Day: March 16, 2024
This is the best place to live in London — but the average home will cost you almost £900,000
March 16, 2024We know London is a hot-spot for tourists, but if you’re looking to put down roots in the capital, you might want to check out Clerkenwell. The north London neighbourhood was named in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide as the best spot to live in London. According to their panel of experts, […]
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Notorious serial killer ‘The Serpent’ spotted mingling with tourists in London
March 16, 2024Serial killer Charles Sobhraj, dubbed ‘The Serpent’ for his snake-like ability to seduce victims before they were drugged, robbed and murdered, has been spotted sightseeing in London. The 79-year-old, suspected of killing at least 20 backpackers in Asia in the 1970s and 1980s, was photographed wandering among tourists on Westminster Bridge wearing a wig and […]
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M25 closure set to cause traffic chaos with thousands braced for ‘carmageddon’
March 16, 2024The first-ever planned daytime closure of the M25 this weekend could become a ‘nightmare’, with local residents and businesses braced for ‘carmageddon’ traffic. A five-mile stretch of the motorway between junctions 10 and 11 is now shut in both directions and will remain inaccessible until 6am on Monday while a bridge is demolished and new […]
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Sadiq Khan will send out ‘love letters’ to voters ahead of mayoral elections
March 16, 2024Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has launched a campaign to woo over Liberal Democrat and Green voters as he seeks a third term in office. He describes it as a ‘love letter’ to try and win over support from ‘fellow progressives’ as Londoners head to the polls on May 2. He will kick it all […]
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Next first minister of Wales to be announced today
March 16, 2024The result of the race to become the next first minister of Wales will be revealed today. Jeremy Miles, the current minister for education and Welsh language, and Vaughan Gething, the minister for the economy, have been competing to see who will lead Welsh Labour and the country. Which of the two has succeeded will […]
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Unprecedented M25 closure could be ‘nightmare’ as busy section shuts
March 16, 2024The first-ever planned daytime closure of the M25 could become a “nightmare” as residents and businesses nearby brace for gridlocked traffic. A five-mile stretch of the motorway will remain shut until 6am on Monday between junctions 10 and 11, one of the busiest routes in the country that also serves Heathrow and Gatwick airports. And […]
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BMA calls on government to launch inquiry into use of physician associates
March 16, 2024BMA calls on government to launch inquiry into use of physician associates in NHS (PA) PA Wire The British Medical Association (BMA) is calling on the Government to launch an inquiry into the use of physician associates in NHS trusts. The moves comes after NHS England issued guidance telling hospitals they should not be using […]
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Comet passing by once every 71 years now visible in night sky
March 16, 2024A composite photo of the comet taken in Kendal, Cumbria (Stuart Atkinson/PA) A comet that passes by Earth once every 71 years is currently visible in the night sky using binoculars or small telescopes. Astronomers say 12P/Pons-Brooks is growing brighter and there is a possibility sky gazers will be able to see it with the […]
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Next first minister of Wales to be revealed
March 16, 2024Jeremy Miles and Vaughan Gething are running to be the next first minister of Wales (David Mirzoeff/Isabel Infantes/PA) Which of the two men running to be the next first minister of Wales has won the race is set to be revealed today. Jeremy Miles, the current minister for education and Welsh language, and Vaughan Gething, […]
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Let us all march forward together, Biden urges Friends of Ireland gathering
March 16, 2024Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, US President Joe Biden, and Speaker Mike Johnson leave after the annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon in Washington, DC, during the Taoiseach’s visit to the US for St Patrick’s Day (Niall Carson/PA) PA Wire Politicians from across Ireland are visiting the US this week ahead of St Patrick’s Day, including the Stormont […]
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