Author: David Pike

David Pike is an experienced news journalist with over 20 years experience as a UK News editor for WTX News and other news publications.

UK Daily Trending stories Trending – Joe Biden drops out of the presidential election race It’ll be no surprise that today’s biggest trending story – across the globe – is news the current sitting US President has announced he will not seek re-election. Joe Biden will remain in office until the end of his term. He has given his support to his vice president Kamala Harris – who is widely expected to become the official…

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Monday’s front pages are dominated by one story: Joe Biden’s announcement he will not seek re-election in November, and backing his vice president Kamala Harris to be the Democratic candidate. The president had been under growing pressure to step aside following a disastrous TV debate performance that had many Americans questioning his age and mental fitness. Despite attempting to mount several comebacks, a few other high-profile gaffes only added to the pressure – which saw high-profile Democrats and Democratic figures call on the president to step aside. Biden will remain in office until the end of his term. The US will head to the polls in November to elect their new president – a race that now looks likely to be Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump. The new president will assume office in January 2025. 

Away from US politics, a handful of tabloids report on the Strictly Come Dancing bullying scandal, whilst the back pages are dominated by golf and cricket.

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Prices fall in 49% of homes in area just 28 minutes from Kings Cross If you’re on the hunt for a new home within easy reach of London, you’ve probably been working through a list areas that are feasible for your commuter and within your budget. But have you considered St Albans, in Hertfordshire? Although house prices in St Albans are usually pretty sky-high, we’re currently in a rare moment where you can bag yourself…

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Break out the suncream – summer is finally well and truly here (Picture: PA Wire) UK to swelter in up to 31C temperatures today as heatwave moves in | UK News Summer is finally here. Temperatures are set to hit nearly 31C today as hot weather finally moves into the British Isles. Today’s heat brings an end to the rubbish weather conditions we’ve seen so far this summer, with consistent low pressure bringing heavy winds, clouds,…

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Officers are looking for Graham Gomm who escaped after being transferred to Hammersmith Hospital from HMP Wormwood Scrubs (Picture: Met Police/PA) HMP Wormwood Scrubs prisoner who escaped from hospital arrested | UK News A prisoner who went on the run after being taken to hospital has been arrested and returned to jail. Police launched a manhunt for Graham Gomm, 63, on Thursday. He had been on remand at HMP Wormwood Scrubs for burglary offences. But…

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Sunday’s newspaper front pages have a range of leads – with domestic politics being the most popular. Several papers leave space to report on the ongoing chaos caused by the global IT crash as travellers remain stranded and reports suggest it could take weeks for the chaos to calm. 

Elsewhere, showbiz news features on a handful of tabloid front pages and Premier League gossip leads the back pages.

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Mum forgives her daughters’ killer but not cops who took pictures of them A mum whose daughters were stabbed to death in a London park said she has forgiven their killer – but not the police officers who shared pictures of their bodies in a group chat. Sisters Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46, were brutally murdered at Fryent Country Park in Wembley in June 2020 after they’d met up to celebrate Bibaa’s birthday. …

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This ‘dystopian’ flat shows London’s rental market is truly unhinged From ‘no-WFH’ rules to £100-a-month charges for plug sockets, the bleak world of renting in London never ceases to shock us. Despite paying eye-watering prices which eclipse those in the rest of the country, tenants in the capital are getting increasingly less for their money. ‘For a grand a month, you could live in a castle in the countryside,’ is a common refrain. And while…

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Customers are heartbroken over the announcement. (Picture: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) Furious Pret customers vow to cancel coffee subscription after ‘ridiculous’ change If you’re a member of Club Pret, you might want to sit down before reading this, as we’ve got some rather upsetting news to share. The high street coffee chain is changing up its subscription in a few months, and you can kiss goodbye to those free drinks and cheap food. Pret…

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Thirteen beloved London pubs could soon disappear (Picture: AP) The 13 beloved London pubs at risk as owner goes into administration | UK News Some of London’s most iconic pubs could soon disappear after a major chain announced it is going into administration. The Antic Hospitality Group, which runs a number of pubs across south and east London, has announced it can no longer deal with its debts, meaning it has to either sell off…

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