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London braces for second day of Tube strike disruption
June 3, 2026A London Underground drivers’ strike will bring another day of transport disruption to the capital on Thursday, after the RMT union confirmed its action would go ahead. Transport for London (TfL) urged the union to call off the strike, the second 24-hour stoppage this week in a dispute over the introduction of a four-day working […]
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London tube strike to go ahead after 11th-hour talks fail to find resolution
June 1, 2026Strikes on the London Underground will go ahead on Tuesday after a day of talks failed to avert industrial action. About half of London’s tube drivers will go on strike, bringing widespread transport disruption to the capital. A second strike is planned for Thursday. Hopes of a resolution were high after previous threatened action was […]
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Six people stabbed in London after Arsenal’s victory parade
June 1, 2026Six people were stabbed after Arsenal’s Premier League victory parade in north London on Sunday, police have said. The Metropolitan police said the stabbings took place in the evening after most of the crowds had dispersed. Twenty-four people were arrested. One man in his 20s was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition but has […]
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Ian McKellen joins march for LGBTQ+ equality in Commonwealth countries
May 30, 2026Ian McKellen has joined a march against the criminalisation of LGBTQ people in Commonwealth countries, calling it an “appalling situation”. The Lord of the Rings star and activist joined protesters in central London on Saturday to highlight laws in 29 Commonwealth countries where same-sex relationships remain illegal. In six of those countries, LGBTQ people face […]
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Ministers urge City of London to act over swimmers in Hampstead Heath wildlife ponds
May 30, 2026Ministers have written to the City of London demanding it stop people from swimming in a protected pond on Hampstead Heath, after disturbing scenes of cygnets and eggs being disrupted went viral on social media. Swans and their 12-day-old cygnets were disturbed by hordes of splashing revellers in the north London park on Monday as […]
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British Museum postpones Jewish culture month lecture over protest fears
May 28, 2026The British Museum has postponed a lecture for Jewish culture month over concerns that the event would be disrupted by protesters. The museum announced that the talk on ancient Israel and Judah, which was scheduled to take place on Thursday, would be held at a later date. The talk in the museum’s BP lecture theatre […]
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‘Standing up for our children’: parents divided over London teachers’ strikes
May 28, 2026The gates to South Grove primary school in Walthamstow were closed to pupils last week. Teachers were on strike as part of a disparate wave of industrial action by members of the National Education Union (NEU) in schools across the borough of Waltham Forest in east London. Nearby Henry Maynard primary school has been affected, […]
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Lion’s aid: blood ice lollies keep big cats cool at London zoo
May 24, 2026A hot bank holiday weekend might see humans flock to the beach, don summer hats and crack open a cold beer, but when it comes to keeping big cats cool, zoos turn to a rather different treat: blood lollies. While experts note habitats within zoos are carefully tuned to their inhabitants’ needs, with areas of […]
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UK records heatwave as parts of England hit record highs for May
May 24, 2026Parts of the UK are officially in a heatwave as temperatures soared to within reach of May records. The first area of the UK to hit the threshold was Santon Downham in Suffolk, which reached the criteria of recording temperatures of more than 27C for three consecutive days at 11.30am on Sunday. The other areas […]
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Palantir hits back at Sadiq Khan after £50m contract with Met police blocked
May 22, 2026Palantir has accused Sadiq Khan of “putting politics above public safety” after the London mayor blocked its £50m contract with the Metropolitan police in a move that has also led to tensions inside Labour over its involvement with the US tech company. Louis Mosley, who heads Palantir in the UK and Europe, accused Khan of […]
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