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Five people arrested after being stabbed at late-night party in London
May 17, 2025Brooke Davies Published May 17, 2025 12:40pm Updated May 17, 2025 3:58pm Five people who were taken to hospital after they were stabbed at a music event in south east London have all been arrested. Emergency services were called to Nathan Way, Thamesmead, at 4.19am today after five people were stabbed. Five people were taken […]
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I spent 96 hours in ‘little London’, where life is easier
May 17, 2025There are many obvious contenders for a city break in Europe, but with tried and tested destinations pushing back against tourists, I took a gamble on Gothenburg. With rainy winters, ties to Britain dating back 200 years and dozens of proper pubs, the port is affectionately known as Sweden’s ‘Little London’. If it sounds dull, […]
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What I Own: I have 8 properties in Central London but live in this £750,000 flat
May 17, 2025Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property series where we speak to homeowners about getting on the ladder. This week, we’re back in London meeting property consultant Nathan Khider, who also competed in the latest season of The Traitors. He might’ve been banished at the first hurdle, but since he parted ways with the Round Table, he’s kept himself […]
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The ‘trendy’ suburb Londoners are flocking to — while it’s still affordable
May 17, 2025London rents have never been cheap, so when city-dwellers discover a relatively affordable spot, they head there in their droves. Unfortunately, this then tends to result in prices going up (just look at the likes of Hackney or Brixton) so it pays to spot up-and-coming areas before everybody else. To give you a steer, new […]
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Campaigner wins court case over festivals in south London park
May 16, 2025A campaigner who argued that music festivals held in a south London park unfairly cut off large sections of the space and made it a “mud bath” has won a court case that could result in events being banned there this summer. The Protect Brockwell Park (PBP) group, which includes the actor Mark Rylance, complained […]
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Campaigner wins court battle that could see Brockwell Park festivals cancelled
May 16, 2025Upcoming music festivals set for a south London park will have to be cancelled, lawyers for a campaigner have said after she won a High Court challenge over its use. Brockwell Park, near Herne Hill, hosts a series of events called Brockwell Live, attracting hundreds of thousands of people to six festivals including Mighty Hoopla. […]
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People are sharing London’s best ‘mega walks’ to try this weekend
May 16, 2025Why run a marathon when you can walk it? That’s the thinking behind the rise of London’s ‘mega walks’ – long treks across the capital that take you through parks, past canals and multiple boroughs. Of course, you don’t have to commit to walking a full marathon (although some do). Even a half-day wander can […]
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Boy, 14, ‘stabbed in front of shoppers’ on Walthamstow street
May 16, 2025Witnesses described scenes of ‘chaos’ as paramedics battled to save a schoolboy who suffered multiple stab wounds in front of shoppers on a busy east London street. A cafe worker told Metro: ‘It was chaos. There are lots of shops and cafes which were busy and obviously school children coming home. ‘There was some shouting […]
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Londoners charged £1,000 to park outside their home forced to ‘give up’ their cars
May 16, 2025Londoners are paying more than £1,000 per year to park outside of their home with some forced to give up their vehicles. Islington has the most expensive residents parking permit in the whole UK, with some paying up to £1,073 for an older diesel car. This is around ten times more expensive than the rest […]
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Low emission zones are successful in cutting air pollution, study finds
May 16, 2025Low emission zones are successful at reducing air pollution and its effects on health, researchers have found. The team, working for the Belgian mutual health insurer Mutualités Libres, were looking at the best ways to cut air pollution and its impact on health. Christian Horemans, part of the research team, said: “The chronic use of […]
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