Day: April 14, 2025
China threatens UK jobs over British Steel row as ministers say they are ‘confident’ furnaces will stay on
April 14, 2025The Government is “confident” that it will be able to secure the products necessary to keep Scunthorpe steel plant operating, Downing Street said. British Steel has been in a race against time to avert a shutdown, and materials such as coal and iron ore are necessary to prevent the cooling of the blast furnaces, which […]
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Eddie Howe in hospital – how serious can pneumonia be?
April 14, 2025Howe thanked fans for the messages of support he has received, saying they “meant a lot”, and paid tribute to the NHS and hospital staff involved in his treatment. The club said the 47-year-old manager will miss Wednesday’s match against Crystal Palace and Saturday’s game against Aston Villa, having already been absent from Newcastle’s 4-1 […]
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Children’s plaques among 80 Muslim gravestones vandalised in ‘Islamophobic hate crime’
April 14, 2025More than 80 Muslim graves, including those of babies and children, have been desecrated at a cemetery in what has been called an “Islamophobic hate crime”. An investigation has been launched following the “utterly heartbreaking” attack at Carpenders Park Lawn Cemetery near Watford over the weekend. Images circulating online show destroyed plaques in the Islamic […]
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UK’s oldest Indian restaurant faces closure in dispute with crown estate
April 14, 2025It has been a fixture of British-Indian dining since it first opened its doors in April 1926 on the day of Elizabeth II’s birth, serving guests over the decades ranging from Marlon Brando to the late Queen herself. Yet despite surviving the Blitz and London’s relentlessly competitive restaurant sector, a dispute with the current monarch’s […]
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Minister urges explanation for ‘concerning’ decision to bar UK MP from Hong Kong
April 14, 2025A UK trade minister has urged Hong Kong authorities to explain the “deeply concerning” decision to hold and turn away a Liberal Democrat MP, as she tried to visit her baby grandson. On a visit to China, Douglas Alexander has demanded that interlocutors explain why Wera Hobhouse was blocked from entering the Chinese region, and […]
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Bin workers reject deal aimed at ending long-running strike in Birmingham
April 14, 2025Refuse workers have rejected a deal aimed at ending a long-running strike. Unite said its members in Birmingham voted overwhelmingly against what the union described as the council’s “totally inadequate” offer, which it maintained still included pay cuts. Hundreds of workers have been on all-out strike for a month, leading to rubbish piling up on […]
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The smelly history behind London’s ‘stink pipes’ you’ve probably walked past without noticing
April 14, 2025There was a time when London became so smelly that politicians had to intervene – and the solution is still dotted across streets to this day. Ever seen one of those super tall structures that almost resembles a giant lamppost, but with no light and a completely open top? They’re called stink pipes – and […]
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‘Stop Brexit Man’ cleared of flouting ban on playing music outside parliament
April 14, 2025An activist known as Stop Brexit Man has been cleared of flouting a police ban after playing anti-Conservative and anti-Brexit edits of The Muppet Show and Darth Vader’s theme outside parliament. Steve Bray, 56, was playing music on 20 March last year before the then prime minister, Rishi Sunak, arrived for prime minister’s questions. On […]
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At least 10 schools across the UK receive emails making violent threats to pupils
April 14, 2025A man threatened to use a gun to ’cause harm’ in emails sent to schools in Sheffield and a nursery in London. The email was sent to nine schools in Sheffield and follows a threat made towards a London nursery which closed because it received a threatening email referring to ‘acts of violence’. St Mary’s […]
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We added almost £1,000,000 to the value of our home — but we’d never do it again
April 14, 2025Today the west London family home belonging to Becky Wilde-Allen and Stuart Allen is a picture of chic serenity. All natural materials and soft colours, light and spacious rooms filled with artworks and plants plus endless storage. It has not always been so calm, however, as creating this relaxing sanctuary proved chaotic and gruelling. The […]
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