Day: June 11, 2026
Belfast stabbing victim’s condition ‘improving’ and he may soon come out of coma
June 11, 2026The condition of the Belfast stabbing victim is “improving” and he could be woken from a coma within the next 48 hours. Stephen Ogilvie lost his left eye and suffered deep cuts to his head, face and back in a stabbing attack on Monday which preceded two nights of disorder in Northern Ireland. Twelve police […]
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Pro-Palestine protesters stage demonstration during evening rush hour at Waterloo station
June 11, 2026Around a dozen demonstrators were seen chanting “Free, free Palestine” and “Resistance is justified” inside the station on Thursday evening. A Palestinian flag was draped over the upper level near WHSmith, while one protester addressed the crowd through a megaphone as commuters made their way to their trains. Protesters stood over a large banner displaying […]
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Defence funding plan ‘will provide’ enough for armed forces, Starmer insists
June 11, 2026Sir Keir Starmer has insisted a key defence funding plan “will provide the resources our military needs to keep us safe”, after John Healey resigned as defence secretary, accusing the Prime Minister of failing to give enough towards it. Mr Healey resigned on Thursday afternoon, and said the Prime Minister had been “unable, and the […]
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‘Beyond unacceptable’ that nurse was chased on way to hospital by masked men
June 11, 2026A nurse who was chased and “intimidated” while on her way to the Ulster Hospital has been praised for staying on to work after the incident. The nurse was chased by “four masked men”, a union representative said, in what has been condemned as a “horrific” and “racist” event. The South Eastern Trust praised the […]
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Trump calls off fresh strikes hours after threatening to hit Iran ‘very hard’
June 11, 2026Donald Trump has called off further military strikes against Iran as he signalled a deal to extend the fragile ceasefire had been reached. The US president made the announcement just hours after threatening to hit the Tehran regime “very hard” and seize control of its oil industry. He issued the warning as both sides continued […]
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London council seizes social housing flat rented by Sierra Leone first lady
June 11, 2026A social housing flat rented by Sierra Leone’s first lady has been seized by a London council. Southwark council confirmed it had repossessed the two-bedroom home in Walworth previously occupied by Fatima Jabbe-Bio, whose tenancy was reported by the Times last year. Jabbe-Bio, who is married to Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio, had been […]
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Manhunt for prisoner who escaped van after assaulting guard in Woolwich
June 11, 2026Noora Mykkanen | Senior Transport Reporter Published June 11, 2026 4:10pm Updated June 11, 2026 5:01pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Detectives are trying to track down a prisoner who escaped from a police van in southeast London. Temitope Segun, 25, fled […]
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More Tube lines now have mobile phone coverage – here’s where
June 11, 2026Noora Mykkanen | Senior Transport Reporter Published June 11, 2026 2:26pm Updated June 11, 2026 3:49pm The London Underground is being dragged into the 21st century one Tube line at a time, as the mobile coverage upgrade continues across the network. The bugbear of all commuters – being stuck without mobile data just when you’re trying to let your boss know […]
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Met police chief calls for law to make stolen phones ‘unusable bricks’
June 11, 2026The Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, has asked the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to force all phone companies to make stolen devices “unusable bricks” in order to make them harder to sell on and less desirable to steal. London is widely regarded as the phone-snatching capital of Europe, with between 200 and 300 devices […]
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Hero who rescued girl from window ledge says he used cricket skills to catch her
June 11, 2026To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video He told Metro: ‘I ran out on instinct. I’m a dad of twins aged five months, and as a dad I just reacted. ‘I wasn’t scared, I just didn’t think. I’m not a hero, I just did […]
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