MetroRefugees World Refugee Day: Public figures you may not know were refugeesmetro.co.uk - Jane Wharton Refugees have shaped our world – from our understanding of science, our enjoyment of sport, the music we listen to and the food we enjoy. A new video …
MetroRefugees Refugees let down after £100,000,000 cut from funding for English lessonsmetro.co.uk - Jane Wharton Funding for English lessons for refugees and other migrants has been slashed by over 60% within the past decade, according to new figures. Austerity …
MetroKosher Deli owner found dead after being accused of supplying non-Kosher meatmetro.co.uk - Elisa Menendez A deli owner has been found dead days after he was accused of supplying non-Kosher meat to Jewish customers. Father-of-two Robert Kaye owned …
MetroBognor Regis One dead after fight breaks out at Butlin’s holiday resortmetro.co.uk - Elisa Menendez A man has died after he was punched during a brawl at a Butlin’s holiday resort. Police have launched an investigation after the victim, 52, fell to …
MetroTeens Four girl gang members spared jail despite ‘horrific’ attack on student that diedmetro.co.uk - Georgia Diebelius Four members of a girl gang have been spared jail despite playing a part in a ‘sustained and horrific’ bus stop attack on a frightened Egyptian …
MetroPigeons Mum fined £150 for feeding sausage roll to pigeonmetro.co.uk - Elisa Menendez A woman has been fined £150 by her local council for feeding a sausage roll to a pigeon. Sally-Ann Fricker broke off a piece of her baked pastry for …
Metro Boy, 11, died in head-on crash after mum swerved when ‘spider landed on hand’metro.co.uk - Georgia Diebelius A schoolboy died following a head-on crash after his mum drove on the wrong side of the road because a ‘spider was in the car’, an inquest has …
MetroGuns Student admits to making two handguns with 3D printer in his London flatmetro.co.uk - Georgia Diebelius A film student today confessed to making two handguns using a 3D printer in the first case of its kind – but claims they were just props for a …
MetroCottages Couple wake up to find £850,000 cottage has started sinking into the groundmetro.co.uk - Elisa Menendez A couple have been forced to move out of their home after waking up to find their £850,000 riverside cottage is sinking. Ken Pitts and wife Gail were …
Metro Killer fled on ‘Boris bike’ after beating widow, 73, and leaving her to burn to death in house firemetro.co.uk - Georgia Diebelius A killer who fled on a ‘Boris Bike’ after beating a wealthy widow to death and leaving her to burn in a house fire is facing life behind bars. William …
MetroDexter Harrowing 999 call by man who thought his wife was going to diemetro.co.uk - Elisa Menendez This is the terrifying emergency call made by a husband as his blind wife lay struggling to breathe on the road after being crushed by a lorry. Nigel …
MetroEmiliano Sala Man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in Emiliano Sala investigationmetro.co.uk - Georgia Diebelius Detectives investigating the death of footballer Emiliano Sala have arrested a man on suspicion of manslaughter by an unlawful act. Sala, 28, had just …
MetroKnives What London could learn from Scotland after huge drop in schoolkids carrying knivesmetro.co.uk - Lucy Middleton Scottish knife crime initiatives are working because they’re putting the ‘money and the hard work’ into engaging young people, an expert has said. Dr …
MetroDavid Attenborough David Attenborough sends student handwritten letter after she sent him her dissertationmetro.co.uk - James Hockaday A university student was over the moon when Sir David Attenborough told her he was looking forward to reading her dissertation. Emma Tait, 21, only …
MetroBoris Johnson Rory Stewart knocked out of Tory leadership race as Boris holds onto top spot in third votemetro.co.uk - Elisa Menendez Rory Stewart has been knocked out of the Tory leadership race, leaving just four MPs in the running. Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove and …
MetroHealth (UK) Guitarist who lost fingertips to sepsis heads back on stage for first timemetro.co.uk - James Hockaday A guitarist who lost his fingertips to life-threatening sepsis has defied the odds by taking to the stage once again. Alan Bowell, 65, feared he’d …
MetroVeterans War veteran found guilty of stabbing Britain’s Got Talent singer to death in violent ragemetro.co.uk - Georgia Diebelius An Iraq war veteran has been found guilty of stabbing a Britain’s Got Talent finalist to death in a violent rage. Desmond Sylva, 41, knifed his on-off …
MetroHealth (UK) Recovering alcoholic ‘let down by NHS’ after he was told to start drinking againmetro.co.uk - Jen Mills A recovering alcoholic who killed himself a week after being told to start drinking again was ‘let down by the NHS’. Stephen Appleton had gone to his …
Metro Businessman who moved into pigsty after break-up loses battle for £1,000,000 home’s landmetro.co.uk - Georgia Diebelius A businessman who moved out of his £1million home and into a pigsty after a bitter breakup has now lost a court fight over the property with his …
MetroRoyal Ascot Bookies rake it in as Queen wears blue hat to Royal Ascot 2019 two days in a rowmetro.co.uk - James Hockaday Bookmakers are rubbing their hands with glee after they were swamped with bets on the Queen wearing pink to Royal Ascot today. But to many people’s …
MetroCatherine, Duchess of Cambridge First picture of widow, 83, in serious condition after Kate and William convoy crashmetro.co.uk - Zoe Drewett The first picture of the woman injured in a collision with a police motorbike escorting the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has been released as it is …
MetroCleveland Police Cop ‘bragged about his BMW and plied teenager with alcohol before raping her’metro.co.uk - Martine Berg Olsen A former police officer who is accused of a string of sex offences against children and teenagers repeatedly raped a teenage victim after plying her …
MetroPolicing Thieves steal almost entire lead roof of 800-year-old churchmetro.co.uk - Jen Mills A church was left open to the elements after thieves stole 90 per cent of the lead roof. They caused an estimated £225,000 of damage at minimum after …
MetroCambridge University Autistic boy, 9, thrown out of church service for being ‘too disruptive’metro.co.uk - Martine Berg Olsen A prestigious Cambridge chapel has been forced to publicly apologise after a child with autism was kicked out of its Father’s Day service. Paul Rimmer …
MetroPharma Call to ban pharmacists from refusing to give medicines for ‘personal reasons’metro.co.uk - Martine Berg Olsen A petition has been launched after a mum was told she couldn’t have emergency contraception because it went against the beliefs of the only …
MetroCatherine, Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and Kate Middleton offer to visit widow hit by their police ridermetro.co.uk - Jane Wharton Prince William and Kate Middleton have offered to visit the widow hit by a police motorcyclist in their convoy. The royals have sent flowers to Irene …
MetroCancer Vegans leave sign at butchers wishing ‘cancer on your family’metro.co.uk - James Hockaday A butcher says he refuses to get upset by animal rights protesters who left abusive placards outside his shop. Nick Rapps, 35, was told to ‘rot in …
MetroPsychosis Tube pusher chose to shove elderly man, 91, onto tracks because ‘he looked old’metro.co.uk - Lucy Middleton A paranoid schizophrenic man pushed a 91-year-old man onto tube tracks because he said he ‘looked old’. Paul Crossley, 47, shoved Sir Robert Malpas as …
MetroBoris Johnson When is the third Tory leadership vote and what time are the results announced?metro.co.uk - Caroline Westbrook The race for the Tory leadership is gathering pace with just five candidates now left in the running. The vote on Tuesday saw Dominic Raab eliminated …
