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Nigerian politician jailed for nine years in UK over organ trafficking plot

Judge says Ike Ekweremadu was ‘driving force’ in scheme to take kidney for his sick daughter from man brought to London

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023

Wealthy couple jailed for bringing man to UK to harvest kidney for sick daughter

Ike and Beatrice Ekweremadu along with their 25-year-old daughter Sonia faced trial at the Old Bailey. The parents were found guilty but the jury found Sonia not guilty

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2023

London street artist Pegasus paints Coronation tribute in Highbury and Islington

The artist drew on the Sex Pistols, Basquiat and Eighties and Nineties pop art for inspiration

Evening Standard · May 5, 2023

Coronation flypast could be cancelled amid ‘70% chance’ of showers in London

Elsewhere across the UK, there will be a “north-south” split

Wales Online · May 5, 2023

10 residences the Royals call home – a look at the Royal Family's property portfolio

A snapshot of the impressive lineup of homes fit for a King

Ideal Home · May 5, 2023

London’s local hero: meet the royal town crier

He’s the man responsible for announcing the birth of royal babies and ringing in the King’s big day, Soraya Gaied Chortane meets this week’s local London hero, town crier Tony Appleton

Evening Standard · May 5, 2023

Coronation weather forecast: London set for ‘outbreaks of rain throughout the day’

King Charles III’s Coronation is set to be blighted by outbreaks of rain throughout the day on Saturday, Met Office forecasters have said.

Evening Standard · May 5, 2023

Man who stabbed teenager to death while wearing ‘scary’ Call of Duty skull mask guilty of murder

Timothy Adeoye plunged a large kitchen knife into Donavan Allen at a block of flats in Enfield, north London, on February 7 last year

Evening Standard · May 5, 2023

OPINION - I remember the Silver Jubilee, and will be honoured to be at the Abbey

The last time Britain celebrated a coronation, Winston Churchill was prime minister, the structure of DNA had only recently been discovered, and Blackpool were celebrating winning the FA Cup following the legendary Stanley Matthews Final.

Evening Standard · May 5, 2023

‘Scary’ mask attacker guilty of stab murder

Timothy Adeoye plunged a large kitchen knife into Donavan Allen at a block of flats in Enfield, north London, on February 7 last year.

The Independent UK · May 5, 2023