Day: January 1, 2025

Fast food chain from Netherlands that ‘beats McDonald’s’ has launched in London 

We’ve seen an influx of American and Canadian fast food chains setting up shop in London lately, but a burger joint from the Netherlands has just opened its doors. Fat Phill’s, which is said to be home to Amsterdam’s ‘best burger’, has quietly launched in Clapham Junction, serving up smash burgers, American style sandwiches, loaded […]

UK weather live: Snow, wind and rain warnings on New Year’s Day as more than 170 flood warnings issued

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Watch: London welcomes 2025 with stunning firework spectacle

01:05 London greeted the new year with a gigantic 12,000 firework ceremony on the banks of the Thames. The eleven-minute display began with the message “Your new year is unwritten” and featured music from Sir Elton John, and Charli XCX. One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful” also played in tribute to singer Liam Payne, who […]

New Zealand police officer killed in vehicle ramming attack in city of Nelson

A driver ran down two New Zealand police officers down as they patrolled on foot in the early hours of New Year’s Day, killing one and seriously injuring the other, the country’s police chief said. The attack shook a country where the killing of police officers on duty is rare. The vehicle drove into the […]

Man left seriously injured after New Year’s Day machete fight in Oxford Street

Man arrested after New Year revellers injured by hit-and-run driver

A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a hit-and-run incident in which two New Year revellers were injured (James Manning/PA) PA Wire A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a hit-and-run incident in which two New Year revellers were injured. Metropolitan Police officers were called […]

Primrose Hill: Two hurt and man arrested after car ‘swerves into crowd watching London New Year fireworks’

Police arrested a 40-year-old man following the incident in north London UKNIP Two people have been injured and a man arrested after a car reportedly swerved towards crowds watching the New Year fireworks in London. Video footage taken at the scene of the incident in Primrose Hill shows panicked revellers running away as police officers […]

Snow expected in northern Scotland amid ‘challenging’ weather conditions

Northern Scotland is expected to be hit with snow on New Year’s Day, as organisers of the cancelled Hogmanay event in Edinburgh branded this week “challenging”. The Met Office’s yellow warning that covered most of Scotland on New Year’s Eve, causing the capital’s outdoor celebrations to be cancelled, has now been lifted. However, Inverness, Aberdeenshire […]

Migrants reaching UK after crossing Channel in small boats up 25% in 2024

The number of migrants arriving in the UK in 2024 after crossing the English Channel in small boats was up by a quarter on the previous year, figures show. Some 36,816 people made the journey in 2024, a jump of 25% from the 29,437 who arrived in 2023, according to provisional figures from the Home […]

Number of migrants who crossed Channel in 2024 up 25% on previous year

A total of 36,816 migrants crossed the English Channel to the UK in 2024, provisional government figures show. The figure is up 25% on 2023 when 29,437 people arrived in small boats. The number successfully making the journey in 2024 is the second-highest since records began in 2018. The total, however, is down 20% on […]