Day: April 7, 2026
Findlay vows to give ‘everything’ to stop ‘living nightmare’ of SNP majority
April 7, 2026The Scottish Tory leader was speaking as he launched his party’s manifesto ahead of the Holyrood election next month.
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Flights price alert: EasyJet, Ryanair and other airlines to raise fares due to Trump Iran war
April 7, 2026Airlines are warning holidaymakers, business executives and other travellers of rises in ticket prices as they are caught in the economic fallout from Donald Trump’s war on Iran. EasyJet, Ryanair, Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines and India’s biggest airline IndiGo are among companies increasing fares. The rises will push up the cost of flying to […]
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April 7 UK’s warmest on record and hottest day of the year so far
April 7, 2026The UK has experienced its warmest April 7 on record, the Met Office said as the country also enjoyed the hottest day of the year so far. Temperatures soared on Tuesday, with 24.8C recorded in Mona, on the island of Anglesey in Wales. Wednesday is set to feel even warmer, particularly in central and south-east […]
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Human skull hanging from London tree found after four years
April 7, 2026Brooke Davies Published April 7, 2026 7:13pm Updated April 8, 2026 11:34am Most of a body has been discovered after a head was found hanging from a tree in north London. The remains were found at Brooke Wood, off The Ridgeway, Enfield, yesterday afternoon by a council worker. After finding the skull, police found around […]
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Brits lose almost £1bn to investment fraud, City of London Police say
April 7, 2026Brits lost millions in investment fraud last year as scammers raked in £1,675 every minute, data shows. Figures from the City of London Police, the National Lead Force for Fraud, revealed that £879.8 million was stolen through investment fraud last year, equating to around £2.4 million every single day. There was a 31 per cent […]
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Man jailed for three years for south London chicken shop attack on Christmas Eve
April 7, 2026Marwan Khadir, 18, assaulted and threatened to kill the staff member using a realistic imitation firearm in an attack which lasted more than two minutes after complaining about his food order. The incident occurred on December 24, 2025, and the victim reported the assault on Christmas Day. Officers were able to identify Khadir through intensive […]
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National Gallery picks Tokyo Olympic stadium architect to design new wing
April 7, 2026The National Gallery has announced that its largest and most significant transformation in its 200-year history will be designed by the Japanese architect behind Tokyo’s Olympic stadium. The new wing will be designed by Kengo Kuma as part of Project Domani, the gallery’s expansion into art from the 20th and 21st centuries. Its completion will […]
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Warning over ‘dodgy’ online e-bike batteries after fires surge
April 7, 2026To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A woman has called for urgent action after a record number of ‘devastating’ e-bike battery fires, with more than one recorded on average every day. E-bike batteries continue to cause concern after the number of destructive fires […]
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Man killed during machete fight outside Peckham nightclub ‘had gone back to help friend’
April 7, 2026John Dunne Published April 7, 2026 1:27pm Updated April 7, 2026 4:51pm Murder detectives have named a man fatally stabbed in a machete attack, which left two others fighting for life. Aurelio Mejía, 26, was fatally knifed in the neck outside a party at the Laxa Lounge in Peckham, south London. Police and paramedics were […]
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Dad fined £600 for ‘fly-tipping’ envelope with his address on outside own flat
April 7, 2026A dad has been fined £600 for ‘fly-tipping’ after an envelope was found apparently discarded outside his home. Robb McGeary, 43, who lives in an apartment complex in Ealing, west London, says he did ‘exactly what you’re supposed to’ and sorted his waste into the right communal bins. But he ended up being sent a […]
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