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‘My daughter was treated like a criminal as she lay dying on the road’
March 26, 2026‘She was treated like a criminal rather than with care and compassion.’ Those are the heart-wrenching words of the mum of Soriah Barry, a promising singer who died following a crash with a double-decker bus in Lea Bridge Road, Clapton, in February last year. She lay dying in the road for nearly two hours while […]
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Meghan and Harry hail ‘reckoning’ for social media firms after US court ruling
March 26, 2026The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed a “reckoning” for social media giants after a US court found Meta and Google liable for a woman’s childhood social media addiction. In a potentially precedent-setting ruling on Wednesday in Los Angeles, a jury ruled that Google, owner of YouTube, and Meta, which operates Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, […]
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Government grant to reopen CO2 plant amid fears of Iran-linked shortages
March 26, 2026A mothballed carbon dioxide plant is to be reopened with a Government grant of up to £100 million amid fears of shortages caused by the Iran war. Business Secretary Peter Kyle signed off the grant to reopen the Ensus plant on Teesside, according to the Financial Times. It is understood the grant will pay to […]
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Alejandro Garnacho fined after speeding away from Man United’s training ground
March 26, 2026Premier League footballer Alejandro Garnacho has been convicted of speeding away from Manchester United’s training ground in his high-powered Audi just days before he left the club. The 21-year-old winger was behind the wheel of his black Audi RS 3 when he triggered a speed camera close to United’s Carrington facility in Greater Manchester. The […]
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Farage to launch Reform local election campaign promising ‘breath of fresh air’
March 26, 2026Nigel Farage will officially launch Reform UK’s local election campaign, promising to deliver “a breath of fresh air in English councils up and down the UK”. The Reform leader has held a series of election rallies across the country in recent weeks, but will formally begin his party’s campaign for the May 7 polls at […]
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British forces will start seizing Russian shadow fleet ships, PM announces
March 26, 2026Britain’s commandos will be able to board and halt Russia’s shadow fleet vessels as they pass through UK waters, the Prime Minister has announced. Sir Keir Starmer said the UK would join northern European allies in intercepting the tankers, in an attempt to “go after” the sanction-breaking ships “even harder”. The Prime Minister has given […]
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London Marathon could be extended to two days
March 25, 2026London Marathon organisers are considering holding the event over two days instead of one from next year. It would allow the elite men’s and women’s races to happen on separate days, while also supercharging the charity money raised by doubling the number of amateurs. Demand massively exceeds supply every year, with the public ballot and […]
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Books by Lyse Doucet and Arundhati Roy make shortlist for Women’s Prize for Nonfiction
March 25, 2026Two books about hotels as places of risk and refuge in wartime are among finalists announced Wednesday for the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction, set up to help rectify a gender imbalance in publishing. “The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan” by Canadian journalist Lyse Doucet and U.K. author Jane Rogoyska’s “Hotel Exile: […]
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Ex-boyfriend found guilty of manslaughter of woman’s young son left with brain damage after beating
March 25, 2026A woman’s former boyfriend has been found guilty of the manslaughter of her young son, who died two years after a beating which left him with brain damage. Kol Page was not breathing, had bruises on his face and a serious abdomen injury from a stamp or punch when paramedics arrived on 25 April 2022. […]
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People are flocking to this Five Guys in London — and it’s not for the food
March 25, 2026Charlie Sawyer Published March 25, 2026 4:29pm Updated March 25, 2026 4:55pm You go to Five Guys for a reliably delicious burger and their special Heinz mayo. You don’t expect to head in for lunch and get some of the most spectacular views in London. The Five Guys branch at Tower Bridge is being lauded […]
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