Metro – Nato jets ready to scramble
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Metro – Nato jets ready to scramble
Metro leads with the story that NATO has ordered warplanes and battleships to eastern Europe amid rising fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine – the UK and US have started to withdraw some staff and their families.
Also making the front splash is PM Boris Johnson and wife Carrie amid claims of the latest No 10 party during lockdown – the PM is alleged to have celebrated his birthday at a party in No 10 during Covid-19 restrictions and lockdown.
Today's Headlines
Iconic Camden comic shop saved weeks after closing
A legendary Camden comic shop has been saved weeks after it was forced to close. Mega City Comics shut up shop at the end of January when owner Martin Kravetz retired without a suitable replacement found. The retailer will now reopen with cult entertainment chain Forbidden Planet taking the reigns. Mega City Comics, in Inverness Street in Camden, became one of the oldest comic book stores in the UK after opening in 1981 when Kravetz was
Woman, 66, charged with killing five-year-old girl nearly 50 years ago
Janice Nix has been charged with manslaughter following the death of Andrea Bernard A 66-year-old woman has been charged with the death of a five-year-old girl in 1978. Janice Nix has been charged with manslaughter following the death of Andrea Bernard. The young girl, who was known to Nix, was taken to a specialist burns unit after she was allegedly assaulted at an address in Ashley Road, Thornton Heath on June 6, 1978. She died
There’s an ‘invasive’ new species of snake living in Britain – but how did it get here?
Invasive snakes breeding in the wild in at least three UK regions crawl up walls and into attics to survive, researchers said. Aesculapian snakes, which can grow to over 7ft long, originally escaped from captivity, but are now surviving on their own using warm corners made by humans. Researchers tracked 13 males and eight females between 2021 and 2022 to find out how they were surviving in a climate previously thought to be too cold
Join Nespresso x Oatly’s celebration and get free coffee machines at London and Manchester Stations
Calling all coffee and Oatly oat milk lovers – as the collaboration you never knew you needed until now, has arrived. Yes, our dairy-free prayers have been answered and we now have the incredible Vertuo limited edition Oatly Barista Edition pods available. Don’t have a Vertuo machine? Fear not as you might next week… but more on that later. Costing 79p per pod and much less than the bang average ‘coffee’ you’re buying every morning,
Grenfell campaigners brand plans to demolish tower ‘unforgivable’
The families of the people killed in the Grenfell Tower fire have spoken out after being told the block will be demolished. Grenfell Next of Kin, a group representing some of the bereaved families, says Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, who is also Housing Secretary, ‘announced the decision that the tower will have to be carefully deconstructed’. But some bereaved families say their opinions on the future of the tower have been ignored by the
Watch store boss denies ‘criticising seller who killed himself after £1,400,000 raid’
Watch store boss denies ‘criticising seller who killed himself after £1,400,000 raid’ The owner of a London jewellery shop has denied accusing a salesman of being in on a £1.4 million raid just hours before he killed himself. Store manager Oliver White, 27, was restrained with cable ties and placed in a headlock during the robbery at 247 Kettles store in Richmond on May 25. He was later found dead in a wooded area in Shepperton, Surrey,
