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.

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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Temperatures are set to soar going into the weekend (Picture: Getty) London weather: Map shows hottest places in the UK with highs of 30°C | UK News Good luck to anyone planning on commuting on the London Underground in the coming days as a heatwave is sweeping into the capital. London and most of the east of England will be under a yellow heat health alert from 5 pm today, just in time for the…

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Huge 90s band announce 30th-anniversary re-release of ‘greatest album’ Britpop reigns supreme as one of the biggest bands of the 90s era returns to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their album Dog Man Star. Suede have reunited to re-release the 1994 record which is often considered one of the greatest albums of the era, if not of all time. Dog Man Star was the second release from the group formed in London in 1989, consisting…

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Blackwall Tunnel is currently free but will become a toll road when the Silvertown Tunnel opens in 2025 (Picture: REX/Shutterstock) London drivers face new charges to use two tunnels | UK News Car drivers who travel through two tunnels in London could be charged £4 each time from next year it has been revealed. The proposals by TfL (Transport for London) would mean anyone using the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels in the east of the…

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Thursday’s front pages are dominated by the King’s Speech as the new government unveils its plans for the country for the year ahead. The newspapers offer up their assessments of Labour’s plans and who it benefits. 

Many of the papers feature images of Charles and Camilla at the King’s Speech. There is a splash of celebrity news on several front pages, whilst the back pages are dominated by Premier League gossip.

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