Day: May 28, 2026
Police evacuate people from homes in emergency incident in south London
May 28, 2026Police were called and people were evacuated from their homes in an emergency welfare check on a flat occupant which shut a south London street for around 12 hours. Officers were called to a property on Stanstead Road in Catford just before 11pm on Wednesday. The Metropolitan Police said specialist officers and negotiators attended the […]
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Inside the Met Police’s £750 million tech force and its battle to use AI
May 28, 2026A battle at the heart of London’s crime scene is brewing. But it’s not between gangs, it’s the Mayor and the Metropolitan Police butting heads. An ever-tech-savvy Scotland Yard has made a £50million deal with AI company Palantir to speed up criminal investigations. If a contract isn’t signed, the Met has warned it will have […]
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‘Dreamy’ London lido named one of the world’s best swimming spots for a cold dip
May 28, 2026In this scorching weather, swimming slots at outdoor pools and ponds are going like hot cakes, with everyone eager to channel that flopped-next-to-the-pool holiday feeling. And now, new research has revealed the best spots in the world for a refreshing cold water dip, and one South London spot has made the list. Assessing the top […]
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Homes evacuated after man claims he had ‘access to explosives’ in London
May 28, 2026Brooke Davies Published May 28, 2026 12:46pm Updated May 28, 2026 1:44pm Homes on a London street were evacuated after a man claiming to have access to a bomb fell from a window. Police were called to Stanstead Road in Catford last night after a resident said he had access to explosives. Officers deployed tear […]
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Lightning damage causes rush hour train delays on major route into London
May 28, 2026Noora Mykkanen Published May 28, 2026 7:54am Updated May 28, 2026 11:24am The extreme weather is wreaking havoc on the railways after damage to the vital signalling system, causing delays on the London Euston route. Passengers have been enduring an almost week-long heatwave as hot weather continues to grip the UK and western Europe, leading […]
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‘Standing up for our children’: parents divided over London teachers’ strikes
May 28, 2026The gates to South Grove primary school in Walthamstow were closed to pupils last week. Teachers were on strike as part of a disparate wave of industrial action by members of the National Education Union (NEU) in schools across the borough of Waltham Forest in east London. Nearby Henry Maynard primary school has been affected, […]
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