On Friday morning, little space remained in Baitul Futuh mosque as thousands of people poured in to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The south London mosque, one of the largest in Europe, offered a glimpse of the Eid al-Fitr festivities being celebrated by millions of Muslims across the UK. This […]
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Courtney Pochin Published March 20, 2026 6:12pm Updated March 20, 2026 6:13pm With thousands of cafés, restaurants and bakeries, there’s so much food to be eaten in London. And yet, online, there’s always one dish that seems to be capturing the most attention, one that people will queue for hours to get their hands on. […]
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A Metropolitan police special constable who raped a girl and a woman after “systematically” grooming them both online has been jailed for 24 years. James Bubb, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, first sexually assaulted the girl when she was just 12 years old after befriending her online in 2018, the trial […]
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A bone has been found near a betting shop where a woman is believed to have been buried 57 years ago. Muriel McKay, the wealthy wife of newspaper executive Alick McKay, was kidnapped for a £1 million ransom in 1969 after being mistaken for Anna Murdoch, the then-wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Two men, Nizamodeen […]
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Thousands have gathered at a mosque to celebrate Eid after a Shadow Cabinet Minister claimed a Muslim prayer session in Trafalgar Square was as an ‘act of domination and division’. Metro was invited into the Baitul Futuh Mosque, in Morden, the second largest in Western Europe and largest in Britain, with a capacity of 13,000. […]
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Easter is just around the corner, which can mean only one thing for parents of small children: a break from school. But it’s no secret that keeping kids entertained can be tricky – and that’s if you’ve got enough annual leave, or work-life flexibility, to begin with. If you’re navigating a tight budget, even the […]
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There’s nothing like blowing off the cobwebs with a long walk, and now, a new path that weaves along the entire English coast has opened. The rather inelegantly named King Charles III England Coast Path National Trail – now the world’s longest coastal path – passes iconic landmarks, including the Seven Sisters and Chesil Beach. […]
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Noora Mykkanen Published March 20, 2026 7:00am Updated March 20, 2026 9:12am London’s A40 closes for a month from today – here’s the impact it will have At 10pm tonight, one of the main roads into central London will close for an entire month. Drivers are being warned of gridlock around large parts of the […]
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In a social media post, Ms O’Neill said: “The proposed £35 payment per household by the British government, while some people’s bills have doubled, is completely tone-deaf to the severity of this crisis.
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The Foreign Office has issued global travel warnings over the disruption being caused by the US-Israel war with Iran. The warnings affect many popular destinations for Brits around the world, including Australia, Thailand and India. The alert from the UK Government department state: “Escalation in the Middle East has caused widespread travel disruption, including airspace […]
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