Bakery chain ordered to pay £34,000 over ‘serious’ mouse infestation in flagship London store

Ole&Steen’s Haymarket store in London was found to be covered in mouse droppings among other glaring hygiene issues (Picture: Google Maps)

A posh bakery in London has been slapped with a fine after their flagship chain was hit with a ‘serious’ mouse infestation.

Ole&Steen’s Haymarket store in London was found to be covered in mouse droppings among other glaring hygiene issues.

Environmental…

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Lime bike riders who dump cycles in central London could face £10 fines

Lime e-bikes have Marmite for Londoners, with bad parking on pavements giving grey hairs (Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)

A London borough and Lime have announced new measures to target rogue e-bike parking blocking pavements.

E-bikes strewn across pavements have become a familiar sight in London in recent years, with calls growing louder for solutions to tackle the problem.

Last year, the…

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Footballer ‘fled restaurant without paying £2,000 for two shots of whisky’

Michael Dome-Bemwin appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court accused of a series of fraud and obtaining services by deception charges (Picture: PA)

A footballer has appeared in court accused of skipping £3,500 worth of food and drink bills in a series of alleged ‘dine-and-dash’ thefts.

Michael Dome-Bemwin, 29, is said to have failed to pay for food and drinks on six occasions across…

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Woman arrested for trespass after hiding in Parliament toilet when tour finished

The woman was stopped by guards in the early hours of Sunday morning (Picture: Getty Images)

A woman who sneaked around the Houses of Parliament in the middle of the night after hiding in a toilet for hours has been arrested for trespassing.

The woman, who is in her fifties, was on a visitor tour of the Westminster complex on Saturday when she hid herself in a loo marked under maintenance,…

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Reform rakes in £7,000,000 from just two crypto billionaires in three months

Nigel Farage’s party has received millions from Christopher Harborne, left, and Ben Delo, right (Picture: Getty/London News Pictures/PA)

Reform UK bagged £7 million from a pair of crypto billionaires in the first three months of this year, official donation figures show.

The biggest single sum – £3m, which was accepted by the party on January 23 – came from Christopher Harborne, one of the…

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MAGA influencer admits pulling woman’s hair in London Underground

Melissa Rein Lively pulled the woman’s hair in a ‘forceful manner’ in an incident at Bond Street Underground station on October 11 last year (Picture: Michael Franco/PA Wire)

A Donald Trump influencer has admitted to assaulting a woman on the London Underground by pulling her hair.

Melissa Rein Lively pulled the woman’s hair in a ‘forceful manner’ in an incident at Bond Street Underground…

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Met PC ‘killed pregnant woman in crash while doing 80mph on wrong side of road’

PC Chris Johnson, 56, (left) and former PC Danny Tomkins, 35, (right) appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (Pictures: Central News)

A Met Police officer was doing around 80mph while driving on the wrong side of a 30mph road moments before a crash which killed a pregnant woman, a court heard.

Mariam Ahmed, 38, died after her Volkswagen Polo was involved in a high-speed…

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Terror and spy cases to be televised for first time

David Lammy and Baroness Carr are spearheading the reforms (Picture: James Manning/PA Wire)

Terrorism and spy cases tried by the UK’s top magistrate will be televised for the first time.

The sentencing remarks of the country’s chief magistrate – who hears high-profile lawsuits such as terrorism and extradition cases – will be broadcast live.

Controversial judicial reviews challenging the…

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Man, 60, dies eight days after street assault with murder investigation launched

Michalis Kyriacou was found with severe injuries by officers on patrol in Chippenham Road, Maida Vale, at 2.40am on May 14 (Picture: Google)

A 60-year-old man has died more than a week after he was taken to hospital following an assault in north-west London.

Michalis Kyriacou was found with severe injuries by officers on patrol in Chippenham Road, Maida Vale, at 2.40am on May 14.

He died…

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Andy Burnham confirmed as Labour candidate in Makerfield by-election

Andy Burnham has begun canvassing for support in the crucial by-election (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Andy Burnham is one step closer to returning to Parliament after he was confirmed as Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election.

Labour’s governing body chose the Greater Manchester Mayor and did not shortlist anyone else.

Burnham now faces a political fight to win over voters in…

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UK to lead new global alliance for special educational needs reform

Campaigners have long warned the UK’s SEND system is at ‘breaking point’

The UK will lead a new international alliance to improve education for special needs children, Metro can reveal.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will call on countries to join a UK-led global coalition in 2027 during her opening address at the Education World Forum today.

The alliance will spearhead efforts for…

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Couple charged after alleged racist assault at London Underground station

Melissa Rein Lively and Phillipp Ostermann have been charged following an incident in central London last year (Picture: Facebook)

A prominent MAGA supporter and her partner have been charged following an alleged racist assault at a central London Tube station.

Philipp Ostermann, 37, a German national, and his partner Melissa Rein Lively, 40, an American PR executive, have been charged in…

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