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David Lammy told JD Vance ‘you’re wrong’ after Henry Nowak case intervention
June 7, 2026The Deputy Prime Minister said he challenged the US vice-president in a ‘robust’ phone call on Saturday.
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London council faces backlash for promoting new e-bikes to help women ‘stay looking nice’
June 7, 2026A London council has sparked fury after its claims backing hundreds more e-bikes would “help women with their domestic responsibilities” and “stay looking ‘nice’”. Kingston Council made the remarks in an equality impact assessment (EQIA) as part of a wider project looking at expanding the borough’s e-bike offering. In the report, the Liberal Democrat council […]
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Murdered Garda detective remembered 30 years on
June 7, 2026A Garda detective has been remembered 30 years after he was murdered in Co Limerick. Detective Garda Jerry McCabe was shot dead by an IRA gang during a raid on the post office in Adare, Co Limerick, in 1996. Tánaiste Simon Harris was among those who paid tribute to the father-of-five as a “dedicated servant […]
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MAGA influencer who assaulted woman in London says she was ‘targeted’ over Trump ties
June 7, 2026Sarah Hooper Published June 7, 2026 1:46pm Updated June 7, 2026 1:58pm A woman who admitted to assaulting another woman on the London Underground has claimed she was targeted because of her close ties to Donald Trump. Melissa Rein Lively pulled the woman’s hair in a ‘forceful manner’ in an incident at Bond Street Underground station on […]
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Talks held with Iran over jailed UK couple, Lammy says, as he addresses proposed prisoner swap
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Council apologises after claiming e-bikes keep women ‘looking nice’
June 6, 2026A London council has apologised after residents complained of its equalities report which said electric bikes help women ‘perform their traditional domestic responsibilities’ and ‘stay looking nice’. The Lib-Dem run Kingston Council in south London stated in an equalities assessment report on an e-bike rental contract that the vehicles ‘may increase women’s access to cycling […]
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Entrepreneur stabbed to death in luxury London high-rise
June 6, 2026Brooke Davies Published June 6, 2026 3:23pm Updated June 6, 2026 4:27pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video An entrepreneur was stabbed to death in a luxury block of flats in London before the killer through the knife out of the window from […]
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New Green Mayor of London borough hikes salary by almost £5,000 despite vowing to cut pay before election
June 6, 2026The new Green Party leader of a southeast London borough has increased his salary by almost £5,000 despite vowing to take a 20% pay cut in the run up to the local elections. Lewisham mayor Liam Shrivastava will be paid £93,575-a-year, up from the £88,743 wage received by his Labour predecessor – a rise of […]
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Remembrance should be active in our lives – Montgomery’s grandson at D-Day event
June 6, 2026The grandson of the commander of the Allied land forces for D-Day said “remembrance is something that should be active in our lives” while in Normandy for commemorations to mark the 82nd anniversary of D-Day. Commemorations started on Saturday with French schoolchildren, serving military personnel, the grandson of British commander Field Marshal Montgomery and pipers […]
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Technical issue detected on UK’s largest warship while docked in Norway
June 6, 2026A technical issue has been detected on the UK’s largest warship as it was docked at a port in Norway, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. Earlier this month, HMS Prince of Wales set sail from Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, for Nordic waters to provide security in the Atlantic and High North regions. […]
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