News 27/06/26

A thirty-four-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car hit multiple pedestrians in west London.

Five people were injured when the vehicle collided with them in Ealing Broadway just before 2:30 on Saturday afternoon. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the driver failed to stop at the scene but was detained a short time later in nearby Grange Park.

Two men from Slough have been charged with attempted murder following a firearms incident.

Kian Rahelu, aged 20, and 19 year old Lenny Morten are both facing counts of attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. The charges follow an incident on the nineteenth of June in the area of Pentland Road and Pennine Road.

The United Kingdom has experienced two record-shattering heatwaves over the last two months, a phenomenon not seen since 1911.

Experts note this comes unusually early in the summer season. While the current June heatwave will gradually end over the weekend with temperatures returning to average next week, there are indications further heatwaves could strike this summer.

Flights at London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports have been delayed for up to eleven hours as the heatwave turns to thunderstorms.

More than eight hundred flights have been delayed so far today and dozens cancelled due to the severe weather. Air traffic control delays are expected to continue for the rest of the afternoon. Easyjet has apologised after some frustrated passengers were left stuck on grounded planes for four hours.

Firefighters were called to tackle a major blaze involving a shipping container holding fireworks and pyrotechnic props near Slough.

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue received reports of the fire on Stanwell Road in Horton on Thursday evening. Numerous local crews, an incident command unit from Maidenhead, and additional teams from London and Surrey were sent to the scene to extinguish the flames.

The Home Office has vowed to introduce new capped safe and legal routes for refugees to come to the UK later this year.

The department said a model based on Canada’s asylum system will allow organisations like universities, community groups and businesses to sponsor refugees. However, the Conservatives said no extra people should be let into the country until illegal immigration is stopped.

Live Facial Recognition vans are set to deploy on Peascod Street in Windsor on Monday, June 29th.

Thames Valley Police will use the specialist technology alongside local officers to detect known suspects and prevent crime. Authorities say the visible presence of these vans can actively deter offending, even if some individuals choose to avoid the town centre during the operation.