Author: David Pike

‘Secret’ village with ‘stunning views’ named one of UK’s best to live Living in London isn’t necessarily synonymous with peace and quiet – in fact, it’s largely the opposite. But there are ways to channel a village feel in the Big Smoke without moving out to the sticks. A new list has revealed the UK’s top 20 ‘secret’ villages to live in. Rural countryside spots are included, such a Constantine, a small village in Cornwall,…

Maserati goes up in flames while parked on double yellow lines in London | UK News A Maserati sports car was filmed engulfed flames while parked on double yellow lines in east London. The footage was taken around 6am yesterday morning and shows the car model alight in the Isle of Dogs, with Canary Wharf visible in the distance. Bought new, a Maserati can go for over £100,000 – though this was a 2014 model.…

Woman charged with murder after woman stabbed in east London flat | UK News A woman has been charged with the murder of another woman in Tower Hamlets. Hope Rowe, 32, is due to appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court this morning. She has also been charged with possession of a bladed article. Police were called at approximately 1.17am on September 15 to reports of a woman suffering stab injuries in a foyer of a block…

Woman in her 30s stabbed to death in east London flat | UK News A woman in her 30s has been stabbed to death in a flat in east London. Police have launched a murder investigation after they were called to the flat on Duckett Street, Mile End, at 01.17am this morning. Ambulance crews were also called to the scene but the woman sadly died in the flat. Her next of kin have been informed…

Two years on since The Queue – will we ever wait in line for that long for anyone else again? | UK News It’s been two years since the famous ‘queue’ snaked ten miles through London as well-wishers looked to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II. Around a quarter of a million people are estimated to have paid their respects, and the fervour surrounding the ritual reinforced a globally held stereotype: that…

What I Rent: We swapped our USA townhome for a £1,750 London houseboat Welcome back to What I Rent – Metro’s tenant diary series exploring what renting is like in the UK and further afield. For last week’s sister column, What I Own, we looked back on a previous visit to Brighton, where 36-year-old Biro Florin bought his £1million townhouse outright in 2023. This week, we’re back in London visiting Maisy Dewey and Harrison Kent, who moved from Philadelphia last year. As…

How a teenager tried shooting the Queen during her birthday parade | UK News It’s been over two years since Queen Elizabeth died peacefully aged 96. But she had an almost close brush with death 41 years earlier. During the Trooping the Colour parade in June 1981, a teenager fired six blank shots at the Queen as she rode her horse down The Mall. The incident made headlines around the world, with the Queen visibly…

Exact date and where UK weather could see temperatures reach 23°C | UK News Temperatures dropped below zero across the UK overnight with a low of -2.7C° recorded in Yorkshire – but warmer temperatures are on the way. The Met Office has said this weekend will see temperatures reach the high teens and even twenties, with some areas to see warmth of 23°C soon. Widespread frost overnight on Thursday saw all four countries of the…

This is what it’s like to live next to a neighbour from hell Every time Jenna* leaves her terraced South London home, she takes a deep breath and steels herself in case she bumps into ‘her nuisance’. It’s the phrase she uses to refer to the woman who lives next door and has made her life a misery ever since Jenna – who is going by a pseudonym to avoid further drama with her neighbour…

William and Kate pay to restock food bank after thieves empty shelves | UK News The Prince and Princess of Wales have helped keep a London food bank going with a ‘surprise’ donation after thieves raided its warehouse. Staff arriving at the Southwark Foodbank in Peckham on Monday morning were devastated to find shelves previously stocked with thousands of pounds worth of goods had been emptied. William and Kate donated £3,500 to charity Pecan after…

Bishop claims war-torn Sudan is ‘safer than London’ | UK News A city in war-torn Sudan is safer than London, according to a bishop who was trying to encourage the soon to be appointed UK special representative for Sudan to visit Port Sudan. The Bishop of Leeds, Rt Rev Nick Baines, made the remarks even as the Foreign Office advises against all travel to Sudan because of the ongoing conflict in Khartoum and other parts…

Moment Banksy’s iconic Girl with Balloon artwork ‘stolen in heist’ | UK News This is the moment a hooded figure shattered the glass door of a London gallery and stole Banksy’s Girl with Baloon artwork. CCTV footage showed the individual banging on the door of Fitzrovia’s Grove Gallery for about 30 seconds before breaking inside at about 11pm Sunday. They darted into the gallery and took the framed picture off the wall before heading out…

Editorial 16.09.24 Monday’s American front pages are heavily dominated by the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump whilst he was playing golf on Sunday. It’s the second assassination attempt Trump has faced in a matter of months. ‘Agents fire at suspect near Trump,’ highlights East Bay Times. The front page of the East Bay Times reports on the second assassination attempt on the former US president. Donald Trump was the target Sunday of “what…

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Many of Monday’s newspaper front pages lead on an apparent assassination of Donald Trump. The attempt on the former president’s life took place near his Florida golf club on Sunday – the second assassination attempt in a few m months. Trump announced that he is “safe and well” and has vowed to “never surrender.”

Away from US politics, domestic stories make up the rest of the UK front pages, with several reports covering the ongoing backlash over the cutting of the winter fuel payments. There are also reports claiming Keir Starmer has his eyes set on an Italy-style migration deal to tackle small boats crisis.

Monday’s papers have a splash of showbiz news – including birthday tributes to Prince Harry, who turned 40 on Sunday, and Monday’s back pages are dominated by the latest from the Premier League.

Jet fuel tax could raise £6bn a year in the UK, says thinktank Experts say ‘baffling’ lack of equivalent to fuel duty means motorists are more strongly taxed than private jet ownersCampaigners have urged the chancellor to start taxing jet fuel – with a report showing that charging duty at the same rate paid by motorists would raise up to £6bn a year for the public finances. An analysis by the thinktank Transport & Environment…

Blind man ‘feels like scum’ after being illegally refused taxis due to guide dog | UK News A visually impaired man who uses private hire vehicles to get to and from work successfully prosecuted a taxi driver who refused the trip due to ‘having a dog’. Stephen Anderson, 33, who works as a public servant, told Metro he has had 82 refusals by taxi drivers for having his guide dog with him. It is a…

Public inquiries should be shorter and recommendations tracked, Lords says Committee says major overhaul required to restore public confidence among victims and survivorsPublic inquiries should be shortened and the progress of their recommendations tracked, according to a House of Lords committee, which says a major overhaul is required to restore public confidence among victims and survivors. The committee’s report, published in the wake of the Grenfell Tower public inquiry, which took almost seven years, warns…

More than half of women fleeing domestic abuse turned away from safe refuge due to chronic shortages More than half of domestic abuse survivors face homelessness after being turned away from refuges due to a chronic national shortage of spaces. The latest figures show around six in 10 women fleeing domestic violence who sought a space in a refuge in England over a year were denied a place. Data from the Office for National Statistics…

Nigel Farage accused of abusing MP role to make money by the Liberal Democrat chief whip has accused Nigel Farage and Lee Anderson of using their seats in parliament to boost their own profiles in a stinging rebuke. At the party’s autumn conference in Brighton, Wendy Chamberlain said constituency work appeared not to be the priority for the Reform UK MPs, both of whom host shows on GB News. Nigel Farage accused of abusing MP…