Day: June 5, 2026
Monthly rises in both Met-recorded antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crime
June 5, 2026Some protesters held a demonstration outside Parliament where they called for the “removal of Islam” while Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, re-posted a video of himself saying that, were he to become prime minister, he would “stop Islam”, adding: “It’s time for many Muslims to leave this country.”
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Revealed: Staggering number of sex toys misplaced on London’s transport network that ended up in lost property in 2025
June 5, 2026A total of 26 sex toys were handed in to TfL from London’s Tube, bus, and train network after being lost last year. Of these, only six toys ever made their way back to their owners. Transport for London’s lost property discovered five of the adult sex toys on their own while the majority (21) […]
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Trump takes fresh tilt at ‘windmills’ while announcing cash boost for US coal
June 5, 2026Countries that subsidise wind power like the UK are “stupid”, Donald Trump has said, as he announced nearly 700 million dollars (£521 million) of support for the US coal industry. The president argued many successful nations, such as China, use the fossil fuel, while “the real great failures” had adopted the renewable energy source. Mr […]
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Starmer rejects US ‘two-tier policing’ criticism over Henry Nowak murder
June 5, 2026Sir Keir Starmer’s Government has rejected an intervention from the Trump administration over Henry Nowak’s murder in which it said so-called two-tier policing is taking place in the UK. Downing Street dismissed the suggestion, echoing Justice Secretary David Lammy, who had earlier said it did not chime with his experience. The Liberal Democrats have called […]
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Veteran says bad memories need ‘weeding out’ as he marks D-Day anniversary
June 5, 2026A British veteran who travelled to Normandy to mark the 82nd commemoration of D-Day said some of his more traumatic memories need “weeding out” and still disturb his sleep. Ken Hay, 100, attended a remembrance service at the General Montgomery monument in Colleville-Montgomery with fellow Second World War veteran Henry Rice, 100, on Friday. The […]
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