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10 best London deals from gourmet burgers to immersive Halloween experience Looking for 10 things to do in London? Of course you are. Luckily, there’s lots to in this city to do for cheap! At least… There is now. Metro has teamed up with Time Out to bring you the best deals across the capital. Every Friday, 10 new deals will drop, available in the Metro newspaper, on Metro.co.uk, and on our socials. You’ll also find them in our weekly London newsletter, The Slice, in your inbox every Wednesday. Fine-dining in one London’s most iconic landmarks with the most recognisable views…

UK Daily Trending stories Trending – Grenfell victims failed by everyone There is one story dominating the UK news cycle and online media space today – the report from the Grenfell fire inquiry which lays out the multiple failures that led to the 20217 tragedy. The report of the six-year public inquiry found that the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people in 20217 was the result of a chain of failures by governments, “dishonest” companies and a lack of strategy by the fire service, the final report of the six-year public inquiry has concluded. Basic Facts The reaction  The papers reacted…

Can Kamala Harris win the US election? In two months – on 5 November – Americans will head to the polls to vote for their next president. The latest polling suggests a neck-and-neck race between Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. The race for the White House could come down to just a few swing states and with the economy at the top of the concerns for the American people, it’s hard to predict the likely outcome. European commentators are debating whether Harris can win – and what her best strategy will be.  KEY FACTS 2024 Presidential election is two months away Kamala…

Andy Murray’s meltdown in Dubai was one of the rudest moments seen from any tennis player in 2024, but he’s certainly not the only culprit. Tennis players behaving badly is nothing new – but the recent scandal involving Yulia Putintseva and a US Open ball girl has put it back in everyone’s minds. Metro.co.uk takes a look back at the 10 wildest moments from this year, with Emma Raducanu and Novak Djokovic both on the list… Yulia Putintseva — US Open Yulia Putintseva went viral at the US Open for brutally disrespecting a ball girl in her match against Wimbledon…

With the 2024 Paris Olympics done and dusted, attentions are quickly turning to the Paralympic Games which get underway in just over a week’s time. And while Paralympic athletes put the finishing touches on their preparations, there’s a little-known rule they should be wary of heading into this summer’s spectacle in the French capital. In recent years, it has become something of a tradition for Olympians to get inked up with the iconic Olympic rings to commemorate and remember their participation at a Games. However, Paralympians emblazoned with the five rings could face severe punishment should they fail to cover…

I have to admit I would have done anything to be at the Olympics. I definitely have some ‘FOMO’. A Games is an amazing experience and one which I got to have in Tokyo three years ago, albeit during the coronavirus pandemic. When we failed to qualify Great Britain for Paris, it was very hard indeed. I would have crawled onto the pitch to be at the Olympics! But maybe there is a silver living in there somewhere, as tough as that is to admit because it was very difficult to watch from afar wanting to be there. And that…

Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis and Karsten Warholm, two of the Olympics’ most high-profile athletes, will go head-to-head in a 100m race tonight. Duplantis set more Pole Vaults records tumbling in Paris as the Swede won his second successive gold medal in Paris. Warholm, meanwhile, was narrowly pipped to the gold medal in his 400m hurdles race but still holds the world record in the event. Despite not competing in the 100m professionally, both athletes will put their sprinting talents to the test after a year of back-and-forth arguing about who would win. With the race taking place tonight, here is everything you…

Rebecca Cheptegei has died after being attacked by her boyfriend last weekend Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died after being set on fire by her boyfriend last weekend. The 33-year-old, who finished 44th in the women’s marathon race at the Olympics in Paris earlier this summer, had been in an intensive care unit since Sunday after suffering burns to more than 80 per cent of her body. Cheptegei was attacked at her home in Endebess, Kenya, by her partner Dickson Ndiema Marangach. A police report claims that during an argument, Marangach doused Cheptegei in petrol before setting her on fire. Cheptegei…

Group 1 fixtures Kick offwhere to watch? Azerbaijan vs Sweden17:00TBAEstonia vs Slovakia19:45TBAPortugal vs Croatia19:45TBASan Marino vs Liechtenstein19:45TBAScotland vs Poland19:45ITV4 or ITV X Group 3 fixturesKick-offwhere to watch? Belarus vs Bulgaria19:45TBANorthern Ireland vs  Luxembourg19:45ITV3 or ITVX Group 4 fixtures Kick-offwhere to watch? Denmark vs Switzerland19:45TBASerbia vs Spain19:45TBA

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