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London and Edinburgh welcome 2026 with spectacular displays
The UK has celebrated the arrival of 2026 with large firework displays across the country. London’s mayor Sir Sadiq Khan hailed the New Year’s celebrations in the capital as the “greatest in the world” after more than 100,000 people flocked to the banks of the River Thames to see the firework display. The 12-minute show…
Read MoreAnthony Joshua discharged from hospital after fatal road crash
Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital days after a car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends. The British-Nigerian boxing star is now recovering at his home in the country, according to a statement from the regional governments of Lagos and Ogun states. Joshua was travelling in the back of a…
Read MoreTrump issues warning as National Guard troops withdrawn from US cities
The US government is removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Donald Trump has announced. But, in a New Year’s Eve message on social media, the president also warned that federal forces would “come back” if crime rates increased. The National Guard is a reserve of US military troops, typically used for…
Read MoreMan stabbed to death in southeast London on New Year’s Eve
A 23-year-old man has been stabbed to death in southeast London on New Year’s Eve. The Metropolitan Police has launched a murder inquiry after officers were called to the scene in Grove Street, near Rotherhithe, in Lewisham borough, at roughly 12.35pm on Wednesday, and found the man had been stabbed in the chest. The London…
Read MoreAnthony Joshua’s friend describes ‘crazy nightmare’ after Nigeria car crash
A close friend of Anthony Joshua has said the boxer would be in a “traumatised situation” from seeing another friend die in a car crash, who was more like a “twin brother” to him. Kolawole Omoboriowo, who has known the two-time world heavyweight champion for eight years, was the one to break the news to…
Read MoreRevolution Bars owner plots swift sale as cash crisis deepens
The London-listed company behind the Revolution bars chain has set a deadline for bids next week after warning shareholders that they face being wiped out as part of a deal. Sky News understands that The Revel Collective, which also owns 22 Peach Pubs and bars trading under the Revolucion de Cuba name, has told bidders…
Read MoreEuropean court questions UK decision to revoke Shamima Begum’s citizenship
A top European court has questioned the UK’s revocation of the citizenship of Shamima Begum, after she left the country to join the so-called Islamic State (IS) as a teenage girl. The European Court of Human Rights is pressing Britain over the responsibility of the state towards victims of trafficking, before it revoked her British…
Read MoreMurder charge after man, 34, killed when car hit pedestrians
A man has been charged with murder after a 34-year-old was killed when a car hit pedestrians in north west London on 3 December. Shakaine Dwyer, 29, has been charged with killing Ruben Nunes, from Peterborough, the Metropolitan Police said on New Year’s Eve. Mr Dwyer, of Willesden, north west London, was originally charged with…
Read MoreWhy there’s no escape from Delhi’s biggest killer
“The air is absolutely poison, in the last two years we’ve not had even one single good a day in spite of the monsoon rain,” says Bhavreen Kandhari, an activist spearheading a public movement on clean air. Hundreds have converged to raise their voice against air pollution at Jantar Matar, a stone’s throw away from…
Read MoreIranian protesters attempt to break in to government building
Iranian protesters attempted to storm a local government building on Wednesday, state media reported, as demonstrations over the cost of living reached their fourth day. In an unusual response to unrest, the Iranian government on Tuesday offered to set up a dialogue with protest leaders. The first major protests since before June – when US…
Read MoreFinland police seize vessel suspected of damaging Baltic Sea cable
Finnish police have seized a cargo vessel suspected of damaging an undersea cable. The Fitburg had departed from Russia and was en route to Israel when Finnish authorities detained the ship. It is suspected of causing damage to a telecoms cable running from Helsinki to Estonia’s capital Tallinn. “Finnish authorities have taken control of the…
Read MoreSir Keir Starmer promises that ‘change’ will finally arrive in 2026 in New Year’s message
Sir Keir Starmer is promising that the change he pledged to deliver in the 2024 election will finally arrive in 2026. In his New Year’s address, the prime minister accepted that his government had not yet delivered on the promise plastered on the front of their manifesto. Sir Keir admitted that “for many, life is…
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