Day: June 9, 2026
Baby murder trial told: ‘We can’t bring Preston back’
June 9, 2026Varley denies murder, manslaughter, two counts of assault by penetration, five counts of cruelty to a child, grievous bodily harm, sexual assault of a child, 13 counts of taking indecent photos or videos of a child, one of distributing an indecent photo of a child, to his co-accused, and one of making an indecent photo.
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Tories ‘killed’ North Sea, claims Farage during Scotland visit
June 9, 2026The Conservatives “killed the North Sea”, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has claimed ahead of the Aberdeen South by-election. The contest, triggered by the resignation of former SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn following his election to Holyrood, has increasingly become a battle over the oil and gas sector, given the city’s status as the energy […]
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Appeals for calm as social media stokes tensions after Belfast attack
June 9, 2026Northern Ireland’s police chief urged people not to “duped” into violent disorder by social media in the wake of the Belfast knife attack. A Sudanese man who was given leave to remain in the UK until 2028 has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the attack. The victim, aged in his 40s, was […]
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Rhodri Talfan Davies confirmed as BBC’s deputy director-general
June 9, 2026Former BBC interim chief Rhodri Talfan Davies has been appointed as the corporations’s deputy director-general. Mr Davies, 55, stood in as the BBC’s interim director-general, following the resignation of Tim Davie in April, and headed the corporation until former Google boss Matt Brittin took over in May. Originally from Cardiff, the media executive has worked […]
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World Cup: England and Scotland fans warned they risk arrest in US over holding a pint or open can in public
June 9, 2026England and Scotland fans heading to the World Cup have been warned by the Government that they could be arrested for holding a pint of beer or open can in public in America. Most states in America have strict or partial “open container” laws which ban drinking, or even having an open can, in the […]
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Palantir to sue Sadiq Khan over blocked £50m Met police contract
June 9, 2026Palantir intends to sue the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, after he blocked a contract between the US spy-tech firm and the Metropolitan police. The Met had planned to use Palantir’s software to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations, until Khan intervened in late May, sparking a row between the UK’s largest police force and the […]
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Family pay tribute to ‘altruistic’ London woman as her killer is jailed
June 9, 2026A retired Old Bailey judge has paid tribute to his daughter after her killer was jailed for life. Clifton George, 45, was sentenced on Tuesday to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 23 years after being found guilty of the murder of Annabel Rook, 46, whom he stabbed in the living room of her […]
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Family killed in tower block fall ‘was struggling with young son’s terminal illness’
June 9, 2026The family who fell to their deaths from a luxury block of flats in Elephant and Castle were ‘struggling’ with their son’s terminal health condition, sources have claimed. Rakesh Pai, 47, Aditi Paralkar, 46, and their son, Sid, all fell 400ft from the balcony of their 36th-floor apartment in the UNCLE tower block in south […]
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Your favourite UK restaurant could soon disappear — one change might save it
June 9, 2026The UK’s hospitality industry is at breaking point. Roughly 21 independent businesses have closed per week since March 2020, and many more restaurants, pubs, cafes, clubs, and hotels are at risk of going under. In the last few months alone, London has lost dozens of beloved spots, including Tandoor Chop House, Da Maria, Club Mexicana, […]
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