Day: June 12, 2026
More than 100 protesters arrested outside court as hundreds demonstrate before Palestine Action activists jailed
June 12, 2026Scores of protesters were arrested over support for Palestine Action outside a London court where activists were being jailed for a “terrorist” raid on a Israel-based defence firm factory. More than 100 people were arrested for supporting a proscribed terrorist organisation, the Metropolitan Police said. Protesters gathered outside Woolwich Crown Court on Friday, where four […]
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Sadiq Khan joins condemnation of Great Israeli Real Estate event in London
June 12, 2026Mayor of London Sadiq Khan LDRS Sir Sadiq Khan has condemned the Great Israeli Real Estate event due to take place in London this weekend. Campaigners have accused the property roadshow of promoting the sale of land in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Organisers have denied they will feature land for sale […]
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Starmer and Martin discuss functioning of Common Travel Area
June 12, 2026Sir Keir Starmer and Micheál Martin spoke in the phone on Friday (Brian Lawless/PA) PA Wire The Prime Minister and the Taoiseach have discussed the operation of the Common Travel Area (CTA) amid renewed focus on the cross-border movement of people after the Belfast knife attack. Sir Keir Starmer and Micheál Martin spoke on the […]
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Moment police raid east London money store as they seize £2.5 million in cash and gold
June 12, 2026This is the moment police raided a store in east London during an investigation in which £2.5 million in cash and gold was seized. Two men who played key roles in the network have now been convicted for their involvement in laundering more than £14 million linked to serious and organised crime groups operating across […]
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Support schemes stymied by ‘dysfunctional dynamic’ between governments – charity
June 12, 2026A ‘dysfunctional dynamic’ between the UK and Scottish Governments is hampering efforts to tackle poverty, a report has found (Gareth Fuller/PA) PA Archive A “dysfunctional dynamic” between the UK and Scottish Governments and local authorities is hampering schemes to help Scotland’s poorest communities, a charity has said. A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) […]
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Lime bike riders who dump cycles in central London could face £10 fines
June 12, 2026Noora Mykkanen | Senior Transport Reporter Published June 12, 2026 5:29pm Updated June 12, 2026 5:29pm A London borough and Lime have announced new measures to target rogue e-bike parking blocking pavements. E-bikes strewn across pavements have become a familiar sight in London in recent years, with calls growing louder for solutions to tackle the problem. Last year, the situation […]
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Footballer ‘fled restaurant without paying £2,000 for two shots of whisky’
June 12, 2026Sam Corbishley | Senior News Reporter Published June 12, 2026 1:33pm Updated June 12, 2026 1:47pm A footballer has appeared in court accused of skipping £3,500 worth of food and drink bills in a series of alleged ‘dine-and-dash’ thefts. Michael Dome-Bemwin, 29, is said to have failed to pay for food and drinks on six […]
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My honest review of London’s new afternoon tea at one of ‘world’s greatest’ hotels
June 12, 2026There’s a leather briefcase in front of me marked ‘Classified,’ sitting alongside the propeller of a plane, a mini submarine and an old military-style telephone. But these aren’t artefacts, they’re delicious cakes designed to represent key elements of the top secret World War II mission Operation Mincemeat, which has recently become an award-winning West End […]
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Nursery manager bit child then lied to parents saying he did it to himself
June 12, 2026Sam Corbishley | Senior News Reporter Published June 12, 2026 9:35am Updated June 12, 2026 10:14am A nursery manager who bit a young child’s arm and then tried to cover it up has been spared jail. Amanda Byrne, 57, sunk her teeth into the boy’s arm at the now-closed Little Stars Nursery in Erith, southeast […]
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