitchen. Firefighters were met with a “well-developed” blaze on the fourth floor of a four-storey building housing the Revolver hotel. Guests from the Revolver and the House of Gods hotel, which is in an adjoining building, were evacuated […]
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King greets well-wishers after Sandringham church service
December 28, 2025The King greeted well-wishers after attending church in Sandringham on Sunday. Charles, dressed in a brown full-length coat and grey suit, smiled and waved at the small crowd gathered outside St Mary Magdalene Church on the Norfolk estate. He was joined for the service by nephew Peter Phillips, the son of the Princess Royal, and […]
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London fire chiefs’ urgent warning over candles after four homes gutted at Christmas
December 28, 2025Four house and flat fires across London over the Christmas period have been caused by candles. Firefighters warned homeowners to take extra care following the spate of incidents in just four days. Crews were called to a house on Town Road, Edmonton where flames spread from a bedroom to the rest of the first-floor as […]
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Sir Paul McCartney in tree row with neighbour over plan to chop down sycamores at London home
December 28, 2025Sir Paul McCartney is locked in a dispute with his neighbour after applying to chop down two protected trees in his garden. The 83-year-old Beatles legend wants to remove two sycamores at his £10million North London townhouse. Paul’s representatives claim the sycamore trees “are in decline” and getting rid of them would allow “for more […]
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Punters left underwhelmed by festive rooftop ice rink without any ice
December 28, 2025Ryan Prosser Published December 28, 2025 3:13pm Updated December 28, 2025 3:13pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A group of friends said they felt ‘scammed’ after visiting a ‘rooftop ice rink’ which was actually made of plastic tiles. Lupe Baeyens booked the […]
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The ‘most naff’ London tourist attraction that sees 2.5 million visitors a week
December 28, 2025Alice Giddings Published December 28, 2025 2:15pm Updated December 29, 2025 9:18am Like Oxford Circus, it’s a part of London that Londoners know to avoid like the plague: Leicester Square. Sometimes it’s an unavoidable, pigeon-filled cut-through on the way to Soho, but even then most of us skirt around the edges, doing whatever we can […]
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‘Don’t get me mad – I’ll kill you’ Ambulance call handlers reveal shocking abuse
December 28, 2025Luke Alsford Published December 28, 2025 11:27am Updated December 28, 2025 11:27am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Emergency service call handlers have revealed the ‘disgusting’ racism and death threats they receive over the phone. The London Ambulance Service (LAS) have released examples […]
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Where all 13 Hunger Games districts would be in the UK — from Aberdeen to Milton Keynes
December 28, 2025Ever since Trump announced his Hunger Games-esque Patriot Games, rhetoric from the dystopian sci-fi series has creeped onto social media. ‘Watching from District 12’ is a phrase that keeps cropping up on TikTok, usually in the comments on videos created by glamorous influencers which showcase their wealth. District 12 is a deeply deprived coal mining […]
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I’ve spent every New Year’s Eve for five years running a homeless shelter
December 28, 2025At 9pm on New Year’s Eve, mum-of-two Kar will say goodbye to her family, and head out the door. But she’s not off to watch fireworks or sing Auld Lang Syne with friends, instead she’s about to embark on a 10-hour shift at a homeless shelter in London. This will be the fifth year in […]
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