Living in the city and keen to avoid the packed trains to the seaside? The beach might be closer than you think. In August, an iconic rooftop will be returning to London for its third momentous summer. Take a trip to the top floor of the Centrale shopping centre in the middle of Croydon and […]
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Danni Scott | Live News reporter Published July 1, 2026 12:01pm Updated July 1, 2026 2:21pm Romesh Ranganathan has revealed the 89-year-old bakery chain he part-owns has been closed after ‘nail in the coffin’ heatwaves. The comedian, 48, said he was ‘gutted’ after Coughlans Bakery announced it had gone into voluntary liquidation and had stopped […]
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Courtney Pochin | Senior Lifestyle Reporter Published July 1, 2026 9:13am Updated July 1, 2026 9:18am With summer in full swing, Londoners are taking advantage of the weather by heading to the city’s parks. And while some will go all out with picnics, others will go there with tinnies to simply enjoy a drink in […]
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Noora Mykkanen | Senior Live News reporter Published June 30, 2026 8:54pm Updated July 1, 2026 8:25am A west London bridge that banned motor traffic might never reopen to cars again due to a funding black hole. London is facing a ticking time bomb with its ageing bridges that have been hit with structural issues that saw a weight limit […]
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Brooke Davies | Senior News reporter Published June 30, 2026 3:47pm Updated June 30, 2026 4:42pm Police are urgently hunting for an attacker after a woman was sexually assaulted on a London train by a man who ‘refused to let her go’. The incident happened on a DLR train leaving Canary Wharf, London, on May […]
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A herd of cows has disrupted travel for thousands of train passengers after wandering on to Britain’s busiest intercity railway line. Trains between London and Manchester were among those cancelled, with delays and disruptions affecting multiple train services on Tuesday after the errant cows blocked the west coast mainline in Staffordshire for more than three […]
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Several Eurostar services from London have been cancelled after a fire near Rotterdam Centraal station. The fire, which has resulted in a power failure, has seen Eurostar services to the Netherlands cancelled until at least Friday, including journeys from London St Pancras to Amsterdam. Eurostar said on its website: ‘We’re very sorry that, due to […]
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A knife victim staggered towards a 24-hour McDonald’s but collapsed shortly after being stabbed on a London night bus. The A4 near Heathrow Airport has been shut down between Great South West Road and the Parkway as police investigate the murder. Cars are backed up and buses have been diverted as the Metropolitan Police set […]
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A yellow rain warning is in effect for central Scotland from 2pm until 9pm on Tuesday, as the risk of temporary flooding is raised. Simultaneously, large parts of Northern Ireland face a yellow thunderstorm warning from midday until 6pm, with the Met Office forecasting hail, thunderstorms, and localised flooding. Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon noted […]
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Pop star Eve Graham, who was a singer in the 1970s group the New Seekers, has said it is “amazing and humbling” to be made an MBE. The singer was at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh for the King’s investiture ceremony on Tuesday as part of Royal Week in Scotland. Other Scots to receive […]
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