Day: March 29, 2023
Ministers unveil plan to ‘power up Britain’ with boost for offshore wind
March 29, 2023C arbon capture technology and boosts for offshore wind will form a central plank of a plan to “power up Britain”, as the Government unveils the first step of its response to Joe Biden’s multibillion-dollar investment in green technology. Pitched as a plan to guarantee the UK’s energy security, while also avoiding the “distortive” impact […]
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Many schools ‘routinely disregard’ safeguarding principles on gender identity
March 29, 2023A number of secondary schools are not informing parents as soon as a child questions their gender identity, a report suggests. Safeguarding principles are being “routinely disregarded in many secondary schools” when it comes to gender identity, according to a paper by centre-right think tank Policy Exchange. Some schools suggested that informing parents when their […]
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Unseen McCartney photos from Beatles’ early days unveiled ahead of gallery show
March 29, 2023A handful of unseen photographs taken by Sir Paul McCartney during the early days of The Beatles have been released ahead of his National Portrait Gallery display. The archive features more than 250 images taken between November 1963 and February 1964 which capture the emergence of Beatlemania through the personal lens of Sir Paul’s Pentax […]
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Unseen McCartney photos from Beatles’ early days unveiled ahead of gallery show
March 29, 2023For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A handful of unseen photographs taken by Sir Paul McCartney during the early days of The Beatles have been released ahead of his National Portrait Gallery display. The […]
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Weak public investment an ‘institutional failure of the British state’ – report
March 29, 2023For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A long-running cycle of weak public investment represents an “institutional failure of the British state” which has undermined economic growth and key services, according to a leading think […]
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Environment campaigners ‘poised to act’ if government falls short on net-zero policy
March 29, 2023Environmental campaigners have warned they could once again take the government to court over its “lacklustre” climate policy. Friends of the Earth said it was “poised to act” if the revised net-zero strategy, published today, failed to meet legal obligations to cut carbon emissions. The campaign group – along with ClientEarth and the Good Law Project – took the government to the High Court last year […]
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Man who killed golf greenkeeper with a horseshoe found guilty
March 29, 2023A man who killed a golf greenkeeper by hitting him on the head with a horseshoe has been found guilty of murder. Kirkpatrick Virgo struck Thomas Parker, 24, after the pair argued over loud music from a boombox speaker on a train. The 42-year-old, from Slough, admitted manslaughter and carrying an offensive weapon, but denied […]
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Paul O’Grady obituary
March 29, 2023In 2010, Paul O’Grady broke his nose after losing his footing at his friend Cilla Black’s house in Barbados. “My nose was out to here and I had a black eye, but I said: ‘I’m not ruining my holiday,’” he recalled. “So we went out every night and were the talk of the island.” The […]
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Rotten fish dumped outside restaurant in ‘Mafia-style sinister message’
March 29, 2023Crates of stinking rotten fish were dumped outside of a London restaurant in what residents think might be a Mafia-style warning. The smelly sea-food was dumped outside a French restaurant in Angel, north London on Monday and was still there the following day. It has been stinking out residents who have complained to the council […]
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How does Ulez differ from the congestion charge – and do you need to pay both?
March 29, 2023The Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) is set to expand across London this summer, meaning that some areas will fall inside both the Ulez and Congestion Charge zones. The plans to extend the Ulez scheme have been met with protests as hundreds of thousands of drivers face paying the £12.50 daily charge. Mayor of London […]
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