Day: May 18, 2026
Patrick Radden Keefe on power and greed in London – podcast
May 18, 2026In Sydney ahead of his Australian book tour, investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe speaks to Reged Ahmad about his Australian roots and his new book London Falling, which examines the mysterious death of a teenager who posed as a Russian billionaire and his family’s search for truth about the end of their son’s life
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Bus driver fighting for life after being attacked on Battersea Bridge
May 18, 2026Sarah Hooper Published May 18, 2026 3:24pm Updated May 18, 2026 3:36pm A 64-year-old bus driver is in critical condition in hospital after being seriously assaulted on one of London’s busiest bridges. He was taken to hospital by air ambulance in the early hours of Monday, having been given first aid by police officers who […]
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Londoners are just discovering a ‘perfect’ little £3.50 train ride along a beach
May 18, 2026As soon as the sun makes an appearance in the sky, Londoners are either whipping their tops off and sunbathing in a park or hopping on a train to the seaside. But what many don’t actually realise is that you don’t need to leave the city to flop down on a beach – the capital […]
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London tube strikes called off at last minute
May 18, 2026Planned strikes by drivers on London Underground this week have been called off, the RMT union has announced. The union said the two 24-hour stoppages from midday on Tuesday, which were set to disrupt travel over four days this week, had been suspended. An RMT spokesperson said: “At the 11th hour the employer has shifted […]
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London Tube strikes called off at the last minute
May 18, 2026Sarah Hooper Published May 18, 2026 2:11pm Updated May 18, 2026 2:50pm The Tube strikes planned for tomorrow and Thursday by London Underground drivers have been called off, the RMT union has announced. The strikes were planned over an ongoing dispute between the union and London Underground bosses over Tube drivers’ condensed working hours. The […]
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‘Hero’ breaks up knife fight in London park with families watching on
May 18, 2026John Dunne Published May 18, 2026 1:34pm Updated May 18, 2026 2:22pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A man has been hailed a hero after jumping in to break up a fight between three teenagers armed with machetes. Dramatic footage shows one […]
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Dad of murdered football star ‘still feels heart sink watching news’ 20 years on
May 18, 2026Brooke Davies Published May 18, 2026 6:00am Updated May 18, 2026 11:29am If you asked Kiyan Prince’s dad Mark if he was happy, he would simply say ‘no’. Today marks 20 years since the death of his 15-year-old son, who was stabbed while trying to break up a fight outside his school gates in Edgware, […]
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