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White House confirms face-to-face negotiations between US and Iran are underway in Islamabad
April 11, 2026US vice-president JD Vance pictured with Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad today via REUTERS The White House has confirmed face-to-face negotiations between the US and Iran are currently ongoing in Islamabad. Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and chief of army staff Asim Munir are chairing the high-stakes summit between the two delegations, led […]
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Elderly protesters in camping chairs among more than 500 arrested at Palestine Action demo
April 11, 2026To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video More than 500 protesters were arrested at a demonstration in support of Palestine Action in central London. Hundreds gathered in Trafalgar Square for the demo on Saturday, which the Metropolitan Police said was ‘likely to involve offending […]
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Bus surfers cling onto London number 114 to avoid paying £1.75
April 11, 2026Two idiots were filmed clinging to the back of a London bus in an apparent attempt to avoid paying a bus fare. Footage on social media showed the two people, appearing to be young men or boys, holding onto the back of a moving double-decker to ‘hitch a free ride’. The pair were gripping onto […]
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Trespasser caused nearly £1,000,000 worth of delays after stopping trains
April 11, 2026Noora Mykkanen Published April 11, 2026 4:00pm Updated April 11, 2026 4:01pm A trespasser who caused almost £1 million worth of disruption to trains in south London is ‘lucky to be alive’ after a chase down the tracks. Ashley Cox, 35, from Holmes Chapel, Cheshire East, wreaked havoc on a railway line between Gatwick and […]
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Two arrested over murder of filmmaking student stabbed on Primrose Hill
April 11, 2026Two people have been arrested over the murder of a filmmaking student in Primrose Hill. Finbar Sullivan, 21, was stabbed to death when a fight broke out in the north London park last Tuesday evening, April 7. The park was packed at the time and detectives are still appealing for witnesses – particularly those with […]
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London’s ‘coolest’ bakery is launching a new Soho shop — and it’ll be open daily
April 11, 2026Charlie Sawyer Published April 11, 2026 10:30am Updated April 11, 2026 10:30am While tourists might flock to Big Ben or Tower Bridge, locals know that London’s most impressive attractions are its bakeries. Whether you’re sinking your teeth into a dulce de leche chunky cookie at Sablé or sampling a slice of Populations Bakery’s chocolate and […]
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The ‘magnificent’ £12.50 wine train that’s just an hour outside of London
April 11, 2026English wine is crushing it right now. There are currently more than 1,100 vineyards and 238 working wineries across England and Wales. And get this, we’re producing over 16 million bottles of wine a year. That’s a drop in the pond compared to Champagne’s 300 million, but still. Wind back the clock 10 years, and […]
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The eye-watering salary you now need to make to rent alone in London
April 11, 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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How a Met Police crackdown left sex workers fearing for their lives
April 10, 2026Maria has been tirelessly working the streets of Enfield as a sex worker on and off for seven years after escaping Romania to try and make a better life for her family back home. ‘Many women like me do this work because we have no other way to survive,’ Maria, 27, tells Metro. ‘Some of […]
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Harry rejects ‘offensive’ defamation claim made by Sentebale charity
April 10, 2026The Duke of Sussex has rejected an “offensive and damaging” defamation claim made by the Sentebale charity he co-founded after it lodged a High Court action against him. Harry is being sued for defamation by the charity over allegations he co-ordinated an “adverse media campaign” which caused “operational disruption and reputational harm”, its board of […]
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