Day: July 18, 2024
Jay Slater’s mum asks for more fundraising support to give teen a ‘send-off’
July 18, 2024The mother of British teenager Jay Slater who was found dead on holiday in Tenerife has asked for more donations to help give him “the send-off he deserves”. In a statement released on Thursday, Debbie Duncan asked people to “continue to share and support our fundraiser however you can”. The ‘Get Jay Slater Home’ GoFundMe […]
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The 13 beloved London pubs at risk as owner goes into administration
July 18, 2024Tom SandersPublished Jul 18, 2024, 12:42pm|Updated Jul 18, 2024, 1:38pm Some of London’s most iconic pubs could soon disappear after a major chain announced it is going into administration. The Antic Hospitality Group, which runs a number of pubs across south and east London, has announced it can no longer deal with its debts, meaning […]
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Furious Pret customers vow to cancel coffee subscription after ‘ridiculous’ change
July 18, 2024If you’re a member of Club Pret, you might want to sit down before reading this, as we’ve got some rather upsetting news to share. The high street coffee chain is changing up its subscription in a few months, and you can kiss goodbye to those free drinks and cheap food. Pret is scrapping the […]
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Met investigating if two bodies found in gutted car in Sweden are missing Londoners
July 18, 2024The Metropolitan police have said they are trying to establish if two Londoners reported missing in Sweden are the two people whose bodies were found in a burned-out rental car in Malmö. Juan Cifuentes, 33, and Farooq Abdulrazak, 37, from north London, were reported missing by their families after failing to return home on Sunday […]
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Canary Wharf Group to carve chunks out of HSBC tower after bank leaves
July 18, 2024Canary Wharf Group has unveiled plans to remove large chunks from the HSBC tower as part of a revamp of the 42-storey office block when the bank moves out in 2027. The property company said it would carve out sections of the tower’s facade to create terraces as part of plans to transform the office […]
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Map shows hottest places in the UK with London set to reach highs of 30°C
July 18, 2024Britons are already flocking to beaches as a heatwave has begun to sweep through large swathes of the UK in the first glimmer of sunny weather this summer. London and most of the east of England is under a yellow heat health alert from 5pm today, just in time for the evening rush hour, which […]
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