Author: london
Sadiq Khan urges social media crackdown over London crime ‘disinformation’
April 10, 2026Sadiq Khan has warned London is at the centre of a “dark blizzard of disinformation” online as he urged the government to crack down on the spread of false information across social media. While overall London-related posting activity increased by around seven per cent between March 2024 and March 2026, “London in decline” narratives increased […]
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Man carried out ‘prolonged’ sexual assault on girl, 13, on a train into London
April 10, 2026Noora Mykkanen Published April 10, 2026 10:45am Updated April 10, 2026 10:45am A man who targeted a 13-year-old girl in an ‘abhorrent’ attack on a train by trapping her to her seat has been found guilty. Abdulmanon Aliev, 50, sexually assaulted the girl during a train journey out of Southend to London on June 16 […]
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I went to London’s last remaining Tube station pub — it was almost perfect
April 10, 2026After a long week at work, there’s nothing quite like a trip to the pub to enjoy a drink. And in London, you’re not short of places to go for a pint, as there are more than 3,000 boozers across the city. But of all these, there’s only one that’s actually located inside a London […]
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Why the UK banned Kanye West – podcast
April 10, 2026When Kanye West was announced as the headliner for Wireless festival in London this summer, the backlash was immediate. “He’d been on a campaign of four or five years of antisemitic trolling,” Lanre Bakare, the Guardian’s arts and culture correspondent, tells Nosheen Iqbal. “Embracing neo-Nazi imagery, pushing out far-right conspiracy theories about Jewish people.” Bakare […]
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Melania Trump denies links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein in public statement
April 9, 2026The First Lady called for survivors to be able to give evidence to Congress, and denied rumours that Epstein introduced her to Donald Trump, calling them “mean-spirited attempts to defame my reputation”. It is unclear exactly what prompted the announcement. She said: “The lies linking me to the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today. […]
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Third man charged after smash-and-grab robbery at Richmond jewellers
April 9, 2026Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court LDRS A third man has been arrested and charged following a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewellers in Richmond. Detectives from the Met’s Flying Squad arrested Deniz Mehmet, 28, on Wednesday, and he was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery on Thursday. Detective Chief Inspector Scott Mather, from the Met’s Flying Squad, said: […]
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Keir Starmer says post-ceasefire Israeli strikes on Lebanon ‘wrong’
April 9, 2026Israel’s bombardment of Beirut is imperilling the two-week truce agreed to by US President Donald Trump after he had threatened that “a whole civilisation will die tonight” – language Sir Keir said he would personally “never use”. The Prime Minister also said the UK is “monitoring” the use of UK bases by Washington to ensure […]
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Stop attacks on Lebanon, Britain tells Israel amid fragile ceasefire as it warns Tehran not to ‘hijack’ Strait of Hormuz
April 9, 2026Israel must end attacks on Lebanon as part of a ceasefire in the Iran war, says Britain. Starmer also said the UK is monitoring the use of UK bases by Washington, to ensure they are being used for collective self-defence rather than for offensive operations against Iran. The Prime Minister arrived in Bahrain on Thursday […]
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‘I’m broken-hearted’: father pays tribute to student, 21, stabbed in Primrose Hill
April 9, 2026A film student who was stabbed to death in London’s Primrose Hill was a “beautiful, lovely, outgoing, loving” man, his father has said. Finbar Sullivan, 21, was stabbed in a fight in the north London park in the early evening on Tuesday and was pronounced dead at the scene. His father, Christopher Sullivan, said his […]
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Nicola Sturgeon opens up on arrest, divorce and ‘secret rendezvous’
April 9, 2026Nicola Sturgeon has said the end of her marriage was down to more than her husband’s alleged crimes. She also alluded to a potential “secret rendezvous” which may have taken place lately. Scotland’s former first minister has opened up about her personal life, discussing the breakdown of her marriage, her miscarriage and her arrest just […]
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