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Portrait of the week

Portrait of the week

13 August 2015

1:00 PM

13 August 2015

1:00 PM

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The Metropolitan Police encouraged people to celebrate VJ Day despite reports in the Mail on Sunday (picked up from an investigation by Sky News) of plans by Islamic State commanders to blow up the Queen. The RMT union announced two more strikes on the London Underground for the last week in August.

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