35 m. ago Couple killed in Air India plane crash lost pilot son in earlier aviation tragedy

Prayers were held at Hindu temples across north-west London on Thursday evening following the Air India crash in Ahmedabad as the Gujarati community in the capital had been hit "especially hard"

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39 m. ago Linen dresses are trending and we've found one that 'skims mum tum' and is 15% off

The London-based retailer Boden has slashed the price of its latest womenswear collection by 15% - and the discount code is available to use now. And there's one piece that's been a hit with shoppers

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53 m. ago Two children orphaned after Air India plane crash kills dad scattering mum's ashes

Father-of-two Arjun Patolia was on his way back to London after scattering the ashes of his late wife - but was tragically confirmed as one of the 241 victims who perished on the doomed Air India flight 171

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83 m. ago Women’s prize winner Yael van der Wouden: ‘It’s heartbreaking to see so much hatred towards queer people’

The winner of this year’s fiction prize on growing up as an outsider, why we’re all guilty of complicity, and using her acceptance speech to reveal that she is intersexIt has been a dramatic couple of years for 37-year-old Dutch author Yael van der Wouden: her first novel, The Safekeep, a love story that deals with the legacy of the Holocaust in the Netherlands, was the focus of a frenzied bidding war and shortlisted for the 2024 Booker prize. Last night it won the Women’s prize for fiction.“I wrote this book from a place of hopelessness,” she says when we meet. “I was looking for a ray of sunshine.” This morning in London the sun is blazing. She could never have expected that her novel would see off shortlisted authors including Miranda July (of whose work she is a big fan) and Elizabeth Strout. Continue reading...

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84 m. ago Tributes pour in for Britons killed in Air India plane crash

Two sisters in their early 20s on their way home from surprising their grandmother for her birthday are among the victims.

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92 m. ago Children’s social worker who got boy, 15, to sell drugs and supplied guns jailed

Chloe Scott and Miles Addy sourced a firearm linked back to a murder investigation, Scotland Yard said

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93 m. ago Man accused of nearly decapitating schoolboy in Hainault sword attack 'took psychedelic drug ayahuasca and drank his own urine', court hears

Marcus Arduini Monzo, 37, allegedly skinned and deboned his pet cat before launching a 20-minute spree of violence in Hainault, east London, while high on cannabis, the Old Bailey heard.

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1 hour ago Police drop investigation into Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell over pro

The MPs were called for interview after a pro-Palestine rally in central London at the beginning of this year.

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2 h. ago Global experts met in East London to try and fix the mental health crisis — their solutions will surprise you

At South by Southwest London the big ideas, says Claudia Cockerell, were about curing the planet’s minds

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2 h. ago Young families, the sole survivor’s brother and tragic final selfies: The British victims of Air India plane crash

Victims include a family of three from Gloucester and a London-based couple who ran a spiritual wellness company

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2 h. ago How the London Underground turned into a hellhole: It's used as an open toilet, filled with fare

It's just gone midday in Stratford, east London, and a young man slips through the London Underground ticket barriers without paying.

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2 h. ago Spurs hold talks over signing Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo and interested in Wissa

Thomas Frank could move for former club’s main strikersSpurs file legal claim against Ineos over sponsorship dealTottenham have held initial talks about signing Bryan Mbeumo from Thomas Frank’s former club Brentford and are also interested in bringing his strike-partner Yoane Wissa to north London.Frank was confirmed as Ange Postecoglou’s replacement on Thursday and is targeting the duo that contributed 39 Premier League goals in last season for Brentford as he attempts to strengthen the Spurs squad. Mbeumo is also wanted by Manchester United, who had an offer worth up to £55m for the Cameroon forward rejected last week and are expected to return with an improved bid. Brentford value the 25-year-old at more than £60m but are not expected to stand in his way if they can agree a deal, with Mbeumo previously thought to favour a move to Old Trafford. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Spurs hold talks over signing Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo and are interested in Yoane Wissa

Thomas Frank could move for former club’s main strikersSpurs file legal claim against Ineos over sponsorship dealTottenham have held initial talks about signing Bryan Mbeumo from Thomas Frank’s former club Brentford and are also interested in bringing his strike partner Yoane Wissa to north London.Frank was confirmed as Ange Postecoglou’s replacement on Thursday and is targeting the duo that contributed 39 Premier League goals last season for Brentford as he attempts to strengthen the Spurs squad. Mbeumo is also wanted by Manchester United, who had an offer worth up to £55m for the Cameroon forward rejected last week and are expected to return with an improved bid. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago New Balance’s $250 Allerdale Walking Shoe Partners With Drake’s London

New Balance’s $250 Allerdale Walking Shoe Partners With Drake’s London  Sneaker News

Economics

2 h. ago Air India boss pledges to be ‘fully transparent’ in investigation into doomed London flight

Watch as the CEO of Air India says he plans to be “fully transparent” following the deadly plane crash which claimed the lives of 241 people onboard on Thursday (12 June).

Society

2 h. ago Gold from toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace ‘may have been smuggled abroad’

Thames Valley Police has not ruled out the chance that the gold was moved away from the UK.

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2 h. ago Sisters who died in Air India crash wanted to roam the world, cousin says

Dhir and Heer Baxi, both in their early 20s, were returning home to London on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on Thursday.

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3 h. ago ‘It’s all very raw’: Twenty victims of the Air India plane disaster connected to the same London temple

Shri Rajrajeshwar Guruji International Siddhashram Shakti Centre said multiple worshippers had lost loved ones in the tragedy

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3 h. ago All the headliners for BST Hyde Park 2025 as Olivia Rodrigo prepares to kick off summer festival

The central London event takes place over several weekends and should be one of next summer’s best festivals

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3 h. ago How to see your favourite musician for free: Meet the London DJ who ditched £60k a year sales job to bring the world's most famous artists to street gigs in the UK

DJ AG, real name Ashley Gordon, 39, is quickly making a name for himself in the UK's music scene by inviting famous faces to perform outside UK landmarks, including London's King's Cross.

Economics