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Nearly a third of London's nighttime performers feel less safe in the capital, survey reveals
Trade union Equity is lobbying the Mayor of London’s office to increase worker representation on its Nightlife Taskforce
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London travel news LIVE: Suffragette line part suspended and delays on the Circle line
Transport issues mount with Suffragette Line suspension and Circle Line delays affecting journeys
Catcallers and bus creeps can now face prison for harassing people
Sexual harassment on public transport and other common spaces is a significant issue (Picture: Getty) Sexually harassing people in public becomes a specific offence in the UK from today, as a change in the law officially takes effect. It means behaviour such as following, catcalling an...
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British shelter saving dogs from Iranian missiles may have to put down 700 animals
'We have had nine of 10 explosions above us just this morning.'
Here are all the big tax, income and bill measures coming into effect today
Energy bills will go down for the average household from today (Picture: Getty Images) As April begins, a raft of changes that will influence household budgets across the UK are coming into effect. The updates will affect taxes, wages, and – with rising costs due to the Iran war at th...
Who are the four Artemis II astronauts who will see the moon up close?
The moon is ready for its close-up.
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Youths spark mayhem on Clapham High Street AGAIN just days after three teenagers arrested as mob storm shops
Two 16-year-old girls and one 15-year-old girl were arrested for anti-social behaviour and assault at the weekend - with further chaos on Tuesday evening
Moment journalist is kidnapped by armed men off the streets of Baghdad
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Pictured: 'Funny' and 'honest' man, 26, shot dead in car outside Euston station as murder probe continues
Police name victim of fatal shooting in central London as Nahom Medhani as his family tell of their heartbreak
Israel passes death sentence law – but it only applies to Palestinians
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Bar staff laughed in face of machete robber thinking he was ‘prankster neighbour’
One of the staff even grabs the machete and jokes with the thief disguised in a helmet after he burst in and shouted 'give me the money now'.
You can buy the iconic club Jimi Hendrix, Tom Jones and Elton John rocked for just £475,000
The site was originally opened as a open-air rollerskating rink in the 1930s and by the sixties was welcoming some of the biggest names in music
Donald Trump to close historic border crossing between US and Canada
It’s set to close in July (Picture: Getty Images) A border crossing between the US and Canada, which has been used by locals in both countries for generations, is set to be closed later this year by Donald Trump. The US government has said a nine-mile long passageway linking Coutts, A...
Trans girl guide, 10, ‘can’t understand why she is being kicked out of beloved group’
Angela fears her daughter and other trans youth could be outed to their peers by the September deadline to leave Girlguiding (Picture: Alamy/Metro) A trans girl guide, 10, has told her mum she cannot understand why she is being excluded from the group that made her feel accepted. Sophie...
Police van crashes into car on busy south London street - five people rushed to hospital
The incident happened outside Better Gym in Crook Log, Bexleyheath just before 9.30am on Tuesday
Kennington skatepark secures over £500,000 for restoration
Huge boost to plans to bring ‘Kenny’ skatebowl back to life
Met Police detective sacked over use of sex workers and class A drugs on trips abroad
Detective Constable Pervaz Malik organised sex workers for himself and others on trips between 2016 and August 2023
Starmer’s finally rediscovered his backbone – to bottle it now would be disastrous
There’s a version of Keir Starmer that British people have grown wearily familiar with over the past 18 months.
Row breaks out over ‘excessive’ plan to turn Victorian toilet block into a war memorial
The site, in Folkestone, Kent, was constructed in the 1880s but closed in the 1940s. It was rediscovered after a landslip in the area in January 2024
Girl, 7, drowned hours after being dropped off at new childminder ‘recommended over Facebook’
'You were too special for this earth. Run as free as you want now, my gorgeous girl'.