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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 of flats in Duckett Street. London Ambulance Service also attended but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said that although formal identification…

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 and continue to be supported by specially trained officers. A 32-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man, who both appear to be known to the victim,…

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 Brits love queueing. A behaviour specialist has now broken down the psychology behind queuing and given a verdict on if Brits are truly the best. …

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 they struggled to find a pet-friendly property that would accommodate their fluffy friend, Kipper Von Spot, they took the plunge and rented a houseboat on…

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 shaken as her horse Burmese was spooked by the gunfire. The would-be assassin, 17-year-old Marcus Sarjeant, had travelled to London for the parade with the…

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 UK plunging below zero degrees Celsius and temperatures getting as low as -2.7C° in Topcliffe in North Yorkshire. The weather service said it is 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 – got a video doorbell. ‘We just wanted a bit more security. But once we got it, things kicked off,’ she recalls. ‘We had a…

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 hearing about the theft, which will cover the costs of the goods stolen and the damage caused. Peter Edwards, chief executive of Pecan, said: ‘This…

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 of the country. Port Sudan, on the Red Sea, serves as the seat of the internationally recognised, military-backed government. Sudan descended into conflict in April…

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 with it in their hand and walking through Tottenham Court Road. An investigation into the missing piece was launched and later referred to the Flying…