Dad charged £1,000 after leaving envelope on top of overflowing bin

April 28, 2026

Brooke Davies Published April 28, 2026 12:03pm Updated April 28, 2026 1:12pm A dad-of-one is facing huge financial strain after a London council fined him £1,000 for an envelope he left on top of a bin bag. Nidas Ratkevicius said he hardly remembers leaving the paper slip on top of the bin in Hounslow, which […]

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A new haven for wildlife: London’s Queen Elizabeth II garden opens to the public – in pictures

April 28, 2026

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Starmer urges Labour MPs to vote against parliamentary probe into Mandelson row

April 27, 2026

Sir Keir Starmer has urged Labour MPs to reject a bid for a parliamentary sleaze inquiry into the Lord Mandelson vetting row as he faces another moment of peril for the future of his premiership. The Commons will vote on Tuesday on whether the Privileges Committee should consider if the Prime Minister misled the House […]

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Anas Sarwar challenged to order MPs to back inquiry into PM

April 27, 2026

The Scottish Labour leader is being challenged to order his MPs at Westminster to vote for a parliamentary sleaze inquiry into the Prime Minister. The Commons will vote on Tuesday over whether to refer Sir Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee over claims he misled MPs over the way Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador was […]

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Shop price inflation falls on back of heavy discounting by retailers

April 27, 2026

Food price inflation fell from March’s 3.4% to 3.1% in April (Yui Mok/PA) PA Wire Shop price inflation fell in April on the back of heavy discounting by retailers amid warnings consumers are yet to see the “full force” of the Middle East conflict. Shop prices overall are now 1% higher than last April, down […]

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Special live BBC event to celebrate Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday

April 27, 2026

Broadcasters including Sir Michael Palin, Steve Backshall and Chris Packham are to come together for a special live event to celebrate Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday. Hosted by Kirsty Young, the evening will be broadcast from London’s Royal Albert Hall and include performances from musicians who have featured on his BBC Planet Earth TV series. […]

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AI Alert: Jobs of a million Londoners at risk from artificial intelligence, Sadiq Khan warns

April 27, 2026

The analysis, which highlighted how the city’s labour force is at greater risk from artificial intelligence than any other region in Britain, stressed: * More than 300,000 Londoners, mainly in routine administrative roles, are “highly exposed” and at most immediate risk of automation, with AI now capable of performing a large share of their daily […]

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Gang turned six sites across London into mountains of dumped waste

April 27, 2026

Craig Munro Published April 27, 2026 5:05pm Updated April 27, 2026 5:05pm Vacant sites across London were turned into oceans of plastic, plywood and black bin liners by a gang of illegal waste dumpers. Patrick Doherty, Martin Ward, Michael Ward and Simon O’Donnell would unlawfully occupy different spaces before directing convoys of tipper trucks to […]

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Mother of influencer ‘mown down by X Factor star’ says she is at peace with angels

April 27, 2026

Barney Davis Published April 27, 2026 4:52pm Updated April 27, 2026 4:53pm The heartbroken mother of an influencer killed after being run over outside a Mayfair nightclub has said she is ‘determined to get justice’ for her daughter. Klaudia Zakrzewska was hit with two other people outside the Inca nightclub in Argyll Street, Soho, at 4.30am […]

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Witnesses describe ‘distressing’ moment lifeless mum and boy pulled from River Brent

April 27, 2026

John Dunne Published April 27, 2026 11:56am Updated April 27, 2026 1:20pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A witness has described the moment a mother and son were dragged lifeless from a west London river after a woman raised the alarm. The […]

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