To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A leaked group chat has revealed how teenagers appear to be lining-up more mob link-ups across London – with plans to accuse the police of ‘racism’ if they are stopped. Crowds of teenagers tore through Clapham High […]
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Dangerous cladding on the capital’s high-rise buildings won’t be fixed “for some time”, the Mayor of London has admitted as he said London was uniquely hampered by the issue. Ministers have ordered landlords to either remediate or set a completion date for all residential buildings over 11m with unsafe cladding nationwide by 2029, or risk […]
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The King has distributed Royal Maundy gifts at the annual service, as it was held in Wales for only the second time. Charles, accompanied by the Queen, arrived at St Asaph Cathedral in North Wales on Thursday for the ceremony, which was last held in Wales in 1982. The King presented Royal Maundy gifts to […]
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Sam Corbishley Published April 2, 2026 1:43pm Updated April 2, 2026 1:43pm
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Nick Candy, the honorary treasurer of Reform UK and a major donor, has sold his mansion in the Chelsea district of London for a reported £275m. The property developer declined to comment on the transaction, which was first reported by Bloomberg, but it is believed to be the most expensive on record in London and […]
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Welcome back to The Slice – our exclusive guide to what’s on in London, where we bring you trusted reviews, sneak previews, and amazing deals and discounts. It’s that time again. That time when we guzzle chocolate guilt-free, the calendar rapidly becomes rammed with plans to see family or old friends, and it’s socially acceptable […]
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The boss of Pride in London, one of the world’s largest LGBTQ events, has been sacked after he was accused of buying luxury goods for personal use with vouchers intended for volunteers’ food and drink. Christopher Joell-Deshields, who had been chief executive of Pride in London since 2021, was put under investigation last September and […]
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In a new series, Rooms Without Views, our travel experts spend the night in windowless hotel rooms to see if the price is worth sacrificing natural light. They’ve been described as claustrophobic, dystopian and distressing, but the trend for windowless hotel rooms is not going away. So when Metro was invited to visit a newly opened London hotel […]
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Business owners in Clapham have slammed ‘hopeless’ police after two nights of chaos has left the usually bustling high street a ‘virtual ghost town’. Crowds of youths tore through Clapham High Street for the second time in a matter of days yesterday, ransacking shops and facing down police officers. Young people were seen rushing shops […]
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Barney Davis Published April 1, 2026 5:39pm Updated April 1, 2026 6:29pm Tributes have been paid to an elderly woman stabbed to death on her front doorstep. A knifeman then ran around the residential street in Plumstead and threatened workmen nearby at around 9am on Wednesday. Met police officers went to Red Lion Place and […]
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