The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow covering parts of south London, but the most snow forecast today is a sleet shower. The warning is in place from 9am until midnight today (January 8) and covers parts of south London including Orpington and Croydon. Some areas in south England, including parts … Read more
Tributes have been paid to a 14-year-old aspiring rapper who was stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich. The boy, named locally as Kelyan, was fatally injured on a route 472 bus in Woolwich Church Street, close to the Woolwich Ferry, just before 2.30pm yesterday (January 7). A number of messages featuring pictures of doves … Read more
A body has been found in the search for two British hikers missing in the Dolomites, Italy’s alpine rescue service has said. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and 35-year-old Samuel Harris, from London, were last heard from on New Year’s Day, when they sent messages home from the Trentino region in northern Italy. Police said the two … Read more
It’s Keir’s drear new year — a January which sees the Prime Minister on the back foot from attacks from a (clearly bored) Elon Musk, stirring up trouble over the UK’s record on ethnically-based sexual crime and dragging the government into arguments about how its institutions addressed Asian grooming gangs. This is reactive territory: Starmer … Read more
Manchester United appear to have almost a full squad available for Sunday’s FA Cup clash with Arsenal. Ruben Amorim’s side responded to some of their critics with an encouraging 2-2 draw at Liverpool on Sunday, although the United boss was keen to point out that such a performance needs to become the norm. They next … Read more
If you’re kicking off the year attempting Veganuary, the chances are that you’ve switched your dairy-filled flat white for a soya one and have made almond milk your default choice for cereals and smoothies. We’re spoiled for choice when it comes to viable dairy alternatives, but is our health actually better off for our non-dairy … Read more
A 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich is believed to have been an online rapper known as “Grippa”, according to several reports including the Mail Online. The boy was stabbed on the 472 bus in Woolwich Church Road just before 2.30pm yesterday (January 7). He was treated at the … Read more
Veganism, which briefly was a cast-iron trend, has in recent years seen its popularity wane. Brands like Neat Burger — backed by Lewis Hamilton and Leonardo DiCaprio, no less — which once had eight UK branches, is down to just three. The Vurger Co closed its restaurants last year, around the same time that the … Read more
Two complaints against the Metropolitan Police over its handling of allegations against former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed will be investigated by the force itself under the direction of a watchdog. The Met is currently reviewing a total of 21 allegations that were made before Mr Al Fayed died in 2023, and referred two of … Read more
Schools up and down the country have been closed this week as snow, ice and rain have blighted the UK. In Scotland, Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Staffordshire, closures have been prompted by worsening weather, making travel hazardous. While temperatures in London have plunged below freezing, the capital has been spared the worst weather, experiencing just a … Read more