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Linda Perry says songwriters should ’embrace’ artificial intelligence
May 21, 2026Linda Perry has said songwriters need to “embrace” artificial intelligence (AI) as the 4 Non Blondes singer and guitarist received the special international award at the 2026 Ivor Novello Awards. The 61-year-old, who wrote hits such as Christina Aguilera’s Beautiful, Get The Party Started by Pink and What You Waiting For? recorded by Gwen Stefani, […]
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Brighton beach deaths: Women who died in sea were sisters from London
May 20, 2026Three women whose bodies were recovered from the sea off Brighton beach were three “unique and precious” sisters from London. Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, were from Uxbridge, Sussex Police said. Emergency services were called to the beach near Black Rock car park off Madeira Drive at around 5.45am last […]
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Tributes to bus driver killed in confrontation on Battersea Bridge
May 20, 2026Brooke Davies Published May 20, 2026 8:32pm Updated May 21, 2026 8:46am A bus driver who was killed at a bus stop on Battersea Bridge has been named and pictured. Sergei Krajev was assaulted on the pavement while his bus was parked on one of London’s busiest bridges shortly after 12.30am on Monday. The 64-year-old […]
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Massive brawl between police and squatters breaks out at disused London warehouse
May 20, 2026Police armed with batons and riot shields clashed with squatters of a disused north London warehouse after the owners attempted to change the locks. Anstasia House near Green Lanes in Haringey has been a squat for seven years, with supportive neighbours supplying those living there with food and essentials. But on Monday morning, the building’s […]
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This little-known rail strike could disrupt travel from London over the weekend
May 20, 2026Noora Mykkanen Published May 20, 2026 4:04pm Updated May 20, 2026 4:51pm Passengers have been urged to avoid travel to and from Euston on Friday and Saturday due to a rail strike, which is set to impact journeys. Strikes have been on everyone’s lips after an RMT union walkout affecting TfL Tube drivers was called […]
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Two men who murdered mum in drive-by outside church are jailed for life
May 20, 2026To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Two men who murdered an innocent woman in a drive-by shooting at a wake have been jailed for more than 60 years. Mum-of-two Michelle Sadio, 44, was gunned down outside a wake at the River of Life […]
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‘I played padel with a GB star – inside the rise of London’s fastest-growing sport’
May 20, 2026Usually when you are in a cage you want to get out. But not this time. This is not any type of cage though; it’s a plush court with a net and bouncy walls. I’m not playing with any normal opponent, either. I’m standing alongside a British padel star at the helm of the sport’s […]
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Disturbing new crimewave sweeping London that leaves victims unconscious
May 20, 2026Rolex ripper gangs are drugging people on nights out to steal their luxury watches in a new disturbing crimewave to hit London. Organised gangs are giving victims drugs often used for sexual offending like rohypnol and GHB to spike victims and make them incapacitated. This happens to unsuspecting victims but also in cases where people […]
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Attackers ‘kick and punch Jewish man before trying to steal his trousers’
May 19, 2026A Jewish man has described the moment six masked men ambushed him ‘like animals’ in London, leaving him fearing for his life. The man, who was visiting London from Israel, said he was talking on his phone in Hebrew when the suspected antisemitic attack took place outside the Golders Green apartment where he was staying. […]
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Sir David Beckham is all smiles as he meets the King at Chelsea Flower Show
May 18, 2026The King greeted Sir David Beckham, smelled roses and nuzzled a dog which is training to sniff out plant diseases as he toured the Chelsea Flower Show with the Queen. Crowds gathered as Charles and Camilla looked at different gardens and plants during their annual visit to the world-famous horticultural attraction on Monday. Touring the […]
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