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London schools considering drastic measures to stop spread of measles
March 9, 2026Sarah Hooper Published March 9, 2026 11:55am Updated March 9, 2026 5:18pm Health officials in London are discussing whether or not to bar unvaccinated children from coming to school during the measles outbreak. An outbreak of the highly contagious disease was first reported in Enfield this February, with more than 60 cases across seven schools […]
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5 of the cheapest London commuter towns and how much travel will cost you
March 9, 2026Londoners and city workers have long been flocking to commuter hubs to dodge skyrocketing house prices and untenable rents. But it’s not just as easy as picking a town in the Home Counties and scheduling the removal van: the commute and the cost of a train ticket also need to be deliberated. If you play […]
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Rare items of Charles Dickens’ clothing to go on display in London
March 9, 2026Rare surviving items of Charles Dickens’ clothing, including the linen shirt collar worn by the writer when he suffered his fatal stroke in 1870, are to go on display. Other items being exhibited include Dickens’ black silk stockings – part of his only surviving suit – as well as personal effects and items related to […]
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I stayed in the London Hilton’s £1,800-a-night McLaren Suite — is it worth the hype?
March 8, 2026After filming F1 content for Metro Sport in the McLaren Suite at the Trafalgar St. James hotel, Hilton kindly invited me to stay in the £1,800-a-night papaya paradise before it opened to the public. As a motorsport fan, how could I say no to what’s essentially an F1 penthouse, complete with its own gaming rig […]
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Readers reply: What if Shakespeare was dropped in modern-day London?
March 8, 2026If William Shakespeare – or Florence Nightingale, or Attila the Hun, or Julius Caesar, or Jane Austen, or Pocahontas – was dropped in Trafalgar Square, London, what would they find most unusual? And how would we explain it to them? Giles, Suffolk Send new questions to [email protected]. Readers reply That depends on an important clarification […]
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Scotland ‘should not be participating’ in US-Iran conflict, says peer
March 8, 2026Lord Jeremy Purvis was speaking on BBC Scotland’s The Sunday Show with host Gary Robertson, who discussed John Swinney’s stance on Prestwick Airport being used by the US in the attacks. Earlier on Sunday, the First Minister had appeared on the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg and was asked if he would consider blocking US […]
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How Stormont departments are allocated budgets must change – Paul Givan
March 8, 2026How Stormont departments are allocated their budgets should “fundamentally change”, Education Minister Paul Givan has argued. He was speaking as severe financial pressures on the Northern Ireland Executive, particularly in delivering public services, have been highlighted. Mr Givan said if public sector pay commitments are to be met, that should be the starting point on […]
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Stormont Education Minister ‘sympathetic’ to social media ban
March 8, 2026Northern Ireland’s Education Minister Paul Givan has said he is “sympathetic” to calls for a social media ban for young people. UK ministers are consulting on whether to ban under-16s from social media after a similar move in Australia. Mr Givan said he introduced a policy last year discouraging the use of smartphones during the […]
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Ian Huntley’s daughter says ‘flush his ashes down the toilet’
March 8, 2026Soham killer Ian Huntley’s daughter said she felt “relieved” when she was told his life support was turned off and thinks his ashes should be flushed down the toilet. The 52-year-old died in hospital after being attacked in the workshop of HMP Frankland, Durham, on February 26. Huntley, who murdered Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman […]
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Yvette Cooper says UK will not ‘outsource’ foreign policy amid row with Trump
March 8, 2026Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the UK Government’s job is not to be “outsourcing our foreign policy” after renewed criticism from Donald Trump over the conflict in Iran. She also hit back at a rebuke from Sir Tony Blair, saying it was important to “learn the lessons” from the Iraq war after the former […]
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