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May 18, 2026
London bus driver fighting for life after assault on Battersea Bridge
The driver was reportedly assaulted following a confrontation while parked at a bus stop on the bridge
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May 18, 2026
Lorry driver jailed for hiding cocaine in HGV carrying Kim Kardashian underwear
Jakub Jan Konkel, 40, was sentenced to 13-and-a-half years for concealing 90kg of the drug, worth £7m, alongside a legitimate load of Skims...
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May 18, 2026
Two men 'burgled Spurs Stadium while Beyonce performed to sold-out crowd'
Alirza Dag, 22, and Murat Kodalakoglu, 23, have been charged after allegedly accessing a VIP rooftop terrace at the north London venue
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May 18, 2026
Starmer: I’ll back Labour Makerfield by-election choice 100%
The Prime Minister said he would support the contender ‘whoever they are’ to see off the threat from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
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May 18, 2026
Irish president to meet King during UK visit
Catherine Connolly is making her first official visit to England since her inauguration in November.
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May 18, 2026
Top London universities expel students for cheating with AI
University College London and Imperial College London both expelled students during the 2024-25 academic year
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May 18, 2026
Springhill families accuse Government of ‘silence’ over inquest findings
The inquest found that British Army soldiers ‘did not use reasonable force’ in the shooting of five people in west Belfast in 1972.
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May 18, 2026
Calls for Southbank chairman to quit over 'divisive' social media posts
Misan Harriman has caused controversy for posts which have been criticised by Jewish organisations and senior political figures
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May 18, 2026
Stars show off their gnomes as Chelsea Flower Show gets under way
Queen guitarist Sir Brian May, comedian Bill Bailey and presenter Dame Floella Benjamin were among those showing off their cheery garden orn...
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May 18, 2026
John Swinney confident he has the votes to retain post as first minister
The vote to appoint the leader of the Scottish Government will take place on Tuesday.
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May 18, 2026
Londoners face £100,000 bill as FIFTH newly elected Green councillor quits
New Green representatives on Camden, Haringey, Lambeth, Hackney and Ealing councils have immediately stood down - meaning by-elections will...
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May 18, 2026
When are the next Tube strikes? All the walkout dates hitting London transport in May
More Tube and bus strikes are happening this week
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May 18, 2026
Swinney non-committal on pitch invasion ban after ‘astonishingly poor behaviour’
Calls have been made to criminalise pitch invasions at football games.
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May 18, 2026
Which supermarkets are cheapest for branded foods?
Waitrose shoppers can still fill their trollies with bargain prices on a number of goods
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May 18, 2026
When are the Tube strikes this week?
Check the May 19–22 London Underground strike dates, times, and affected lines
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May 18, 2026
London footballer reveals 'split-second' decision that saved his life in knife attack
Jonathan Gjoshe, 23, was stabbed seven times on the train while travelling back to his London home
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May 18, 2026
Starmer ‘fights on’ with no timetable for departure, Lammy says
The Prime Minister’s deputy David Lammy said Labour would lose the next general election if infighting continued.
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May 18, 2026
New BBC director-general tells staff: Tough choices are unavoidable
Former Google boss Matt Brittin has started his first day in the job.
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May 18, 2026
MSP ‘astonished’ over ‘failure’ to anticipate Celtic football disorder
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May 18, 2026
Full list of all the arrests at Unite the Kingdom and Nakba Day protests in London
Full detail of all 43 arrests made during Saturday’s protests, including 11 for hate-crime related offences
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May 18, 2026
London weather: Thunderstorms before 27C bank holiday mini-heatwave
Heavy rain set to hit London before predicted temperature high of 27C later this week
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May 18, 2026
Starmer to fight on with no timetable for departure, Lammy says
The Prime Minister’s deputy David Lammy said Labour would lose the next general election if infighting continued.
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May 18, 2026
Revealed: Full detail of 'best deal' for Tube drivers rejected by RMT union
Offer rejected by RMT includes 32-hour week, less commuting and voluntary overtime
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May 18, 2026
Ryanair sees fares and costs under pressure due to Iran war
The Irish carrier now expects air fares in the key summer months to remain largely flat.
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May 18, 2026
'No timetable for departure' as PM from Keir Starmer, says close ally David Lammy
‘There will be no timetables. What there is is getting on with the business of Government,’ says Tottenham MP David Lammy
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May 18, 2026
Dad of murdered Kiyan Prince on vision for young Londoners 20 years after son's death
Dr Mark Prince OBE has dedicated his life to steering young people away from knife crime since Kiyan, 15, was fatally stabbed trying to brea...
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May 18, 2026
Britons asked for views on uniting UK as Javid warns country ‘in peril’
Sir Sajid Javid was speaking at the launch of a new research project asking people for their views on what unites the country.
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May 18, 2026
Anglo American to sell Australian steelmaking coal mines for £2.9bn
The FTSE 100 commodities giant said it will sell the operations to fellow UK-based miner Dhilmar.
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May 18, 2026
Labour civil war as Burnham supporters 'furious' with Streeting over Brexit comments
Andy Burnham says there is a ‘long-term case’ for advocating to join the EU - but insists he is not campaigning on that issue in the by-elec...
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May 18, 2026
London mayor Sadiq Khan slams plan for north of England Olympics bid
Spokesperson for Sir Sadiq hits out at the plans, saying it would be a ‘missed opportunity’ to exclude London from a future bid
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May 18, 2026
Thameslink train cancellations as signal fault shuts south London line
Signal fault between Loughborough Junction and Elephant & Castle means that the line between these stations is blocked
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May 18, 2026
Tube strikes: RMT slammed for rejecting 'best working deal' for train drivers in UK
Exclusive: Train drivers’ union Aslef tells its members: ‘The four-day week means you will have working conditions that are as good as, or b...
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May 18, 2026
What issues will new BBC director-general Matt Brittin have to deal with?
The 57-year-old joins the corporation at a tumultuous time as it faces a 10 billion dollar lawsuit from US President Donald Trump.
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May 18, 2026
Former Google executive Matt Brittin to begin tenure as BBC director-general
Mr Brittin has said he joins the corporation at “a moment of real risk, yet also real opportunity”.
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May 17, 2026
Starmer’s Government returns to Westminster amid leadership rivals’ Brexit row
Reform UK, which is the second placed party in Makerfield, plans to make hay out of Mr Burnham’s historic support for rejoining the EU.
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May 17, 2026
UK holidaymakers preparing for European border delays because of EES
Nearly half of those surveyed said they are worried about missing flights because of border checks.
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May 17, 2026
‘Exceptional’ tartan archive gifted to the nation
The collection includes tartans created for Queen Victoria.
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May 17, 2026
SNP Westminster leader demands urgent review of UK’s ‘anti-business policies’
Dave Doogan said policies such as the rise in employer national insurance contributions should be ‘scrapped as soon as possible’.
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May 17, 2026
UK has highest property tax burden of top economies, says report
Tax firm Ryan’s report found that the UK ranks first globally for the property taxes as a share of gross domestic product (GDP).
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May 17, 2026
President Connolly to meet Irish communities during visit to English cities
The Irish president is making her first visit to England since her inauguration in November.
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May 17, 2026
‘Gold plating’ HS2 resulted in railway’s woes, major report due to say
A report will criticise the ‘original sins’ in the decision-making behind the multibillion-pound rail project.
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May 17, 2026
Medic with hantavirus symptoms in UK hospital as nine virus contacts to arrive
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May 17, 2026
EU row breaks out in Labour as Nandy challenges Streeting’s remarks
The Wigan MP rebuked Wes Streeting’s plans for a return to the EU
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May 17, 2026
Prince of Wales set to sell a fifth of Duchy of Cornwall in next 10 years
The duchy provides William, who is the 25th Duke of Cornwall, with a private income of nearly £23 million a year.
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May 17, 2026
Armed Met Police officers storm Tube platform as they arrest three suspects
Shocked Tube passengers saw the trio being arrested by armed Met Police officers
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May 17, 2026
Meghan urges global health leaders to act to keep children safe online
The duchess made the remarks at the opening of the Lost Screen Memorial on Sunday.
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May 17, 2026
London mayor criticises plan for north of England Olympics bid
A spokesperson for Sir Sadiq hit out at the plans, and said it would be a ‘missed opportunity’ to exclude London from a future bid.
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May 17, 2026
How to beat this week's Tube strikes as RMT walkouts hit London
RMT union members are set to walk out on Tuesday and Thursday this week
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May 17, 2026
Scotland and Lions rugby great Scott Hastings dies at 61
The star announced in 2022 that he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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May 17, 2026