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Emergency services at the Drum & Monkey pub (Victoria Jones/PA)
UK

Fires at two derelict pubs just streets apart treated as ‘suspicious’ by police

Around 100 firefighters tackled the blazes, which happened at the same time in Croydon on Thursday morning.
By Ted Hennessey
Aug 31, 2023
UK

Former Tory MP ‘threatens legal action’ after being named in slavery research

Malik Al Nasir said in a TEDx Talk video published in 2021 that Antoinette Sandbach is a descendant of Samuel Sandbach.
By Ted Hennessey
Aug 31, 2023
UK

Fires tear through two derelict pubs just streets apart in south London

Around 100 firefighters tackled the blazes, which happened at the same time in Croydon.
By Ted Hennessey
Aug 31, 2023
Politics

RSPB insists it is ‘not entering politics’ after accusing Government of lies

The charity apologised for lashing out on Twitter at plans to scrap water pollution restrictions for housing developments.
By Ted Hennessey
Aug 31, 2023
UK

British family stuck in south of France until Sunday after flights cancelled

Rory Dollard, 40, and his wife and children could not fly back as planned from Bergerac Dordogne Perigord Airport on Monday.
By Ted Hennessey
Aug 30, 2023
London

Mum of girl killed by air pollution welcomes Ulez amid cost concerns

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s daughter Ella, nine, died in 2013 after an asthma attack

By Ted HennesseyLydia Chantler-Hicks
Aug 29, 2023
Politics

Notting Hill Carnival should be moved, Tory London mayoral candidate says

Two men are in hospital, one in a critical condition, after attacks at the festival, held in the streets of west London on Sunday and Monday.
By Ted Hennessey
Aug 29, 2023
Crime

Sara Sharif’s cause of death ‘not yet ascertained’, inquest hears

The 10-year-old’s body was found at a property in Woking after police were called from Pakistan by her father, Urfan Sharif, on August 10.
By Ted Hennessey
Aug 29, 2023
UK

Residents had ‘no idea’ huge fire was tearing through their building’s roof

Thick black smoke and flames were seen billowing into the air in Bow, east London.
By Ted Hennessey
Aug 25, 2023
UK

Firefighters tackle huge blaze at east London building with flats

The blaze started at a seven-storey business centre in Fairfield Road, Bow, on Friday evening.
By Ted Hennessey
Aug 25, 2023
UK

Two men arrested after fire at Crooked House pub released on police bail

A 66-year-old man from Dudley and a 33-year-old man from Milton Keynes were questioned in custody by officers investigating the blaze.
By Ted Hennessey
Aug 25, 2023
Business News

Former Co-op Bank boss Paul Flowers to appear in court on fraud charge

The 73-year-old has been charged with one count of fraud by abuse of position between June 2016 and October 2017.
By Ted Hennessey
Aug 25, 2023
Business News

Canadian businessman who bought HMV launching last-minute bid to save Wilko

The retailer tumbled into administration two weeks ago, putting the future of its 400 shops in doubt.
By Ted Hennessey
Aug 24, 2023
Crime

Failures to deal with Lucy Letby complaints ‘more likely than not’ led to deaths

Letby, 33, was sentenced to a whole-life term on Monday for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murders of six more.
By Ted Hennessey
Aug 24, 2023
Crime

Killer of ‘hugely popular’ Islington flower seller jailed for life

Tony Eastlake, 55, was attacked near his stall in a ‘needless and senseless’ attack by his late girlfriend’s son

By Ted HennesseyMatt Watts
Aug 24, 2023
Politics

Priti Patel ‘apologises to King’ for email about Andrew’s security

She reportedly sent an email to Charles’ principal private secretary Sir Clive Alderton

By Ted Hennessey
Aug 24, 2023
Environment

Heavy rain, thunder, lightning and hail to batter commuters on Thursday

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms in the south-east of England.
By Ted Hennessey
Aug 24, 2023
Crime

Murdered Pc’s father says making offenders go to sentencing may cause ‘anguish’

Letby did not leave her cell on Monday as she was given a whole-life sentence in prison.
By Ted Hennessey
Aug 22, 2023
Crime

Policeman denies punching and choking teenage boy at Tube station

Pc Kerry Reynolds, from Tadley, Hampshire, pleaded not guilty to causing actual bodily harm and assault by beating

By Ted Hennessey
Aug 22, 2023
UK

England’s Lionesses on way home after most-watched women’s football match

Sarina Wiegman’s side lost 1-0 to Spain in a tight match in Sydney on Sunday watched on television by an average of 13.3 million people.
By Ted Hennessey
Aug 21, 2023
UK

Spain’s Olga Carmona not told of father’s death until after World Cup Final

Her family and friends reportedly kept his death a secret for days.
By Ted Hennessey
Aug 21, 2023
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