Day: January 5, 2026

Forecasters warn of more heavy snow across swathes of northern Scotland

Northern Scotland is expected to face more heavy snow on Tuesday, after a day when hundreds of schools in the region were shut and travel was widely disrupted. An amber warning for snow has been issued for large parts of northeast and northern Scotland from 11am until 7pm on Tuesday, with forecasters warning of 5-10cm […]

Two UK high street chains go into administration as thousands of jobs are put at risk

The British high street faces another blow as two major retailers have fallen into administration, it has been announced. The affected chains are accessories stores Claire’s, and discount retailer The Original Factory Shop (TOFS) were reported to be filing notices of intention to appoint administrators in the days following Christmas. This effectively stops any debt […]

Second man arrested following shooting on south London street

Palestine’s ambassador to UK hails embassy as ‘proof our identity cannot be denied’

The Palestinian ambassador to the UK has said the inauguration of the state’s embassy in London is “proof that our identity cannot be denied”. Husam Zomlot hailed the upgrading of Palestine’s mission in Hammersmith, west London, as “historic” and “monumental”. Speaking at a ceremony marking its inauguration as an embassy, he said: “This is not […]

Eighty ‘one in, one out’ asylum seekers accuse UK of degrading treatment

Eighty asylum seekers detained in preparation for being returned to France under the UK government’s controversial “one in, one out” scheme have called on UN bodies to investigate their treatment, claiming they have suffered “fear, humiliation and psychological distress” at the hands of the Home Office since arriving in the UK in small boats. The […]

Owner of family dog snatched in burglary says ‘they took my baby’

Sarah Hooper Published January 5, 2026 5:54pm Updated January 5, 2026 11:35pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A teacher has been left devastated after burglars ransacked her family home and stole her beloved pet dog. Eliz Yusuf, 26, was given little Simba as a […]

Teenagers who killed homeless man caught after selfies placed them at the scene

Sarah Hooper Published January 5, 2026 4:28pm Updated January 5, 2026 4:28pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Two teenage girls who smiled and filmed themselves singing after battering a customer to death with a gin bottle and a car bonnet were given […]

Historic golf club destroyed in fire that swept through entire building

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A fire has ripped through a historic 19th-century golf club in London, with smoke visible for miles. Firefighters from Loughton, Waltham Abbey, and other teams were called to the fire at West Essex Golf Club, near the […]

Manhunt after woman sexually assaulted on the District Line

Police want to speak to the man in this photo after a woman was sexually assaulted on the London Underground. The woman was on the District Line, travelling towards Cannon Street Station when a man sat down beside her and sexually assaulted her. She moved seats twice to get away but each time he followed […]

Should gig-goers be allowed to stand up out of their seats? Readers discuss

Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments Praise for Metro’s assistance in this reader’s family quiz I constantly scour the media for quirky stories to use in Mac The Week, our family news quiz. Looking back over last year’s stories, Metro was by far and away […]