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Hit Lord Mandelson with ‘full force of the law,’ says Baroness Hazarika voicing fury from Labour MPs
February 6, 2026Disgraced Lord Mandelson should face the “full force of the law,” says Baroness Hazarika as she voiced the deep anger among Labour parliamentarians over his conduct. She stressed that he should be “investigated robustly by the police without fear or favour” following the bombshell revelations about his links with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. But she […]
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Third African country agrees to migrant returns after visa threat
February 6, 2026Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to stop issuing visas to countries that do not cooperate on taking back their citizens who have no right to be in the UK (James Manning/PA) PA Wire A third African country has agreed to take back illegal immigrants after the Home Secretary threatened to block visas for its […]
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London travel news LIVE: Euston trains cancelled as overhead line failure causes disruption
February 6, 2026Why is the major disruption at Euston expected to last all day? Repairs to the damaged overhead power lines cannot take place until later this evening, so that Network Rail can safely access the railway and complete the necessary work. Disruption to South Western Railway services through Richmond Flooding at Richmond means trains are running […]
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How a single phone call led police to the heart of London’s gang violence
February 6, 2026To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video It took just one call about a firearm being seen outside of a secondary school to issue a hammer blow to two of London’s most prolific gangs. In raids across 15 addresses in Merton, south London, on […]
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London travel news LIVE: London Bridge services disrupted by track inspection
February 6, 2026Why is the major disruption at Euston expected to last all day? Repairs to the damaged overhead power lines cannot take place until later this evening, so that Network Rail can safely access the railway and complete the necessary work. Disruption to South Western Railway services through Richmond Flooding at Richmond means trains are running […]
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London family’s heartache after ‘much-loved’ university student and Arsenal fan stabbed to death in Leicester
February 6, 2026A university student from London has died after being stabbed in the chest close to a Leicester campus. Paying tribute to Mr Oladipo, who was in his second year at university studying cybersecurity, his family described him as “a good boy who loved his family”. They said he was an Arsenal supporter and was thought […]
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Sainsbury’s shopper felt like a ‘criminal’ after facial recognition error
February 5, 2026A data strategist has described feeling like a “criminal” after Sainsbury’s staff mistakenly identified him as an offender using facial recognition software, leading to his removal from a store. Warren Rajah, 42, from Elephant and Castle, south London, was shopping in his local branch on 27 January when he was approached by employees, asked to […]
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Margot Robbie goes sheer at Wuthering Heights premiere in London
February 5, 2026Margot Robbie stepped out in a Dilara Findikoglu custom gown at the London premiere for the highly anticipated Wuthering Heights. Coming to UK cinemas on February 13, Robbie celebrated in a sheer corseted Gothic gown with moss green, blooming seams and a matching choker. It is a British label that she has worn since arriving […]
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Horse and cart driver arrested for ‘wanton and furious driving’ after e-biker killed
February 5, 2026Luke Alsford Published February 5, 2026 6:08pm Updated February 5, 2026 6:08pm A man has been arrested after a cyclist died in a collision with a horse and cart. An e-bike collided with a horse and cart on Folly Lane in Chingford, north east London, just after 6pm yesterday. Police officers rushed to the crash […]
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Restoring Palace of Westminster could cost £40bn and take 61 years
February 5, 2026Plans to restore the crumbling Palace of Westminster could cost £40bn and take up to 61 years, a report by the body set up to investigate how the project should be handled has found. Critics labelled the cost as “eye-watering” and said the project lacked accountability. MPs and peers will have to choose between two […]
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