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Hearing on transgender prisoners to start in Edinburgh
February 3, 2026A legal challenge against the Scottish Government’s policy on transgender prisoners will commence on Tuesday. The judicial review hearing begins at the Court of Session in Edinburgh and will hear from For Women Scotland, which is opposed to trans women being placed in female-only prisons. The group won a Supreme Court case in April last […]
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‘Too many red flags’ – Parents of murdered boy say school could have saved him
February 3, 2026The parents of a schoolboy who was stabbed to death by a fellow pupil during his lunch break said they believe the school could have saved his life by acting on “too many red flags” shown by his killer. Harvey Willgoose, 15, was murdered in front of horrified children and teachers at All Saints Catholic […]
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UK’s first Government-backed Tech Town named
February 3, 2026Barnsley has been named the UK’s first Tech Town, meaning local schools and colleges, businesses and NHS infrastructures will receive Government support to increase artificial intelligence (AI) opportunities. This will include testing AI tutoring tools in schools, free AI and digital training for residents and businesses as well as trialling AI tools enabling quicker check-ins […]
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Sarah Ferguson’s charity says it will close days after Epstein files released
February 2, 2026The charity of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson has announced it will close days after new revelations emerged about the former duchess’s friendship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Sarah’s Trust will close “for the foreseeable future” after “some months” of discussion, a spokesman said. On Friday, more than three million documents were published by the […]
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London schools face cuts to staff and budgets as pupil numbers fall
February 2, 2026Schools in London could lose £45m in funding over the next four years as pupil numbers continue to fall, a report has warned, with secondary schools facing staff and curriculum cuts as budgets dwindle. Until now, primary schools in the capital have been worst hit by falling birthrates, leading to about 90 school closures or […]
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Iconic London chicken chain announces game-changing new service — and it’s completely free
February 2, 2026Courtney Pochin Published February 2, 2026 5:23pm Updated February 2, 2026 5:23pm There’s nothing quite like a night out in London, but getting home afterwards isn’t always the easiest task. And if you’re going home alone, it can be quite daunting in the dark. Thankfully, a new service is launching in the city, which is […]
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The salary you need to earn to rent alone in London in 2026 — and it’s bleak
February 2, 2026Living in a flat alone in the big city is one of the requirements of our most beloved movie characters. Just look at our beloved Bridget Jones, who lived in her one-bed Borough Market flat (which would now cost more than £2,000 per month to rent), or Carrie Bradshaw in her iconic Upper East Side […]
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Readers show support for bus driver sacked for confronting a thief
February 2, 2026Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments ‘Shame on you, Metroline’, says reader Bus driver Mark Hehir was sacked for ‘bringing his company into disrepute’ – because he chased down and punched a robber who’d snatched a passenger’s necklace (Metro, Fri). Police said the ‘hero’ – […]
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Van driver admits killing King’s College student in central London crash
February 2, 2026Sarah Hooper Published February 2, 2026 10:56am Updated February 2, 2026 4:45pm A man has pleaded guilty to killing a university student after he struck her with his van as she sat on a bench in central London. Christopher Jackson, 27, of Southampton, appeared at the Old Bailey and pleaded guilty to causing death by […]
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Man ‘publicly humiliated’ after shop staff using facial recognition cameras mistake him for thief
February 2, 2026Brooke Davies Published February 2, 2026 7:00am Updated February 2, 2026 9:01am A man was ordered out of a Sainsbury’s store he had shopped in for 10 years after staff using facial recognition cameras mistook him for a criminal. Warren Rajah entered the store next to the Elephant and Castle station on Tuesday when he […]
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