Luke Alsford

Monday's METRO: Britain boots out grieving jet crash dad #TomorrowsPapersToday

NEW - There have been NO reports of any attacks on UK-linked vessels yesterday, despite Donald Trump claiming that Iran fired at a British freighter, Metro understands. metro.co.uk/2026/04/19/tru…

EXC: The Home Office has been branded cruel after a dad whose entire family was killed in the Air India crash was told to leave the UK. Mohammad Shethwala applied to extend his visa because he has 'nothing left' but the Home Office rejected his pleas. metro.co.uk/2026/04/19/dad…

British-Nigerian historians and activists said the artwork gives the impression the government is ‘celebrating’ colonisation and regime change, but the Foreign Office insists it is there to ‘prompt reflection’.

EXCL: The Foreign Office has been branded ‘disgusting’ for installing an artwork at the British embassy in Nigeria that ‘celebrates’ the country’s invasion. Officials in Lagos put up a painting of a Royal Navy attack on the port city in 1851. metro.co.uk/2026/04/16/out…

Bereaved parents are heading to Downing Street to make a final plea for the PM to back a social media ban for children before a crucial vote tonight. metro.co.uk/2026/04/15/gri…

600 more exiled Chagossians are prepared to travel to the remote British territory, first minister Misley Mandarin has told me. He revealed how the group of six on the desert island is facing water scarcity and uncomfortable conditions. But they are in high spirits and 'cautiously' celebrating the collapse of the Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius. metro.co.uk/2026/04/12/cha…

Dame Priti Patel, Shadow Foreign Secretary, told Metro: ‘Starmer must show some strength and ensure our partners in the UAE do not keep Brits locked up simply for filming their surroundings.’ David Haigh, who is representing nine arrested Brits, said the Labour leader needed to demonstrate that the ‘the abuse of British people in a foreign country is unacceptable and will not be tolerated’. The high-profile human rights lawyer added: ‘If he doesn’t raise that then he will just looks weak to Arab leaders, who respect strength.’

EXCL - Keir Starmer is being urged to push for the release of dozens of Brits in jail in the UAE during his meetings with Gulf leaders this week. Shadow Foreign Sec. Priti Patel, Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper and human rights lawyers have called on the PM to raise the arrests of British nationals for filming Iranian air strikes. As many as 70 UK nationals have been detained and could face ten years in jail for recording missile attacks on the UAE. metro.co.uk/2026/04/08/kei…

New - The Royal Family should fund therapy for Epstein victims, a survivor and a leading US anti-trafficking group have told Metro. Rina Oh, who was groomed by Epstein from age 21, and World Without Exploitation said the King should commit to funding survivors' mental health care on his state visit to the US later this month. The US Virgin Islands is running a $10million mental health fund for Epstein survivors, but Oh says only about 200 involved in past Epstein-related lawsuits are eligible and the fund closes in 2028. metro.co.uk/2026/04/07/eps…

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/hes…

🚨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 metro.co.uk/2026/04/02/eps…

Labour have accused senior Tories of ‘rank hypocrisy’ for defending Nick Timothy’s ‘appalling’ comments on the open iftar in Trafalgar Square, just weeks after the party held a ‘welcoming’ and ‘inclusive’ iftar event at CCHQ. 👇

EXCL - The Tories hosted an ‘inclusive’ iftar event just weeks before their shadow justice minister branded the same celebration in Trafalgar Square an 'act of domination'. Party chairman Kevin Hollinrake - who defended Nick Timothy's post - was at the 'fantastic' gathering, where the same call to prayer was made. The revelations have placed more scrutiny on Badenoch’s decision not to sack her key ally over his ‘abhorrent views’. metro.co.uk/2026/03/31/tor…

Even more extraordinary: the Hatzola ambulance that took baby Aliza to the hospital was brand new, thanks to a fundraising drive from her Rabbi grandfather’s synagogue. 👇

Excl - The volunteer Jewish ambulance service that was fire bombed in north London saved a ONE-WEEK-old baby’s life in December. An emergency medic arrived in just five minutes to save Aliza Glass as she chocked. Her mum called today’s attack ‘abhorrent’ metro.co.uk/2026/03/23/the…

Excl - Alan Turing's family has said there are bigger issues than whether ‘beavers are more or less important than Churchill’ as they break their silence on the banknote furore. His great nephew called the outrage from Badenoch, Farage, and others 'odd'. metro.co.uk/2026/03/22/ala…

Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰 🟠 We warned of meningitis outbreak hell 🟠 Three vaccine campaigns ignored #TomorrowsPapersToday