Day: June 30, 2026
Hunt for man who ‘sexually assaulted woman on train and refused to let her go’
June 30, 2026Brooke Davies | Senior News reporter Published June 30, 2026 3:47pm Updated June 30, 2026 4:42pm Police are urgently hunting for an attacker after a woman was sexually assaulted on a London train by a man who ‘refused to let her go’. The incident happened on a DLR train leaving Canary Wharf, London, on May […]
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Eurostar trains cancelled after fire causes days of disruption
June 30, 2026Several Eurostar services from London have been cancelled after a fire near Rotterdam Centraal station. The fire, which has resulted in a power failure, has seen Eurostar services to the Netherlands cancelled until at least Friday, including journeys from London St Pancras to Amsterdam. Eurostar said on its website: ‘We’re very sorry that, due to […]
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Major road next to Heathrow Airport closed after man, 22, stabbed to death
June 30, 2026A knife victim staggered towards a 24-hour McDonald’s but collapsed shortly after being stabbed on a London night bus. The A4 near Heathrow Airport has been shut down between Great South West Road and the Parkway as police investigate the murder. Cars are backed up and buses have been diverted as the Metropolitan Police set […]
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Rain and thunderstorm warnings issued for parts of UK ahead of weekend heatwave
June 30, 2026A yellow rain warning is in effect for central Scotland from 2pm until 9pm on Tuesday, as the risk of temporary flooding is raised. Simultaneously, large parts of Northern Ireland face a yellow thunderstorm warning from midday until 6pm, with the Met Office forecasting hail, thunderstorms, and localised flooding. Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon noted […]
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New Seekers singer Eve Graham ‘humbled’ as she is made MBE
June 30, 2026Pop star Eve Graham, who was a singer in the 1970s group the New Seekers, has said it is “amazing and humbling” to be made an MBE. The singer was at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh for the King’s investiture ceremony on Tuesday as part of Royal Week in Scotland. Other Scots to receive […]
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Key points from the defence investment plan
June 30, 2026Sir Keir Starmer has set out the long-delayed defence investment plan (Dip), pledging billions of pounds to prepare Britain for war by 2030. Below are the key points from the Prime Minister’s speech and the Dip. – Defence spending will increase by £15 billion, funded by scrapping investments elsewhere Rachel Reeves said the Treasury had […]
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We rent in the UK’s most unaffordable city — and it’s not London
June 30, 2026Bristol has overtaken London as the least affordable city for renters in the UK, with tenants now paying £1,883 per month on average. That might sound like a steal to some forking out upwards of £2,000 in the capital, but let’s not forget workers are entitled to London Weighting and the London Living Wage. Without […]
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Three in five voters think Burnham not ready for No10, poll finds
June 30, 2026More than half of voters think Andy Burnham is not ready to be prime minister but are willing to give him “a hearing”, a poll has found. A survey by More in Common found 59% of Britons did not think the Makerfield MP was ready for power. But the public still sees him as more […]
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Energy and road projects axed to fund £15bn defence investment plan
June 30, 2026Sir Keir Starmer said the UK had to be prepared for war to be able to deter potential enemies as he set out the £15 billion defence investment plan (Dip). The Prime Minister acknowledged some other areas of Government spending would be slashed in order to fund defence, with road and energy projects scrapped to […]
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A giant picnic with 500 cakes is taking place in London — with unlimited slices
June 30, 2026Two years ago, Elisa Sunga woke up one morning craving cake. ‘I wanted to lounge in the park and eat a lot of cake, but I didn’t want to bake it all myself,’ she tells Metro. ‘I had a full-time job at Google, so I couldn’t just get up and make a load of cakes, […]
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