Day: February 25, 2026
Warmer than Malaga! London hits 18.6C on hottest day of the year as miserable winter weather finally ends
February 25, 2026For other regions, the analysis suggests 53,229 would be at this higher risk level in the East Midlands (2%), 45,320 in the North West (2%), 35,459 in Yorkshire and the Humber (2%), 18,049 in the West Midlands (1%) and 7,595 in the North East (1%).
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Epstein blamed ‘Charles’ on day Andrew lost UK trade envoy job
February 25, 2026Jeffrey Epstein blamed “Charles” on the day Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lost his UK trade envoy job. On 21 July 2011, the day it was announced that the former prince would step down from the role, Epstein wrote, “I assume he knows that this is Charles’ doing”. The email was in response to a message from an […]
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Residents film truck brazenly fly tipping in London neighbourhood
February 25, 2026To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A tipper lorry truck illegally dumped piles of rubbish on Stephenson Street in Ealing this morning, as shocked residents filmed. The London street, lined with Victorian terraced homes and a small wooded area, has been used for […]
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Full list of London Underground line closures in March 2026 – see if your route is affected
February 25, 2026Noora Mykkanen Published February 25, 2026 4:15pm Updated February 25, 2026 4:15pm Londoners face a choc-a-block month of disruption and pesky changes to travel across the Tube, Elizabeth line, Overground and DLR. If you need to travel anywhere in London in March, there is a good chance that your journey will have some bumps on […]
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UK records hottest day of the year so far
February 25, 2026The UK has recorded its highest temperature of the year so far – and its hottest February day since 2019. Temperatures at Kew Gardens in London hit 18.6C on Wednesday afternoon, with thermometers in Kent and Suffolk also topping 18C. High Beach in Essex, Northolt in London, and Neatishead in Norfolk all saw temperatures rise […]
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Police taking London ‘school wars’ so seriously they’ve launched an operation
February 25, 2026The school wars spreading over London have reached new heights, with Operation Cedarfield being by police to clamp down on who is responsible. Since Metro first broke the story two weeks ago, the schools across London taking part in the fights – where they are encouraged to ‘be violent’ – has increased nearly 10 fold. […]
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UK parliamentary speaker says he tipped off police over possible Mandelson flight risk
February 25, 2026The Speaker of the U.K.’s House of Commons said Wednesday he tipped off police that Peter Mandelson, the former ambassador to the U.S. who is facing accusations of leaking information to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was a possible flight risk. Mandelson was arrested Monday at his north London home on suspicion of […]
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Beloved Metro cat snatched by woman at train station found safe
February 25, 2026Sarah Hooper Published February 25, 2026 1:54pm Updated February 26, 2026 11:01am A station cat, known for lying on copies of Metro, was stolen from his perch by a woman who stuffed him into her shopping bag last week. George the cat became famous for warming up the copies of Metro Newspaper each morning at […]
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William told he is ‘doing a great job’ handling mouse sample during lab visit
February 25, 2026The Prince of Wales was told there was a job going after he was praised for how he handled a mouse sample during a visit to a biomedical research centre. William spent Wednesday morning at the Francis Crick Institute, a leading biomedicine research centre in King’s Cross, central London, meeting brain researchers and A-level biology […]
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‘We’ve lost millions after a burst water main flooded our streets’
February 25, 2026To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Business owners in north London have spoken of their ‘devastation’ after floodwaters destroyed their stock and caused severe damage to their shops. Waves of murky brown water flowed along Caledonian Road in Islington after nearby water main […]
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