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The best ways to celebrate Easter in London
April 2, 2026Welcome back to The Slice – our exclusive guide to what’s on in London, where we bring you trusted reviews, sneak previews, and amazing deals and discounts. It’s that time again. That time when we guzzle chocolate guilt-free, the calendar rapidly becomes rammed with plans to see family or old friends, and it’s socially acceptable […]
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London Pride boss sacked over claims he bought luxury goods with vouchers for volunteers
April 2, 2026The boss of Pride in London, one of the world’s largest LGBTQ events, has been sacked after he was accused of buying luxury goods for personal use with vouchers intended for volunteers’ food and drink. Christopher Joell-Deshields, who had been chief executive of Pride in London since 2021, was put under investigation last September and […]
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An honest review of the new London hotel with no keys and windowless rooms
April 2, 2026In a new series, Rooms Without Views, our travel experts spend the night in windowless hotel rooms to see if the price is worth sacrificing natural light. They’ve been described as claustrophobic, dystopian and distressing, but the trend for windowless hotel rooms is not going away. So when Metro was invited to visit a newly opened London hotel […]
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‘Two nights of teenage chaos have left our streets deserted – now we’re worried about Easter’
April 1, 2026Business owners in Clapham have slammed ‘hopeless’ police after two nights of chaos has left the usually bustling high street a ‘virtual ghost town’. Crowds of youths tore through Clapham High Street for the second time in a matter of days yesterday, ransacking shops and facing down police officers. Young people were seen rushing shops […]
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Elderly woman stabbed to death on her front doorstep as knifeman threatens public
April 1, 2026Barney Davis Published April 1, 2026 5:39pm Updated April 1, 2026 6:29pm Tributes have been paid to an elderly woman stabbed to death on her front doorstep. A knifeman then ran around the residential street in Plumstead and threatened workmen nearby at around 9am on Wednesday. Met police officers went to Red Lion Place and […]
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London’s quietest station where you can’t get a train at the weekend
April 1, 2026Courtney Pochin Published April 1, 2026 4:24pm Updated April 1, 2026 4:24pm We’re lucky to have so many fabulous transport options in London, but it’s no secret that navigating certain stations can be exasperating. Take Liverpool Street, for instance, great links to the east of England, but a nightmare to get through at peak times. […]
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Harry: My lack of privacy ‘from birth’ and ‘personal’ cost of legal fight
April 1, 2026The Duke of Sussex described the ‘personal and reputational cost’ to him, his wife and his children of taking legal action against media firms (Aaron Chown/PA) PA Wire The Duke of Sussex has spoken of how he experienced lack of privacy “from birth” as he described the “personal and reputational cost for me, my wife, […]
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Three more arrests after arson attack on Jewish community ambulances
April 1, 2026Three more people have been arrested after four Jewish community ambulances were targeted in an alleged arson attack in north-west London. Two British men, aged 19 and 20, and a 17-year-old dual British-Pakistani national, were arrested at separate addresses in east London on Wednesday. They were all held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson […]
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Three more people arrested over Golders Green arson attack
April 1, 2026Two British men, aged 19 and 20, and a 17-year-old boy with dual British and Pakistani nationality were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life, the Metropolitan Police said. All were arrested on Wednesday at three separate addresses in east London, which were searched by police. They were taken […]
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Awful April? Actually, for millions in London it looks ‘alright’
April 1, 2026Charities are warning that hikes to council tax, water, broadband and mobile phone costs are threatening to stretch many households to breaking point. Citizens Advice chief executive Dame Clare Moriarty said: “Many households never saw the back of the last cost-of-living crisis, with millions of people still unable to make ends meet. “With key bills […]
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