42 m. ago Fatal error: 20 years on, the Met still has questions to answer about the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes. A new drama investigates the tragedy

The award-winning producer and screenwriter of Philomena’s new show, Suspect, is about the shooting of an innocent young Brazilian electrician on the London Underground in the wake of the 7/7 bombings. Here he asks why the force still can’t admit that it acted incompetently‘Everybody’s human. Mistakes can be made But you are really not prepared to say that any mistake [was made] here, are you?”Michael Mansfield QC put this question to Cressida Dick – then deputy assistant commissioner at the Metropolitan police – at the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes, a young man who, 20 years ago this summer, was shot dead at Stockwell station in south London by Met firearms officers. The inquest took place in 2008, three years after his shooting on the morning of 22 July 2005, which was 15 days after the 7/7 bombings in London and one day after copycat bombers had tried and failed to detonate more explosives on the transport system and then fled. De Menezes was a 27-year-old Bra...

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6 h. ago Urgent warning to anyone with curtains in their home as weather heats up

As the weather begins to warm up across the UK and the sun begins to shine, a cleaning expert urges home owners to do this one clean to revitalise your living space and relieve allergies

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11 h. ago Met Office maps show where people may see Northern Lights in the UK tonight

Some people may me able to see some aurora activity late on Saturday night

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13 h. ago Met Office explains why it feels felt so cold despite all the sunshine in Wales

There has been a chilly wind this week in much of Wales causing it to feel colder than forecast

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13 h. ago Sunworshippers risk their lives to catch some rays on the crumbling cliffs as weather experts say it is going to heat up even MORE next week

With the high today of 20.8C in Hurn, Dorset, people across the UK flocked to the beach and parks to soak in the unusually warm spring weather.

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15 h. ago Paddington crash: Two critical after car crashes following police chase

A driver failed to stop for officers in a marked Met Police vehicle at around 4.20am on Saturday near Westbourne Terrace in Paddington.

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16 h. ago Britain braced for travel chaos as Met Office makes 'warm' weather prediction

Schools finished for the holidays on Friday and the RAC expects 3.4million people to hit the roads each day - sunny conditions will remain into next week with the Met Office predicting above-average temperatures

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16 h. ago Met Office map warns of 'very high' pollen count with two UK areas worst affected

The Met Office has issued a warning

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16 h. ago Met Office map warns of 'very high' pollen count for hay fever sufferers

Parts of the UK will see high pollen levels, which is bad news for people suffering with hay fever

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20 h. ago Warm, dry weather set to stay for whole of next week across UK

Settled conditions will lead to above-average temperatures this and next weekend, the Met Office said.

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22 h. ago Britain to bask in temperatures topping 20C as warm weather continues

The sunny spells will continue this weekend and throughout the week

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25 h. ago Weekend weather forecast as Met Office says 'it's getting milder'

Friday was the hottest day of the year so far with 23.7C registered

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30 h. ago Ryanair, Jet2, TUI, easyJet and BA queue skip rules for passengers this summer

Heathrow Airport chaos has been predicted ahead of Easter - an already busy travel period every year. But this one hack can help you save time and arrive at the airport with one less thing to do

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31 h. ago UK weather today: Met Office gives forecast following hottest day of the year with 23C high

Friday was the hottest day of the year so far with 23.7C registered in Otterbourne, Hampshire and the Met Office understands it will remain warm throughout the weekend

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32 h. ago Warm and dry weather to continue but with temperatures below 23C highs

Friday was the hottest day of the year so far with 23.7C registered in Hampshire.

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36 h. ago Met Office confirms how long the warm weather and sunshine will last

BBC weatherman Derek Brockway has also shared his verdict for the weeks ahead

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40 h. ago Met Office issues 'red alert' health warning for Wales within days

The new Met Office pollen model is forecasting 'very high' pollen for Wales as the weather continues to stay sunny and warm.

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40 h. ago Temperatures reach 23.4C in UK’s hottest day of the year so far

The Met Office said it was ‘very warm for early April across the south’.

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40 h. ago Northern Lights to be visible over Scotland tonight as enthusiasts share 'promising' look

The Met Office has released a statement on how likely Scots are to catch a glimpse of the astronomical wonder

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40 h. ago Exact time Northern Lights could be visible in UK tonight as Met Office forecasts 'potential aurora sightings'

The aurora borealis could light up UK skies again this weekend

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