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Family pay tribute to woman found dead in suspected murder

May 26, 2026

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Heatwave latest: Hottest May day record broken again as temperatures soar to 35.1C in London

May 26, 2026

The UK has experienced its hottest day in May ever, breaking the record for a second day in a row, as the thermometer hit 35.1 in Kew Gardens. The Met Office revealed the temperature recorded in west London, which beat the 34.8C recorded on Monday. Heathrow airport recorded 35C on Tuesday. The weather agency said: […]

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Sonny Rollins obituary

May 26, 2026

The flyers for his shows often called the saxophonist Sonny Rollins “the greatest living improviser”. On the face of it, that statement appeared to collide with the evidence, because many of the elements of a Rollins gig were repeated from one show to another. But you had to listen beyond the themes of favourite Rollins […]

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Stocks climb but BP knocked by chairman’s sudden exit

May 26, 2026

The FTSE 100 closed higher on Tuesday, although a fall in oil major BP after the unexpected departure of chairman Albert Manifold limited gains. The FTSE 100 closed up 25.13 points, 0.2%, at 10,491.39. The FTSE 250 ended up 160.02 points, 0.7%, at 23,327.49, and the AIM All-Share rose 12.23 points, 1.5%, at 812.46. The […]

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Man accused of killing judge’s daughter and blowing up home denies having ‘short fuse’

May 26, 2026

A man accused of stabbing to death his girlfriend and blowing up their home has claimed has claimed he suffered racist abuse, alleging her judge father named a black fish after him, a court heard. Clifton George, 45, stabbed to death charity worker Annabel Rook, 46, at their home in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, north […]

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Tess Jaray obituary

May 26, 2026

In 1960, on a travelling scholarship from the Slade School of Fine Art, Tess Jaray, who has died aged 88, made her first trip to Italy. At the Slade she had been taught by Ernst Gombrich, then Britain’s foremost historian of early Renaissance art. She arrived in Florence with her head full of painting, of […]

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Stepmum who killed daughter, five, in scalding hot bath found guilty nearly 50 years later

May 26, 2026

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A drug dealer-turned-award-winning probation officer has been convicted of killing her five-year-old stepdaughter by scalding her in a hot bath. Janice Nix, now 67, forced Andrea Bernard into the bath at home in Thornton Heath, south London, […]

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Disused Charing Cross Tube station tunnel turned into NATO war game unit

May 26, 2026

One of London’s busiest Underground stations was used as the command centre in a Nato war simulation. It’s been more than 85 years since Londoners took cover in Tube stations during the Blitz, the last time the Underground had anything to do with a war. But last week, one of the disused platforms at Charing […]

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Londoners are flocking to this ‘magical’ Essex commuter town for cheaper rent

May 26, 2026

For many Londoners, the prospect of handing over half your salary to your landlord each month is, sadly, quite normal. But with the average room in the capital now costing a staggering £978 per month, renters are being forced to look for alternative, cheaper options. According to research from SpareRoom, the Home Counties are welcoming […]

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Heatwave travel chaos as key train services cancelled in and out of London

May 26, 2026

Brooke Davies Published May 26, 2026 10:08am Updated May 26, 2026 4:06pm The UK’s ongoing heatwave is causing misery for commuters after key services were cancelled or severely delayed. Services including South Western Railway (SWR), LNER and Great Northern are affected as the country continues to swelter in record-breaking heat. Earlier today, smoke was spotted […]

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