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Clifton Suspension Bridge: Man arrested in connection with discovery of human remains | UK News A man has been arrested after human remains were found in two suitcases dumped in Bristol and a flat in west London. The 34-year-old suspect was detained in the Bristol area in the early hours of this morning. He was taken into custody by armed officers at Temple Meads Station and will be taken to London for questioning later today. Detectives previously named 34-year-old Colombian national Yostin Andres Mosquera as the man they were hunting. Following the latest arrest this morning they are not looking…

Girl, 9, shot in head during drive-by in east London ‘may never speak again’ | UK News The parents of a nine-year-old girl who was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting in east London have said she may never ‘speak or move properly’ again. She was eating dinner with her family at a restaurant in Kingsland High Street, Dalston, on May 29 when a lone motorcyclist fired ‘a number of shots’ towards the building. The youngster remains in a critical condition 49 days after the attack. In a statement from the family, released via the Metropolitan Police, they said:…

Five hurt and flats evacuated after ‘chemical incident’ in Fulham | UK News Five people have been injured and dozens told to evacuate their homes after a ‘chemical incident’ in London. Sixty firefighters equipped with breathing apparatus evacuated a five-storey block of flats in Fulham, west London this morning following reports of a ‘protracted incident’ involving chemicals. The brigade was called at 12.35am and remained at the scene for six hours. One man from a first-floor flat in the five-storey building on Landridge Road has been rushed to hospital by London Ambulance Service (LAS) paramedics. A further four residents were…

Fallout London lead: ‘If it’s an awful launch we’ll just go to sleep’ Fallout London project lead Dean Carter talks to GameCentral ahead of the mod’s release, about what to expect, the drama with Bethesda, and why the fan project has to succeed. The upcoming Fallout London mod is finally close to being released, after the next gen update debacle earlier this year, when the fan project was forced to delay its launch because Bethesda shipped an update to Fallout 4 that made the mod unplayable.

Why are people setting off fireworks and flares from London bridges? | UK News Passerbys in central London were shocked to see yellow and red fireworks and flares set off on a major bridge last night. Albert Bridge was set alight and sent some of the explosives over into Thames and on passing boats. Metropolitan Police were called to the scene around 11pm yesterday evening – as many were puzzled about what the group was celebrating. Some flares appeared to land on a passing Uber Boat and buildings. The group which set off the flares had left the area by…

Fans of 00s CBeebies show floored that London landmark isn’t hospital Some millennials have been shocked to discover that an iconic London building is in fact not a hospital as they were led to believe. Opened in 2004, The Gherkin is a commercial skyscraper in London’s primary financial district, the City of London. Standing at 591 feet tall, the building picked up its moniker years before it was built after plans revealed its highly unorthodox layout and appearance. However, some viewers of a noughties CBeebies TV show have only just come to the realisation about the building’s actual use. In…

Stray Kids set BST Hyde Park alight with vibrant performance K-pop band Stray Kids took London’s collective breath away with an upbeat UK festival debut for BST Hyde Park’s closing night on Sunday. The South Korean pop group made up of eight charismatic members – Changbin, Felix, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Han, Seungmin, Bang Chan and I.N – has amassed a devoted global audience with their refreshing best-selling discography filled with a range of ballads and electropop hits. Their gig at the hit London festival came after stunning performances from the likes of Kylie Minogue, Stevie Nicks, Shania Twain, Robbie Williams…

The £23 Peach Trompe L’Oeil is the star of the new summer menu at Cédric Grolet at The Berkeley. (Picture: Lucy Young) I tried the £23 ‘peach’ that takes three days to make — it was bewildering Perched on a pink bar stool, I grip the edge of the marble countertop tightly to stop myself from falling face first into the array of stunning pastries in front of me. ‘They look too pretty to eat,’ I tell Sofia Neves, the assistant manager of Cédric Grolet at The Berkeley. Unsurprisingly, it’s not the first time she’s heard this. I’m pretty sure…

Met Police officer ‘punched’ Palestine protester in London | UK News The Metropolitan Police has come under fire after a video emerged of an officer punching a pro-Palestine protester in the head during an arrest. Footage shows a man wearing a ‘Free Palestine’ vest and carrying a Palestine flag beside a parked car equipped with Palestine flags and a ‘Stop Gaza Genocide’ placard when he was approached by police. The officer then appears to punch the man in the head during the incident on Whitechapel Road, Tower Hamlets, on Friday afternoon. Other officers approached, one of whom placed the man…

The real cost of living in Wimbledon — that is often overlooked With a new Wimbledon tennis champ soon to be crowned, the eyes of the sporting world are on this up-market south-west enclave. But it isn’t all just tennis: there’s some serious property to be invested in around here too, and a community that exists year-round beyond the tennis court. Naturally, it’s an incredibly sought-after area – one that, according to new figures, comes with a hefty price tag, whether you’re looking to rent or buy. In fact, new data from Rightmove shows that in June 2024, the average…

Bristol suitcase victims named as man charged with double murder | UK News Suspect Yostin Andres Mosquera (left) pictured with the two victims – 62-year-old Albert Alfonso (left) and 71-year-old Paul Longworth (right) A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with the murder of two men whose remains were found in suitcases in Bristol and at a home in west London. Yostin Andres Mosquera, of Scotts Road, Shepherd’s Bush, was arrested in Bristol in the early hours of Saturday morning. He was remanded in custody following his appearance at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court this afternoon. The…

Kylie Minogue dazzles BST Hyde Park proving that she’s still the best Kylie Minogue hasn’t performed at BST Hyde Park in nearly a decade, but my goodness she knows how to make up for lost time. Our camp queen of addictive dance pop, 80s singalong hits and euphoric 00s floorfillers returned to the london festival for the first time since 2015, and her comeback could not have been more outrageous. Entering onto the stage in skintight red latex to a heaving crowd of 65,000, it was like a seal had been broken. Life has been grim lately in the UK…

Third child dies after East Ham house fire in London | UK News A third child has died after a house fire in east London that seriously injured three others on Saturday morning. One child was found dead inside the terraced family home on Napier Road, East Ham, where a fire had broken out around 8.30am. The other two young victims were taken to hospital but could not be saved. Police said that two other people remain in hospital while a third person has been discharged and is being treated as an outpatient. They said all six are thought to…

Stevie Nicks at Hyde Park was fire – and Harry Styles wasn’t bad either Stevie Nicks entered the stage at BST Hyde Park to a crowd basically vibrating with anticipation. We know Fleetwood Mac transcends generations – but so does Stevie Nicks. Now 76, the legendary vocalist can still produce the same soothing, husky sound with a punch of gutsy, cape-flying rock n’ roll – and the crowd, young and old, gothic and glitter, were enraptured. She was masterful – and possibly the only person in the world who was able to tempt Harry Styles out of hibernation for a…

Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The Labour government has unveiled its plans for the year ahead, read out during the King’s Speech.

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

Wednesday’s front pages feature a variety of stories covering national and international politics as well as domestic stories including the resignation of England football manager Gareth Southgate – who resigned yesterday after eight years in charge. 

Elsewhere, Jay Slater, 19, whose body was found yesterday also makes the front pages. There is also room for the latest from TV shows and showbiz gossip.

Breaking – Body found in Tenerife identified as Jay Slater The Canary Islands Higher Court of Justice has confirmed the body found in Tenerife yesterday has been identified as the missing 19-year-old British teenager Jay Slater.  His death was caused “by trauma consistent with a fall in a rocky area”, the court adds “We have a positive identification and more data: fingerprint tests show that the body is that of Jay Slater and that the death was caused by trauma consistent with a fall in a rocky area,” the statement reads. Yesterday, Spanish police found human remains as part of…

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