Day: June 2, 2026
London borough bans Lime bikes in favour of Forest
June 2, 2026A London borough is facing backlash after deciding to ban Lime bikes. Riders will soon be unable to hire or park them in Richmond upon Thames, after the council agreed a switch to rival operator Forest. The rollout began yesterday, with 1,500 Forest bikes expected on the streets this week. The council says the switch […]
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The London suburb overlooked by first-time buyers that ‘ticks every box’
June 2, 2026Andrea Dean Published June 2, 2026 1:00pm Updated June 2, 2026 1:00pm Often overshadowed by neighbouring Woolwich and Abbey Wood, Plumstead is unexpectedly becoming a favourite among first-time buyers. New homes are being built, improvements are being made to the high street and infrastructure and independent shops and cafés, are opening – but Plumstead hasn’t […]
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Mandelson should ‘never have been appointed’, Cooper says
June 2, 2026“That’s always an unedifying process but right to be transparent. We mustn’t forget two things, first is that in the end this whole thing started about Epstein’s abuse of young women and girls, and sometimes the conversation gets pulled away from that, and secondly, I think the whole Government is getting on with the most […]
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London Tube strikes LIVE: Underground lines paralysed by RMT action as Thursday walkout ‘definitely on’
June 2, 2026RMT to hit London with second Tube strike on Thursday, says transport chief A London transport boss has dashed hopes that the RMT may call off its second planned strike this week. Nick Dent, Director of Customer Operations on the London Underground for Transport for London, said the union had made clear in talks that […]
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Government commits to 87% cut in UK’s climate emissions by 2040
June 2, 2026The Government has pledged to slash emissions by 2040 (Yui Mok/PA) PA Archive The Government has signed up to a legal target to cut the UK’s planet-heating emissions by 87% by 2040, Ed Miliband has announced. The reduction in greenhouse gases on 1990 levels – on the way to cutting climate pollution to zero overall […]
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Starmer to chair Cabinet after Mandelson files lay bare splits
June 2, 2026Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of his Cabinet on Tuesday after messages released in relation to Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to the US laid bare splits within Labour. Sir Keir sacked Lord Mandelson in September 2025 after growing pressure to remove him from office following leaked emails which showed the […]
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Medicine delivery driver admits stealing £4,000 worth of Ozempic from employer
June 2, 2026A 62-year-old delivery driver has admitted stealing more than £4,000-worth of Ozempic from the pharmaceutical wholesaler he worked for to treat an eating disorder, a court heard. Peter Daniel, from Croydon, South London, appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Monday. He is charged with stealing more than 30 boxes of the popular weight-loss drug from […]
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London Tube strikes LIVE: Which lines are still running and when will walk-out end?
June 2, 2026Londoners faced more travel misery on the first day of the Tube strikes after a signal failure on the Elizabeth line this morning. The Elizabeth line is typically a lifeline for commuters during strikes as the route is not part of RMT industrial action. However, a signalling system fault in west London blocked part of […]
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