Day: April 21, 2025
Free school breakfast clubs will give parents ‘breathing space’, says Starmer
April 21, 2025Parents will no longer be “hamstrung by rigid school hours”, the Prime Minister has said as 750 schools open new free breakfast clubs on Tuesday. The new clubs, providing 30 minutes of morning childcare, are part of a trial that will run until July ahead of an expected national rollout promised in last year’s Labour […]
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What are the different types of parking tickets?
April 21, 2025Parking tickets cause anger and frustration among drivers. Here, the PA news agency answers 10 key questions about them. Some car park payment machines require drivers to enter their vehicle registration (Joe Giddens/PA) PA Wire – What are the different types of parking tickets? Parking charge notices are issued by private companies, while penalty charge […]
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Government accused of ‘sabotaging’ tourism with ‘barriers to travel’
April 21, 2025The Government has been accused of “sabotaging” the UK’s tourism industry as analysis found spending by international visitors was more than £2.2 billion below pre-pandemic levels last year. A report by the London-based World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the sector, found people visiting the UK spent £40.3 billion in 2024, down 5.3% […]
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Cardinals to meet for first time since Pope’s death to confirm funeral details
April 21, 2025Cardinals will meet on Tuesday morning for the first time since Pope Francis died to confirm the details of his funeral. The world will be watching Vatican City after the death of the 88-year-old pontiff on Easter Monday. Francis died after a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and irreversible heart failure, the Vatican […]
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UK and New Zealand to pursue stronger defence ties and boost support for Ukraine
April 21, 2025New Zealand personnel have been working with British troops to train Ukrainian soldiers to resist Russia’s invasion (Tim Merry/Daily Express/PA) PA Archive Sir Keir Starmer will aim to strengthen the UK’s defence ties with New Zealand as he hosts the country’s prime minister on Tuesday. The Prime Minister and his counterpart, Christopher Luxon, are expected […]
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Family of student shot and stabbed on his way home 10 years ago launch fresh appeal
April 21, 2025The family of a man who was fatally shot and stabbed when coming home from a football match a decade ago have issued a fresh appeal for information. Ola Raji, a 21-year-old student, was attacked and killed in Peckham, south London, on 21 April 2015, the Metropolitan Police said. He had spent the evening at […]
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Murder arrest after woman stabbed to death – as victim named
April 21, 2025A woman who was stabbed to death in north London has been named by police – as a man was arrested on suspicion of murder. Pamela Munro, 45, was found with a stab wound and died at the scene in Ayley Croft, Enfield, on Saturday evening, the Metropolitan Police said. A 29-year-old man was arrested […]
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Commuters are ‘dodging’ fares to save £50 on train tickets — and it’s completely legit
April 21, 2025Buying train tickets might seem like a simple task, but travellers know just how tricky it can be to get from A to B, without spending a fortune. The charity, Campaign for Better Transport, has long been calling reform, previously saying: ‘The rail fares system is riddled with absurd inconsistencies which makes buying a train […]
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Three men charged over death of woman struck by van at golf course after police chase
April 21, 2025Three men have been charged with manslaughter over the death of a woman who was struck by a van at a golf course following a police pursuit. Suzanne Cherry died in hospital four days after she was struck by the vehicle on the morning of 11 April. Two police cars had been following a grey […]
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Which cardinals are seen as contenders to be the next pope?
April 21, 2025A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or campaign, but rather the divinely inspired election of Christ’s Vicar on Earth by the princes of the church. Still, there are always front-runners, […]
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