Day: June 14, 2026
‘Giant of the Labour movement’ Roy Hattersley dies
June 14, 2026Former politician Roy Hattersley PA Archive Roy Hattersley, the former Labour deputy leader, has died, with Sir Keir Starmer leading tributes to his “decades of service”. Known as Labour’s “nearly man,” he failed to gain the leadership of the party he loved and spent more than two decades of his 33 years as an MP […]
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Assisted dying Bill to be reintroduced as MP urges peers ‘not to block it’
June 14, 2026A new bid to legalise assisted dying has been launched after proposed legislation ran out of time in the House of Lords earlier this year. Labour MP Lauren Edwards said she will reintroduce the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill after coming second in a ballot to decide who is at the front of […]
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Hundreds of cyclists take park in World Naked Bike Ride in central London
June 14, 2026There were eye-popping scenes across central London on Sunday as World Naked Bike Ride wounds its way around the capital’s landmarks. Hundreds of cyclists let it all hang loose in the sporting event, which aims to raise awareness of oil dependency and excess car usage. Thankfully, there was no clash with the Trooping the Colour […]
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Scotland ‘on the right track’ to qualify for next stage of World Cup – Swinney
June 14, 2026The First Minister has said he hopes Scotland are “on the right track” to qualify for the next stage of the World Cup after the team beat Haiti 1-0. Mr Swinney predicted Scotland would beat the Caribbean nation and now says they can defeat Morocco 2-1 on Friday. He told the Press Association: “We’ve got […]
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Grenfell demonstrators embrace firefighters during anniversary march
June 14, 2026Tearful demonstrators were seen embracing London’s firefighters during a Grenfell anniversary march. Grenfell bereaved and survivors have gathered together, nine years on from the fatal fire, for what is the final anniversary before the tower block is completely demolished. Around 1,500 people, many dressed in green, were seen walking together in silence on Sunday evening. […]
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Unborn baby killed during police chase crash in south London
June 14, 2026A driver being chased by police for a suspected cloned licence plate crashed into a heavily pregnant woman, killing her unborn child. Police were in pursuit of the suspect’s car on Lewisham Way, New Cross after it failed to stop at around 11.30pm on Saturday. That car then collided into another being driven by a […]
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Gatwick sinkholes leave hundreds of holidaymakers stranded with all London trains cancelled
June 14, 2026Barney Davis | Night News Editor Published June 14, 2026 5:15pm Updated June 14, 2026 5:17pm Desperate holidaymakers have been queuing outside Gatwick Airport for hours after sinkholes near a railway bridge cancelled all trains to London. Network Rail engineers discovered a ‘number of sinkholes’ close to a bridge during planned engineering work outside Purley. […]
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Nine years after Grenfell, community gathers before building is demolished
June 14, 2026Sarah Hooper | News Reporter Published June 14, 2026 3:37pm Updated June 14, 2026 4:00pm Grenfell family members and survivors have gathered together, nine years on from the fatal fire, to mark its final anniversary before the tower block is completely demolished. 72 people died in the fire on June 14, 2017, caused by an electrical […]
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Workers for London council sacked for threatening to ‘rip man’s teeth out’
June 14, 2026Local authority enforcement officers have been caught on video threatening to ‘knock out’ an individual when they weren’t wearing their uniforms. A video has gone viral of two workers intimidating a member of the public, who recorded the officers as they accosted him in Harrow, northwest London. One enforcement officer ensures that both of their […]
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London naked bike ride: 1,000 cyclists bare all in major protest across the capital
June 14, 2026Luke Alsford | News Reporter Published June 14, 2026 9:28am Updated June 14, 2026 2:33pm Tourists walking around London today might be in for a surprise as more than 1,000 cyclists will take to their bikes in the buff. The World Naked Bike Ride is being held in the capital this afternoon, as it has […]
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