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Six people remanded over alleged acid attack murder

Danny Cahalane, 38, suffered fatal injuries following the incident at a property in Lipson Road, Plymouth in the early hours of February 21 this year

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025

Will London introduce a tourist tax? New modelling says it could raise £350m a year

Overcrowding, environmental damage, and strained infrastructure: could a tourist tax be the capital’s solution?

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025

‘Sometimes he cast spells over them’: the raging beauty of Derek Jarman’s black paintings

From his unfinished film about a murdered director to a stunning series of doomy oil paintings, Derek Jarman’s work could be angry, dark and disturbing – not to mention highly relevant in these bleak times

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2025

‘We have no plans to attack Britain,' say Russia’s London diplomats as defence review lays out Putin threats

The Strategic Defence Review mentions Russia 33 times and tells of the ‘immediate and pressing threat’ posed by Putin’s regime

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025

Voices: First Sadiq, now Andy… will no one rid Keir Starmer of his turbulent mayors?

COMMENT: As the mayor of Greater Manchester proposes a ‘popular left programme’ – just days after the mayor of London defied Downing Street with a new plan for drug laws – is the prime minister under threat from colleagues with their own fiefdoms, asks John Rentoul

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025

Opioid ‘hundred times stronger than heroin’ linked to UK clubbing deaths for first time

Nightclubs such as Ministry of Sound and Fabric have issued warnings over the new blue-green pill being sold in London

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025

Britain's Property Powerhouse Falters As Young Buyers Bolt North

London's housing market is crumbling as young buyers head north and wealthy elites dodge Britain's taxes. Is the capital's property boom over for good?

International Business Times UK · Jun 3, 2025

Where to get a free ride on a vintage double-decker bus in London this weekend

Vintage buses from the 1950s to 1970s will make stops at Kingston, Surbiton Hill, Epsom town centre, Ashtead and Leatherhead

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025

Killer pills warning extended to London schools after deaths of two clubbers

London councils issue warning to schools in the borough highlighting the serious danger posed by the pills

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025

Scottish MPs panned over up to £3500-a-month taxpayer-funded London homes

The lowest claimants, in terms of rent at least, include Scottish Labour MPs Melanie Ward and Gordon McKee, who spent £680 and £1365 a month…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 3, 2025