Day: January 14, 2026
Royal Opera sees generation change as Jakub Hrůša and Speranza Scappucci come in
January 14, 2026There’s a new generation this season at the Royal Opera in London, where Jakub Hrůša took over after Antonio Pappano’s 22-year reign as music director, and Speranza Scappucci became the first principal guest conductor in three decades. Hrůša led the company’s first new staging of Puccini’s “Tosca” since 2006 and its first production of Janáček’s […]
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Stocks green as US-Denmark tensions remain high
January 14, 2026Stock prices in London closed higher on Wednesday, after safe-haven demand from a firming gold price lifted mining stocks. Meanwhile, in the US, producer price inflation came in hotter than anticipated, while existing home sales improved last month. The FTSE 100 index closed up 47.00 points, 0.5%, at 10,184.35. The FTSE 250 ended up 25.34 […]
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Thousands of properties still without water across South East England
January 14, 2026Thousands of properties across South East England remain affected by outages, after a major incident was declared in Kent and Sussex earlier this week. Many people entered a fifth day with either no or intermittent water following the recent outages, which South East Water (SEW) blamed on Storm Goretti causing power cuts and burst pipes, […]
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Sting pays £595k to The Police bandmates, court hears
January 14, 2026Sting has paid £595,000 to his former The Police bandmates since facing legal action over unpaid royalties, the High Court has heard. Drummer Stewart Copeland and guitarist Andrew Summers contend they are owed more than $2m (£1.49m) in “arranger’s fees” by bassist Sting and his company Magnetic Publishing. Their barrister claimed that arranger’s fees – […]
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We joined police on immigration raids at nail bars and car washes across London
January 14, 2026Immigration officers have raided a string of businesses across south east London in the latest crackdown on illegal workers. Metro joined the officers as they circled nail bars and car washes in parts of the city, ensuring that suspects could not flee the scene before bursting into the premises. Two Chinese women, whose names aren’t […]
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Grandad who raised more than £420,000 walking laps around his garden during Covid dies aged 106
January 14, 2026A man who raised more than £420,000 by walking around his communal east London garden has died, aged 106. Dabirul Islam Choudhury OBE passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, January 13, at the Royal London Hospital. Inspired by Captain Tom, Dabirul, spearheaded a walking challenge aiming to reach 1.5 million steps worldwide. He […]
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New map shows Tube lines where other passengers are about to get even more annoying
January 14, 2026For some it’s a sign we’ve entered the 21st century, for others it’s going to make London travel more annoying. The Tube now has 4G and 5G mobile coverage in more stations and tunnels, with further sections due to go live by the end of the summer. The roll-out by TfL involves major networks like […]
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The Caledonian Sleeper train is getting a new route in biggest change in 30 years
January 14, 2026Alice Giddings Published January 14, 2026 11:23am Updated January 14, 2026 11:24am Train travel is often far from glamourous with passengers often engaging in unseemly behaviours like ‘T-bagging’ or ‘bare beating’. But it can be enjoyable if you do it right, and now, the famous Caledonian Sleeper is launching its brand new route, making travelling […]
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First picture of student stabbed to death in London
January 14, 2026The first picture of a ‘bundle of joy’ teenager who was stabbed to death in London has been released as two 16-year-olds have been arrested on suspicion for murder. Police were called to the scene of a stabbing on Victoria Road in Feltham, west London, at around 5pm on Monday. Maliki Sharma, named locally as […]
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Londoners in panic mode after huge flashes light up sky – what was it?
January 14, 2026Brooke Davies Published January 14, 2026 9:35am Updated January 14, 2026 9:37am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Londoners across the city were left baffled after the night sky was lit orange last night. Residents from the South Bank all the way to […]
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