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Defence Secretary John Healey issues warning to Putin as he reveals how UK tracked Russian spy sub in month-long covert operatiomn | LBC
6+ hour, 13+ min ago (874+ words) The UK and its allies tracked three Russian submarines over a month-long period as part of a 'covert operation' surveilling undersea cables in the North Atlantic, the Defence Secretary has revealed. Speaking in a press conference from Downing Street on…...
Chess grandmaster poses for selfie with teenage rival - then reports her for using phone | LBC
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (441+ words) Chess world number one Magnus Carlsen agreed to pose for a selfie with his teenage opponent - but got up moments later to report her to a judge for using her phone. Carlsen agreed, leaning across the board for the picture....
Somali man denies sexually assaulting teenager in park | LBC
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (497+ words) A Somali man has denied sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman in a Bournemouth park and told a court that he only kissed her after she had kissed him. Abdinasir Elmi, who was staying at the Roundhouse Hotel in the Dorset…...
Why doesn't Brooklyn Beckham 'own his name' and why might he try and 'win it' from parents? | LBC
11+ hour ago (663+ words) Brooklyn Beckham is reportedly locked in another feud with his parents, this time over the trademarking of his name. The 27-year-old is estranged from David and Victoria Beckham, having sent a nuclear statement in February, which accused them of being…...
F1 drivers to test at N'rburgring after Iran war cancels Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix | LBC
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (563+ words) F1 teams will return to Nurburgring for the first time in six years after a test was confirmed following the cancellation of the Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Grands Prix. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has led to both of…...
Tourette's activist at the centre of BAFTA N-word row hits out at BBC response | LBC
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (670+ words) The Tourette's activist at the centre of a BAFTA racial slur row has criticised the BBC's response, saying it compounded his "stress and upset." John Davidson faced backlash after he was heard shouting the N-word while black actors Michael B. Jordan…...
Lewis Goodall reminds caller Ali of Iranian threat as he celebrates the ceasefire | LBC
4+ hour, 30+ min ago (275+ words) Caller Ali tells Lewis Goodall why he welcomes the US-Iran ceasefire, but is concerned that the world being 'pushed towards WWIII'. The US and Iran agreed to a provisional two-week ceasefire in the war. He warned that "if for any…...
Give British households set cheap energy allowance to help with rising bills | LBC
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (681+ words) Taxes from North Sea oil and gas companies could be used to subsidise a portion of energy for British households, a think tank has said. The government should provide every household in the UK with a set amount of cheap…...
'Very upset' residents blast illegal camp of caravans after village field covered in concrete | LBC
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (732+ words) Police are investigating allegations of threatening behaviour, criminal damage, road traffic offences and illegal felling of trees from several parties involved in the "dispute" relating to the encampment in the Friendless Lane area Residents of Flamstead have told of their…...
Six million people are facing hunger in the UK and people like me are being pushed to food banks | LBC
11+ hour, 33+ min ago (729+ words) So many of us have been feeling the pinch as prices have shot up in recent years. For people like me at the sharpest end, affording the essentials like food and heating can feel impossible, no matter how carefully we…...