Day: July 12, 2024

US fast food chain ‘better than McDonald’s’ makes major change to its UK menu thumbnail

US fast food chain ‘better than McDonald’s’ makes major change to its UK menu

July 12, 2024

From Popeyes to Wendy’s a number of popular US fast food chains have taken the UK by storm in recent years. Among them is Taco Bell, a Mexican-inspired quick service brand which has a cult following in the US for its tacos, burritos and quesadillas. The chain first came to the UK 1986, but shut […]

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Post Office boss Nick Read to temporarily step back to focus on Horizon inquiry thumbnail

Post Office boss Nick Read to temporarily step back to focus on Horizon inquiry

July 12, 2024

For 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 The Post Office chief executive Nick Read will temporarily step back from the role so that he can give his “entire attention” to the next stage of the […]

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Investors pull £1.6bn from Ashmore funds amid ‘subdued’ risk appetite thumbnail

Investors pull £1.6bn from Ashmore funds amid ‘subdued’ risk appetite

July 12, 2024

For 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 Asset manager Ashmore Group has said cautious investors have pulled around two billion dollars (£1.6 billion) from its funds. The emerging markets specialist blamed the higher outflows from […]

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Kyle Clifford arrested in his hospital bed for murders of BBC presenter’s family thumbnail

Kyle Clifford arrested in his hospital bed for murders of BBC presenter’s family

July 12, 2024

Sam CorbishleyPublished Jul 12, 2024, 11:52am|Updated Jul 12, 2024, 12:54pm Kyle Clifford has been arrested on suspicion of murdering BBC racing commentator John Hunt’s wife and two daughters in a horrific crossbow attack. The 26-year-old was tracked to a cemetery in Enfield, north London, on Wednesday afternoon, and has remained in hospital in a serious condition […]

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Map shows route of England’s trophy parade if they win Euro 2024 thumbnail

Map shows route of England’s trophy parade if they win Euro 2024

July 12, 2024

Katie BoydenPublished Jul 12, 2024, 11:20am|Updated Jul 12, 2024, 11:36am England will get an open top bus parade through London if they manage to bring football home at the Euro 2024 final this Sunday. The Three Lions will take part in a parade through the capital before meeting King Charles and other members of the […]

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James Anderson given guard of honour as he ends England career with win at Lord's thumbnail

James Anderson given guard of honour as he ends England career with win at Lord’s

July 12, 2024

James Anderson has bowed out from international cricket by adding to his record wicket tally in his 188th and final Test for England. Anderson is England’s highest Test wicket-taker of all time, having made his Test debut in 2003. The record-breaking seamer wrapped up his international career today, helping England to victory against the West […]

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M25 weekend closure: drivers told to expect ‘incredibly busy’ routes thumbnail

M25 weekend closure: drivers told to expect ‘incredibly busy’ routes

July 12, 2024

Drivers have been told to expect delays this weekend as part of the M25 shuts down for the third time this year. Major roads in the south-east will be “incredibly busy” this weekend as National Highways closes a section of London’s orbital motorway for roadworks in both directions between junctions 10 and 11 in Surrey, […]

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Starmer had a successful NATO summit but it will only get harder when he arrives home thumbnail

Starmer had a successful NATO summit but it will only get harder when he arrives home

July 12, 2024

Sir Keir Starmer has wrapped his first NATO summit just a week since that exit poll dropped predicting his landslide majority.  It has been a whirlwind start, but the prime minister and his team are leaving NATO content that their objectives were met. The trip had two main aims: the first was for Sir Keir […]

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People-power led to my re-election. It is the start of a new politics | Jeremy Corbyn thumbnail

People-power led to my re-election. It is the start of a new politics | Jeremy Corbyn

July 12, 2024

Teme Teme Wanga and I used to share an office building in Finsbury Park, north London. In one room was our constituency casework team, helping Islington North residents with the many problems they faced. Next door was the Congolese Community Council, which provided support for Congolese refugees. Our offices worked together to ensure people could […]

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Met chief Sir Mark Rowley says Government freeing prisoners earlier to avoid 'dangerous for public' crisis thumbnail

Met chief Sir Mark Rowley says Government freeing prisoners earlier to avoid ‘dangerous for public’ crisis

July 12, 2024

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