Day: April 1, 2026
‘Two nights of teenage chaos have left our streets deserted – now we’re worried about Easter’
April 1, 2026Business owners in Clapham have slammed ‘hopeless’ police after two nights of chaos has left the usually bustling high street a ‘virtual ghost town’. Crowds of youths tore through Clapham High Street for the second time in a matter of days yesterday, ransacking shops and facing down police officers. Young people were seen rushing shops […]
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Elderly woman stabbed to death on her front doorstep as knifeman threatens public
April 1, 2026Barney Davis Published April 1, 2026 5:39pm Updated April 1, 2026 6:29pm Tributes have been paid to an elderly woman stabbed to death on her front doorstep. A knifeman then ran around the residential street in Plumstead and threatened workmen nearby at around 9am on Wednesday. Met police officers went to Red Lion Place and […]
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London’s quietest station where you can’t get a train at the weekend
April 1, 2026Courtney Pochin Published April 1, 2026 4:24pm Updated April 1, 2026 4:24pm We’re lucky to have so many fabulous transport options in London, but it’s no secret that navigating certain stations can be exasperating. Take Liverpool Street, for instance, great links to the east of England, but a nightmare to get through at peak times. […]
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Harry: My lack of privacy ‘from birth’ and ‘personal’ cost of legal fight
April 1, 2026The Duke of Sussex described the ‘personal and reputational cost’ to him, his wife and his children of taking legal action against media firms (Aaron Chown/PA) PA Wire The Duke of Sussex has spoken of how he experienced lack of privacy “from birth” as he described the “personal and reputational cost for me, my wife, […]
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Three more arrests after arson attack on Jewish community ambulances
April 1, 2026Three more people have been arrested after four Jewish community ambulances were targeted in an alleged arson attack in north-west London. Two British men, aged 19 and 20, and a 17-year-old dual British-Pakistani national, were arrested at separate addresses in east London on Wednesday. They were all held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson […]
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Three more people arrested over Golders Green arson attack
April 1, 2026Two British men, aged 19 and 20, and a 17-year-old boy with dual British and Pakistani nationality were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life, the Metropolitan Police said. All were arrested on Wednesday at three separate addresses in east London, which were searched by police. They were taken […]
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Awful April? Actually, for millions in London it looks ‘alright’
April 1, 2026Charities are warning that hikes to council tax, water, broadband and mobile phone costs are threatening to stretch many households to breaking point. Citizens Advice chief executive Dame Clare Moriarty said: “Many households never saw the back of the last cost-of-living crisis, with millions of people still unable to make ends meet. “With key bills […]
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Irish leaders say Lurgan attack attempt was ‘appalling’ and ‘deeply chilling’
April 1, 2026Ireland’s leaders have described an attempt at a proxy bomb attack on a police station in Northern Ireland as “appalling” and “deeply chilling”. Dissident republicans have been blamed for the incident late on Monday which saw a food delivery driver hijacked in Lurgan and forced to drive a “crude but viable” device to the Co […]
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Families ‘barricaded’ inside shops after gangs of teenagers swarm Clapham high street
April 1, 2026Sam Corbishley Published April 1, 2026 7:47am Updated April 1, 2026 10:54am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Mobs of teenagers ran riot through the streets of south London and Birmingham during Easter holiday ‘linkups’. Two were arrested after crowds of youths flooded several shops […]
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London is getting its first new town centre in 50 years — but at what cost?
April 1, 202616 streets, a town square, and a completely new high street form part of a fresh vision for Canada Water in Southeast London. In this urban dream world, residents are treated to wineries, padel courts, and rock climbing. Close by, there are 130 acres of parks and wetlands, and what developers British Land describe as […]
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