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Double decker bus crashes into front of theatre leaving several people injured
February 18, 2026Luke Alsford Published February 18, 2026 12:20pm Updated February 18, 2026 3:27pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Six people are being treated in hospital after two buses collided and one crashed into a theatre in south London. A route 34 bus smashed […]
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Wealthy HSBC banker faked address and used Jobcentre discounts in £6,000 ‘doughnutting’ ticket scam
February 18, 2026Sam Corbishley Published February 18, 2026 10:57am Updated February 18, 2026 3:00pm A wealthy banker has been banned from using his local railway after he was caught dodging nearly £6,000 in fares. Joseph Molloy, 53, used what prosecutors called a ‘sophisticated’ ruse to swerve thousands of pounds in ticket costs while travelling between central London […]
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Drill rapper who escaped jail twice in a week ‘taunts police with music video’
February 18, 2026Sarah Hooper Published February 18, 2026 10:24am Updated February 18, 2026 10:25am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A drill rapper and robber who recently escaped from custody appears to have teased a new music video just days after fleeing police. Daniel Boakye, […]
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Charles Bronson reveals his most memorable inmates during his 50 years inside
February 18, 2026Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson has described his 50 years in prison as ‘horrendous and brutal’ at times – but says ‘I’ve still got hope’ of one day being freed. The 73-year-old – who changed his name to Salvador in 2014 – is one of Britain’s longest-serving inmates after first being jailed in 1974 for armed robbery. In the decades […]
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TfL Facebook ad banned for negative stereotype about black men
February 18, 2026A Transport for London (TfL) ad featuring a black teenage boy verbally harassing a white girl has been banned for “perpetuating the negative racial stereotype about black men as perpetrators of threatening behaviour”. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the “irresponsible” ad – which was the subject of a complaint – featured a “harmful stereotype”. […]
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New strict rules are being brought in for pedicabs – what are they?
February 18, 2026Congratulations Londoners. From next month, pedicabs will be subject to much stricter conditions. The loud, colourful and generally obnoxious vehicles will no longer be freely taking up precious space on pavements, lurking outside tourist traps ready to take a mum and her children back to the hotel for more than £100. But they have not […]
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‘Vulnerable’ tenants fear homelessness after charity tells them to pay up to £700 more a month
February 18, 2026On a peaceful Richmond estate, around 67 flats sit next to the Poppy Factory – the face of the UK’s Remembrance Week. The charity, which owns all of the homes, works closely with the Royal British Legion by supplying poppies to nation during the month of November. But last week they popped a letter through […]
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Baking and entering: Greggs raider named ‘The Hamster’ by staff after 38 heists on same store
February 17, 2026Barney Davis Published February 17, 2026 9:04pm Updated February 17, 2026 9:06pm A gregarious Greggs thief is caught on camera stealing from the fridge in plain sight. Bakery bandit Adam Gosling, 39, was spared jail after raiding the same branch of the bakery chain in Greenford, west London, 38 times between December 30 2025 and […]
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Met Police searching for prisoner who escaped custody for second time in a week
February 17, 2026The Met Police are searching for a 21-year-old prisoner after he escaped from custody at Lewisham hospital in south London on Sunday afternoon. Daniel Boakye, who was reportedly due to be deported to Ghana, had been receiving treatment at the hospital when he fled. The Met Police said officers tried to chase him but were […]
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Keir Starmer pleads with London parents to get children vaccinated against measles amid ‘big outbreak’ in city
February 17, 2026The Prime Minister’s intervention highlighted how worried the Government is about the outbreak in Enfield. “It’s concerning to see more children getting measles,” Sir Keir, MP for Holborn and St Pancras, messaged on X. “We’re urging all parents to check their children are up to date with their recommended vaccinations.” He stressed that vaccines are […]
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