Day: March 19, 2026
Michelle O’Neill backs ‘urgent meeting’ with Prime Minister on energy costs
March 19, 2026In a social media post, Ms O’Neill said: “The proposed £35 payment per household by the British government, while some people’s bills have doubled, is completely tone-deaf to the severity of this crisis.
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UK issues global travel warnings as Middle East conflict rages on
March 19, 2026The Foreign Office has issued global travel warnings over the disruption being caused by the US-Israel war with Iran. The warnings affect many popular destinations for Brits around the world, including Australia, Thailand and India. The alert from the UK Government department state: “Escalation in the Middle East has caused widespread travel disruption, including airspace […]
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Working on new William and Kate portrait ‘a true honour’, photographer says
March 19, 2026A London-based photographer has said it was “a true honour” to take a new portrait photograph of the Prince and Princess of Wales. The image of the smiling couple was taken by British-Nigerian photographer Christianah Ebenezer in Windsor on Wednesday night, ahead of the state banquet for the Nigerian president at Windsor Castle. The state […]
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Meningitis LIVE: Outbreak spreads to London as cases rise to 27 including student in capital
March 19, 2026Hundreds queued at a campus sports centre amid a high demand for MenB jabs, but officials closed the queue because it had hit capacity, as keeping to staffing hours meant the clinic needed to finish by 5pm. The university confirmed on their Facebook page that the clinic would reopen from 9am to 5pm on Friday, […]
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Meningitis outbreak spreads to London as vaccine rollout expanded
March 19, 2026Hundreds queued at a campus sports centre amid a high demand for MenB jabs, but officials closed the queue because it had hit capacity, as keeping to staffing hours meant the clinic needed to finish by 5pm. The university confirmed on their Facebook page that the clinic would reopen from 9am to 5pm on Friday, […]
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‘I swear I’m not Banksy’ Angry builder refutes allegations he is millionaire artist
March 19, 2026Barney Davis Published March 19, 2026 8:00pm Updated March 19, 2026 8:00pm A builder wrongly painted as the elusive graffiti artist Banksy has hit out at social media users. Robin Gunningham’s identity was thought to have been exposed after retired builder George Georgiou, then 67, found himself at the centre of a Banksy identification storm. In […]
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Crossbows to be banned after series of violent attacks
March 19, 2026The selling of crossbows and hunting arrows will be banned under government plans following a series of violent attacks. The Home Office said existing crossbow owners will also need a licence. It follows the death of BBC racing commentator John Hunt’s wife and two of his daughters, who were murdered in a crossbow and knife […]
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Stocks close down as oil rises and gold retreats
March 19, 2026Stock prices in London and Europe closed firmly in the red on Thursday as markets continued to track developments in the Iran war, and digest this week’s interest rate decisions so far, before China’s is released later. The US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged late on Wednesday, as did the European Central Bank and […]
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Children screamed as they saw pensioner ‘crushed to death by 20 tonne digger’ on busy London high street
March 19, 2026A man has been run over by a construction digger on a busy north London high street. The 70-year-old man was crushed under the Volvo vehicle on Kilburn High Street after the crash at 11.30am on Thursday. The 61-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. Pictures from the scene show […]
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Family pays tribute to ‘kindest’ teenage girl after car crashes into river – as man still missing
March 19, 2026The family of a 16-year-old who was killed after a car crashed into a river in Cambridgeshire has paid tribute, calling her the “kindest, most loving girl”. Eden Bunn was among five people in a blue VW Polo, which veered off the road into the River Nene near Wisbech at about 8.20pm on Tuesday. Her […]
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