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Peter Kay ushered off stage and audience evacuated after suspicious bag found
May 1, 2026The Utilita Arena in Birmingham was evacuated (Steve Aspinall/PA) PA Media Comedian Peter Kay was ushered off stage mid-performance and the audience was evacuated after a “potential suspicious bag” was found. Police said a 19-year-old man is being held after the show at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham was halted on Friday evening. Witnesses said […]
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Green party leader Zack Polanski apologises over Golders Green posts ‘undermining hero officers’
May 1, 2026Brooke Davies Published May 1, 2026 5:39pm Updated May 1, 2026 5:39pm Green Party leader Zack Polanski has apologised after sharing a social media post criticising police officers who apprehended the Golders Green suspect. Mr Polanski shared a social media post accusing the officers of heavy-handedness as they pinned terror suspect Essa Suleiman to the ground. […]
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Green party leader Zack Polanski apologises over Golders Green posts ‘undermining hero officers’
May 1, 2026Brooke Davies Published May 1, 2026 5:39pm Updated May 1, 2026 5:53pm Green Party leader Zack Polanski has apologised after sharing a social media post criticising police officers who apprehended the Golders Green suspect. Mr Polanski shared a social media post accusing the officers of heavy-handedness as they pinned terror suspect Essa Suleiman to the ground. […]
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Driver charged over Wimbledon school crash that killed two eight-year-old girls
May 1, 2026Sam Corbishley Published May 1, 2026 12:24pm Updated May 1, 2026 2:32pm The driver of a 4×4 that crashed into a Wimbledon primary school, killing two eight-year-old girls, has been charged with causing their deaths by dangerous driving. Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau died when a Land Rover driven by Claire Freemantle crashed into an […]
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‘Lovely mum’ killed in £2,000,000 home close to Stamford Bridge named and pictured
May 1, 2026John Dunne Published May 1, 2026 11:28am Updated May 1, 2026 5:14pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The family of a woman killed in a £2m terraced house on a leafy west London street have described her as a ‘wonderful mum’. Emergency […]
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UK’s terror level raised to severe – here’s what it means and what are the threats
May 1, 2026Noora Mykkanen Published May 1, 2026 10:32am Updated May 1, 2026 11:07am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The UK terror threat level has been raised for the first time in five years. Here’s what it means in practice. The move by Britain’s […]
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Golders Green ‘attacker’ also charged with trying to kill long-time friend
May 1, 2026To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder over the Golders Green attacks yesterday. Essa Suleiman, 45, is accused of trying to kill Shloime Rand, 34, and Norman Shine, 76, during a knife rampage through […]
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Major London train station closed on May bank holiday weekend
May 1, 2026The May Bank holiday is nearly here, but it comes with a spate of disruption, including at one of London’s busiest stations. One of the year’s sunniest bank holidays is upon us, set to bring a wave of balmy weather for parts of the UK. However, rail travel over the long weekend could be less […]
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Charles arrives in Bermuda after successful US state visit
May 1, 2026The King has arrived in Bermuda for a three-day royal trip on the back of a memorable state visit to America. Charles and Camilla were waved off from Washington by President Donald Trump and a few hours later, the King touched down in Bermuda for a solo tour. He landed on Thursday evening after Mr […]
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Charles ‘raising a dram’ after Trump vows to lift Scottish whisky tariffs
May 1, 2026The King will be toasting Donald Trump with a dram after the US president announced he will remove tariffs from Scottish whisky. Mr Trump said it was Charles and Camilla’s intervention that prompted the decision soon after they said their goodbyes at the end of their state visit to America. Mark Kent, chief executive of […]
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