Day: February 1, 2026

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Woman found keeping 21 cats, a dog and a python in filthy east London flat

February 1, 2026

A woman has been banned from keeping pets after authorities discovered 21 cats, a dog and a python being kept inside a flat in east London. The RSPCA launched an inquiry in January 2025 after a veterinary surgery raised concerns about a cat that had been brought in severely unwell. Although emergency treatment was attempted, […]

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Families say fears over paedophile nursery worker were ‘brushed aside’

February 1, 2026

Sarah Hooper Published February 1, 2026 4:48pm Updated February 1, 2026 4:48pm Families are taking legal action against a nursery where their children were abused and said their concerns were ‘consistently brushed aside’. Vincent Chan, 45, is facing years behind bars for molesting girls aged three and four while working at the Bright Horizons nursery […]

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Tom Cruise ‘abandons £35,000,000 London flat after claiming city has become unsafe’ thumbnail

Tom Cruise ‘abandons £35,000,000 London flat after claiming city has become unsafe’

February 1, 2026

Tom Cruise has quietly stepped back from one of London’s most exclusive postcodes, with sources claiming the Hollywood star no longer felt safe living in the heart of Knightsbridge. The 63-year-old actor is understood to have left his £35million luxury apartment overlooking Hyde Park after a string of high-profile crimes in the area, culminating in […]

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Families taking legal action against firm which ran nursery where paedophile abused children

February 1, 2026

A group of families are taking legal action against the company which ran a London nursery where paedophile Vincent Chan abused children. The nursery worker, 45, pleaded guilty last year to assaulting girls aged three and four while working at a Bright Horizons nursery branch in north London, which has since closed. He admitted to […]

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Man stuck for over an hour after falling down well in town’s high street

February 1, 2026

A man has been rescued by the emergency services after falling into a well in Staffordshire. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was asked to come to High Street, Cheadle, at 8.40am on Sunday by West Midlands Ambulance Service. Three crews from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue and a technical rescue unit from Cheshire Fire […]

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Woman, 50, stabbed to death in ‘busy’ area of north London

February 1, 2026

Luke Alsford Published February 1, 2026 12:17pm Updated February 1, 2026 9:05pm A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed to death in north London. Police officers were called to reports of a stabbing in Pound Lane, Willesden at around 4pm on Saturday. Members of the public provided first […]

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman stabbed to death in London

February 1, 2026

A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed to death in a “busy part” of north-west London, police have confirmed. Officers were called to reports of a stabbing in Pound Lane, Willesden, on Saturday afternoon at approximately 4pm, the Metropolitan Police said. Emergency services attended the scene and […]

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The London hotel that reminded me what a decent facial should be

February 1, 2026

Metro Checks In to Montcalm East, a modern five-star hotel in the heart of east London. When I was invited to review a hotel on a Monday night in Shoreditch, my first instinct was to map the distance to my office. The location on City Road, just north of Old Street Station, shaved thirty minutes […]

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Fire rips through London nursery as dozens of firefighters tackle blaze

February 1, 2026

00:33 A fire ripped through a London nursery on Saturday (31 January) night, as dozens of firefighters rushed to the scene to tackle the blaze. Video footage shows huge flames and dark billows of smoke rising from the roof of Rushey Green Nursery in Catford, Lewisham. London Fire Brigade said it sent eight fire engines […]

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Neighbours of Ted Lasso neighbourhood ‘living in fear’ after brazen raids

February 1, 2026

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Robbers who smashed their way into a jeweller’s have struck fear into the heart of an affluent neighbourhood made famous by the hit TV show Ted Lasso.  Two masked men were caught on camera smashing through the […]

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