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Plaistow fire: Residents evacuated after blaze at east London tower block as three men treated at scene
70 firefighters tackled a blaze at the fifteen-storey block on Plaistow’s Queen’s Road West
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Putin MP’s bizarre drive to wrap newborn babies in Russian flag
'We really want every child born in any region to be able to receive such a gift.'
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Dramatic video shows collapsed Thames towpath near Kew Gardens as torrent of water rages past
Section of the Thames towpath between Richmond Lock and Kew Gardens was washed into the river amid a torrent of water
Met Police marksman found not guilty of murdering Chris Kaba
Chris, 24, was shot in the head through the windscreen of an Audi during a ‘hard stop’ on September 5, 2022.
M25 closure latest LIVE: Traffic chaos as Tesco lorry fire shuts motorway amid two-hour Dartford Tunnel queues
The HGV burst into flames on the motorway between Clacket Lane and Junction 6, near Godstone in Surrey, at 10pm on Sunday
Massive NHS overhaul could see robot surgeons and ‘patient passports’ rolled out nationwide
Prime Minister Keir Starmer launched a major consultation today, asking for both staff and patients to give their thoughts about what needs to change.
Surfer killed after swordfish leaps out of sea and stabs her in the heart
The swordfish reportedly leapt out of the water and pierced her chest with its bill.
Woman posted sexual photos of her dad’s ex-lover on escort site in ‘vindictive’ plot
Eleanor Brown created a fake profile on an escorting and sex services website featuring intimate photographs of her victim.
School children are using homophobic slurs ‘without even realising they’re hateful’
'Because I'm a boy and have long hair I have been called gay before as an insult.'
Man ‘kidnapped girl, 9, outside Harrods before drugging and sexually assaulting her’
Prussak, of no fixed address, appeared in court today, denying all charges against him.
When do clocks go back in 2024 and why are they changing?
British Summer Time will end within the next week, changing the amount of daylight people see in the morning and evening.
Fresh warnings of half-term train travel chaos across south London
Services in Crystal Palace, Tulse Hill and Peckham Rye areas affected as part of a £400million upgrade
Russian businessman close to Putin mysteriously dies after falling from window
His relatives insisted there were no signs that he was suicidal and he was in a 'good mood' shortly before his death.
Girl gets reply from her message in a bottle after it turned up 550 miles away
Her younger brother's bottle was found some months before in another country.
The controversial reason Elon Musk is giving away $1,000,000 a day
The offer has been dubbed as 'clearly illegal vote-buying'.
Mother left with huge hole in her ceiling in south London home for two years
Sacha Berko alerted Lambeth Council to the problem in her and autistic son’s home but over two years later is still waiting for it to be repaired
If Labour wants to bring change, it needs to think beyond Number 10
I said I would be a critical friend and hold the Government to account in my own way – and I meant it.
Man jailed for taking part in Rotherham hotel riot dies in prison
He shouted 'racist and provocative remarks' towards officers and called asylum seekers in the hotel 'child killers'.
Rare coin could be worth £200,000 – how to spot if you have it
'It wasn’t known that these pennies existed until one came to auction almost 30 years ago.'