Author: london
The abandoned mansion next to Heathrow Airport that used to be home to a king
May 8, 2026In the shadow of Heathrow’s flight paths, in the otherwise unassuming village of Stanwell, the forgotten grounds of Stanwell Place quietly hold centuries of history. Once a grand estate and the residence of King Faisal II of Iraq, this manor now exists only in memory and scattered remnants, telling a story of aristocratic beginnings, wartime […]
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Tories vow to block £150million Oxford Street revamp after local election win
May 8, 2026Sadiq Khan’s £150million plan to ban traffic on Oxford Street could be under threat from the Tories after the party won back control of Westminster council. Paul Swaddle, the Tories’ leader in the area, said on Friday he would set up a legal fund to challenge the mayor’s plans after winning over voters in this […]
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Local elections 2026: All the London results so far
May 8, 2026Millions of Londoners have voted to elect their councillors across the capital’s 32 boroughs. Some 1,817 local authority seats council are up for grabs in the city, while residents of Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets also selected their mayors. Labour is defending the most town halls, with the party winning 21 at the […]
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Starmer takes responsibility for ‘tough’ election results but vows to carry on
May 8, 2026Sir Keir Starmer insisted he would carry on as Prime Minister despite Labour suffering disastrous local election losses. He acknowledged it had been a “tough” night for Labour but said that “days like this don’t weaken my resolve to deliver the change that I promised”. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK made gains across the country as […]
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Third British national diagnosed with suspected hantavirus linked to cruise ship
May 8, 2026A third British national has been diagnosed with suspected hantavirus linked to a cruise ship outbreak, health officials have said. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said two British nationals have confirmed hantavirus but there is now “an additional suspected case of a British national on Tristan da Cunha”. The patient remains on the remote […]
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As Mark Zuckerberg makes an AI version of himself… will your next boss be an avatar?
May 8, 2026It’s obvious that Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive of Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, would be a pioneer of emerging tech — no matter how dubious the rest of us might be. Perhaps most notably, he turned into a Sims-like avatar of himself and entered a virtual reality world […]
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Britain’s first gay surrogate parent charged with trafficking and rape
May 8, 2026Scott Drewitt-Barlow and Barrie Drewitt-Barlow are co-owners of Maldon & Tiptree FC Getty Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 57, was charged with multiple offences on Friday alongside Scott Drewitt-Barlow, 32. Both men, of Southwood Chase, Danbury, Essex, will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court later. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the men have been charged with arranging or […]
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Big Brother star Alex Sibley wins seat for Reform in local elections
May 8, 2026Milo Pope Published May 8, 2026 9:15am Updated May 8, 2026 1:32pm A Big Brother star has been elected as a Reform UK councillor in the local elections. Alex Sibley appeared on the third season of the reality show, which first aired in 2002, alongside the likes of the late Jade Goody, Alison Hammond, Adele […]
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Londoners have nowhere to rest in public thanks to ‘hostile greenery’ sweeping city
May 8, 2026Outside The Heals Building in central London, around 25 people make their beds for the night. The row of tents on Tottenham Court Road is set up around 8 pm beneath the stone arches at the front of the historical 135,000 sq ft building. There is a strict social contract. Pack up by 8 am, […]
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Man arrested after ‘shouting shame Hitler didn’t kill you’ on London bus
May 7, 2026Noora Mykkanen Published May 7, 2026 9:13pm Updated May 7, 2026 9:13pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A man has been arrested over a suspected antisemitic hate crime after threats were made against Jewish passengers on a bus in east London. The […]
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