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Search for man who threatened to behead ‘dirty Jews’ in London
May 16, 2026Sorry, this video isn’t available any more. Police are hunting a man who threatened to behead ‘dirty Jews’ in a shocking antisemitic clip. Viral footage showed a man saying ‘f*** Israel’ and ‘big up Palestine’ before he claimed that Jews are ‘gonna (sic) get beheaded one-by-one’. He added: ‘Palestine will be free. But Israel, if […]
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Look Mum No Computer to perform in Eurovision final amid boycott over Israel
May 16, 2026The competing countries in the grand final will be Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Ukraine and the UK.
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Hearts broken after late goals win Scottish Premiership for Celtic
May 16, 2026Hearts fans have spoken of their devastation after their team was beaten by two late goals from Celtic, denying them their first Scottish Premiership title in 66 years. Fans had packed out pubs in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh to watch the match and crowds gathered outside the side’s Tynecastle stadium for the return of […]
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British man left unable to walk after breaking his neck on holiday had no insurance
May 16, 2026A ‘foolish’ Brit was left with a huge medical bill after breaking his neck while on holiday with no insurance. Guy Evans ‘obliterated’ a vertebra in his spine when he fell off a ladder while staying at his father’s holiday home in the Loire Valley, France, last month. The 30-year-old copywriter was rushed to hospital […]
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Full list of Tube lines hit by strike next week and what services are running
May 16, 2026Noora Mykkanen Published May 16, 2026 3:26pm Updated May 16, 2026 3:27pm Another wave of London Tube strikes is around the corner, with disruption and patchy services expected across the network. Commuters have hardly recovered from the stress of last month’s strikes when another walkout is set to take place from Tuesday. The strike comes […]
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Two major London train stations will close for 22 days this summer
May 15, 2026Noora Mykkanen Published May 15, 2026 7:33pm Updated May 15, 2026 7:33pm The capital’s key railway stations will close for three weeks this summer, spelling trickier travel through central London. The UK’s massive and ageing rail network needs almost constant TLC, and most of it coincides with holiday seasons to avoid the brunt of disruption […]
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Plans unveiled for London Colosseum that will be able to seat 25,000
May 15, 2026Amy Reid Published May 15, 2026 1:37pm Updated May 15, 2026 2:46pm East London’s new multi-use sports venue will be bigger than the O2 and will be a key venue for basketball, according to plans. The aptly-named ‘London Colosseum’ will have a capacity of 25,000 people, making it 25% bigger than the 20,000-seat Greenwich venue […]
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Spaghetti House closes all London branches after 70 years as it enters administration
May 15, 2026Amy Reid Published May 15, 2026 12:13pm Updated May 15, 2026 12:18pm Theatreland mainstay Spaghetti House has shut all its remaining London restaurants after its parent company went bust, leaving 101 staff members out of work. Its final five spots in Marble Arch, Carnaby Street, Oxford Street, Kensington High Street and Cranbourn Street have now […]
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What to know about contenders who could replace Keir Starmer as Britain’s Labour leader
May 14, 2026British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership is on the rocks after his Labour Party suffered heavy defeats in local elections last week. Health Secretary Wes Streeting on Thursday became the first Cabinet member to resign though he didn’t immediately launch his widely expected bid to oust Starmer. The election beating may have been the final […]
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Noah Donohoe likely never saw message cancelling friends meet-up, inquest told
May 14, 2026Noah Donohoe likely never saw a message telling him a planned meeting with his friends in north Belfast had been cancelled the last time he left home, an inquest has heard. The hearing into the 14-year-old’s death was told his friend sent the message to Noah on Instagram, but as he had already left his […]
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