Tories claim Aberdeen South as SNP vote collapses
June 19, 2026
A senior prosecutor has said she had never before encountered a domestic murder with “such a level of premeditation” as that involved in the killing of Natalie McNally. Catherine Kierans, assistant director in the Public Prosecution Service in charge of the serious crime unit, described the “absolutely chilling” experience of watching YouTuber Stephen McCullagh’s fake […]
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Should men give up their seats to women on the Tube? Journalist Ed Cumming certainly thinks so, telling Subway Takes’ Kareem Rahma: ‘Men should not sit down… it’s weak, you look pathetic. There’s a lot of other people who need that seat more than you.’ Although he caveats that his rule doesn’t apply to those […]
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Brooke Davies Published June 3, 2026 6:00am Updated June 3, 2026 10:20am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Men are deliberately being fed harmful and misogynistic content online, and Sadiq Khan is no exception. At SXSW festival yesterday, the Mayor of London warned […]
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A London borough is facing backlash after deciding to ban Lime bikes. Riders will soon be unable to hire or park them in Richmond upon Thames, after the council agreed a switch to rival operator Forest. The rollout began yesterday, with 1,500 Forest bikes expected on the streets this week. The council says the switch […]
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Andrea Dean Published June 2, 2026 1:00pm Updated June 2, 2026 1:00pm Often overshadowed by neighbouring Woolwich and Abbey Wood, Plumstead is unexpectedly becoming a favourite among first-time buyers. New homes are being built, improvements are being made to the high street and infrastructure and independent shops and cafés, are opening – but Plumstead hasn’t […]
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“That’s always an unedifying process but right to be transparent. We mustn’t forget two things, first is that in the end this whole thing started about Epstein’s abuse of young women and girls, and sometimes the conversation gets pulled away from that, and secondly, I think the whole Government is getting on with the most […]
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RMT to hit London with second Tube strike on Thursday, says transport chief A London transport boss has dashed hopes that the RMT may call off its second planned strike this week. Nick Dent, Director of Customer Operations on the London Underground for Transport for London, said the union had made clear in talks that […]
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The Government has pledged to slash emissions by 2040 (Yui Mok/PA) PA Archive The Government has signed up to a legal target to cut the UK’s planet-heating emissions by 87% by 2040, Ed Miliband has announced. The reduction in greenhouse gases on 1990 levels – on the way to cutting climate pollution to zero overall […]
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Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of his Cabinet on Tuesday after messages released in relation to Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to the US laid bare splits within Labour. Sir Keir sacked Lord Mandelson in September 2025 after growing pressure to remove him from office following leaked emails which showed the […]
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A 62-year-old delivery driver has admitted stealing more than £4,000-worth of Ozempic from the pharmaceutical wholesaler he worked for to treat an eating disorder, a court heard. Peter Daniel, from Croydon, South London, appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Monday. He is charged with stealing more than 30 boxes of the popular weight-loss drug from […]
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