‘Lovely and peaceful’ man stabbed to death after ‘clash with neighbour’

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Forensic officers have been trawling the scene in south west London this morning(Picture: UKNIP) A ‘lovely peaceful’ man died from fatal stab wounds at his south west London home after a clash with a neighbour, witnesses told Metro. Locals said they heard shouting and rowing in Maple Close, Mitcham before desperate cries as the victim lay dying. Police were called just after 7.30pm on Monday, and they found a 39-year-old…

How China is using the UK to protect its nuclear designs despite US sanctions

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Chinese nuclear power giants are using the British Intellectual Property Office to protect their advanced designs (Picture: Getty Images/Science Photo Libra) Chinese firms are using the UK to protect their nuclear blueprints — despite being sanctioned in the US over fears of military activity.   The state-owned companies are using the British patenting office as Beijing forges ahead with new reactors to power its own country while targeting the West…

Major UK airport to hike parking drop-off fees within days

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The new Gatwick Airport drop-off charges will start in May (Picture: Universal Images Group/Getty Images) Gatwick Airport announced it will increase the drop-off fees for drivers, which could make its charges the most expensive in London. The UK’s second busiest airport has proposed to hike the passenger drop-off fees after it was asked to increase the number of people arriving by public transport if it wants to expand. It is…

Jeremy Vine stops posting cycling videos after trolling became ‘too much’

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Ukrainian journalist’s body returned from Russia ‘without eyes or brain’

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Viktoria Roshchyna’s body was finally returned to Ukraine in February (Picture: Getty) The body of a Ukrainian journalist killed in Russia was repatriated without her eyes or brain, an international investigation has found. Viktoria Roshchyna disappeared in the summer of 2023 near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, on what was at least her fourth trip to the occupied territories. She was held in an unofficial detention centre in Rostov for…

Map shows where in the UK is set to reach 29 degrees this week

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Temperatures are expected to climb even higher, with highs of 27°C expected today (Picture: BNPS) Some lucky areas of the UK are set to reach 29°C tomorrow as forecasters hint that highs of 30°C could be even reached. Monday saw one of the hottest day of the year so far, with a temperature of 24.5°C recorded in St James’s Park, London. Yesterday managed to just creep above this, with 24.9°C…

Iconic UK nightclub to close forever in weeks sparking wave of nostalgia

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Motion, on Avon Street, Bristol, will close in July despite being an integral part of the city’s nightlife (Picture: Facebook) One of the UK’s most legendary nightclubs is shutting its doors in the a few weeks marking ‘the end of an era’ for the country’s clubbing scene. Motion, on Avon Street, Bristol, will close in July despite being an integral part of the city’s nightlife. But the 4,000 capacity club,…

Electric meters are changing – here’s how it affects you and what you need to do

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The tech is becoming obsolete (Picture: Getty Images) Hundreds of thousands of people could be left with no heating or hot water as their obsolete electricity meters are shut down. Radio Teleswitching Systems (RTS) are being switched off for good on June 30 – but energy companies warn it will be ‘very very difficult’ to replace all of them with smart meters before that deadline. By the end of March…

Putin announces ceasefire on 80th anniversary of VE Day

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Russian President Vladimir Putin previously declared a ceasefire over Easter (Picture: EPA) Vladimir Putin has declared a ceasefire for the War in Ukraine between May 8 and 10, as Europe marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The announcement may be viewed with scepticism by Ukraine, after an Easter ceasefire earlier this month was reportedly broken thousands of times. According to the Kremlin, the truce…

CIA official’s son killed fighting for Putin took childhood rebellion to extreme

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