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Officers and paramedics were called to Willington Road, Clapham, just before 22:00 BST on Monday following reports of gunshots near The Landor pub. A 25-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene, the Metropolitan…
Read moreNext year's Aye Write will be slimmed down and run for five days, half the length of the 2025 event. It follows a turbulent few years for the festival, which was cancelled in 2024 due to a failure to secure sufficient…
Read moreRussia now fires ballistic missiles at Kyiv and other major centres virtually unopposed. Meanwhile, Ukraine has hugely accelerated long-range attacks on oil refineries, strategic stores including the warehouses of online…
Read moreThe court heard that while drink-driving she caused PC Simon Ward serious injuries and placed his life in danger before moaning, 'I just wanna go home to my children' when she was finally stopped. At Liverpool Crown…
Read moreDonna and Raymond Nunn made the discovery during a ‘bucket-list’ trip to Madrid for their 39th wedding anniversary earlier this month. After arriving at the apartment in Lavapies, a vibrant neighbourhood in the city…
Read moreRead our privacy notice . Michael Sheen has opened up about the shock discovery he made about his own health while filming a documentary on buried chemical waste. The Welsh actor has recently been working on Buried, a…
Read moreLeaked cables from the early 2000s show how ministers scrapped plans to rescue a warship understood to be HMS Sussex in case it would threaten relations with Spain, despite the UK owning the wreck. HMS Sussex was a Royal…
Read moreBritain’s biggest household energy supplier has warned people not to use washing machines, dishwashers, and other plug-in devices between 6pm and 8pm on Wednesday. The eclipse is expected to block up to 95% of sunlight…
Read moreConcerns about the trade increased after a “mega dinghy” carrying 230 people was brought ashore in Dover in the early hours of Monday morning. National Crime Agency (NCA) officials have said that many of the boats used…
Read moreThe Reform UK leader announced he was quitting as an MP as questions mounted over his personal finances. But shortly after the Labour Party , the Tories , Liberal Democrats, Greens and Restore Britain have all said they…
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