SCOOP - Keir Starmer is facing cross-party calls to EXPEL Iran's Ambassador to London after his threats to hit UK bases. Senior MPs and Crown Prince Reza Pehlavi's closest aide are demanding the PM kick out Ambassador Seyed Ali Mousavi from the UK. metro.co.uk/2026/04/02/h...

🚨An Epstein survivor has become the first to publicly say the King should meet her and other victims during his US state visit. Teresa Helm said a meeting would help criminal investigations in both the UK and US. My exclusive for @metrouk.bsky.social metro.co.uk/2026/04/02/e...

EXCL - The Tories hosted an ‘inclusive’ iftar event just weeks before Nick Timothy branded the same celebration in Trafalgar Square an 'act of domination'. The revelations have placed more scrutiny on Badenoch’s decision not to sack her ally over his ‘abhorrent views’. metro.co.uk/2026/03/31/t...

🗣️ Der Fall oder Das Comeback? Is German making a return in the #UK? 🇬🇧 Fewer school kids are learning #German 🇩🇪 But businesses still need it and the #government is trying to bring it back. Read about German’s battle for survival in UK #schools … swlondoner.shorthandstories.com/the-fall-of-...

Police have uncovered illegal streaming websites and subscriptions serving 22 million users worldwide as they shut down an £8,000,000,000 streaming ring… metro.co.uk/2024/11/27/p...

“Shoplifters now think they can get away with everything because the law is not punishing them.” Shoplifting in Southwark more than triples to decade-high levels www.selondoner.co.uk/news/2011202...

Civil servants and MPs have clogged up more than 7000 toilets in the last two years metro.co.uk/2024/11/20/m...

Visitors to Frankfurt’s iconic Christmas Market have been warned about a danger to public health and safety at this year’s event. Please give this story a read as I work Metro’s news desk today metro.co.uk/2024/11/16/w...

Meet Michael, a musician with cerebral palsy who is paralysed from the neck down, and who composes using his nose. Alongside upcoming singer Kah’Nya, they are hoping to perform his song live and raise awareness of barriers faced by disabled musicians in the industry. metro.co.uk/2024/11/10/m...

I have found myself in the East German state of Thüringen, just as voters there look set to award the far-right AfD party first place in the election on Sunday. It is a story of furious xenophobia, unlike anything in U.K. political debate, and furious efforts to stop it. (1/4)

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