Day: March 29, 2025
Concern grows for missing cyclist from London last seen weeks ago
March 29, 2025Noora Mykkanen Published March 29, 2025 10:33pm Updated March 29, 2025 11:02pm An urgent search has been launched for a missing man from east London after he was last seen weeks ago. Concerned friends and family are looking for missing Tony. He was last seen on Monday, March 10, in Lower Clapton, Hackney, a missing […]
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Heathrow Airport could face more disruption at Easter after strikes announced
March 29, 2025Heathrow Airport Easter holiday flights could be thrown into chaos after strike action was announced. Around 500 workers at Heathrow are planning to take strike action at the airport after a row over pay, Unite the union said. April’s walkout would affect Wilson James Heathrow staff, who assist passengers with restricted mobility. The industrial action […]
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Skygazers gather across northern hemisphere to glimpse partial solar eclipse
March 29, 2025People across the northern hemisphere have gathered to catch a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse. The eclipse peaked in London at about 11am on Saturday and was visible in parts of the UK between about 10am and noon. The phenomenon occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth. As the three […]
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Golf club branded ‘inhumane’ after admitting ‘unauthorised’ fox shootings on its course
March 29, 2025A golf club in north London has sparked outrage after admitting to an ‘unauthorised’ shooting of foxes on its course. Angry residents have branded Enfield Golf Club ‘horrific’, ‘inhumane’ and ‘cruel’ after learning that a fox cull took place across the 38-hectare course on Wednesday night. Gunshots were heard by multiple people living near the […]
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Retailer Søstrene Grene joins Nordic invaders hoping to revive UK high street
March 29, 2025Family-owned homewares-to-crafting retailer Søstrene Grene is joining a raft of Nordic invaders hoping to revive the British high street, jumping into retail space emptied out by the pandemic and cost of living crisis. The Danish retailer, which now has 47 of its market-like shops in the UK and is targeting 100 by 2027, will neighbour […]
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What the papers say – March 29
March 29, 2025A collection of British newspapers (PA) PA Archive A 7.7 magnitude earthquake centred in Myanmar, in which hundreds are feared dead, features on several of Saturday’s front pages. The Daily Star and Daily Express splash on the tragedy, which also caused chaos in nearby Thailand. The Independent also features images from the earthquake, as well […]
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Tate Britain to return painting ‘looted by Nazis from Jewish art collector’
March 29, 2025Tate Britain is set to return a 17th century painting to the family of a Jewish Belgian art collector after the work was taken from his home during the German occupation. The Spoliation Advisory Panel, who examine requests for objects taken during the Nazi era to be returned from the UK’s public collections, said the […]
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