Day: May 17, 2025
I spent 96 hours in ‘little London’, where life is easier
May 17, 2025There are many obvious contenders for a city break in Europe, but with tried and tested destinations pushing back against tourists, I took a gamble on Gothenburg. With rainy winters, ties to Britain dating back 200 years and dozens of proper pubs, the port is affectionately known as Sweden’s ‘Little London’. If it sounds dull, […]
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The ‘trendy’ suburb Londoners are flocking to — while it’s still affordable
May 17, 2025London rents have never been cheap, so when city-dwellers discover a relatively affordable spot, they head there in their droves. Unfortunately, this then tends to result in prices going up (just look at the likes of Hackney or Brixton) so it pays to spot up-and-coming areas before everybody else. To give you a steer, new […]
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Rachel Reeves faces call from her local Labour party to abandon welfare cuts
May 17, 2025Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks with the media at the Rolls-Royce factory in Derby. (Darren Staples/PA) PA Wire Rachel Reeves’s local Labour party will demand that the Chancellor abandons her plans to cut disability benefits. The Leeds West and Pudsey Constituency Labour Party (CLP), which campaigned to return Ms Reeves to Parliament in […]
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UK, Sweden and Israel compete in Eurovision final
May 17, 2025Sweden, the UK and Israel will compete in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest final in Switzerland. British girl group Remember Monday, with the genre-shifting What The Hell Just Happened? inspired by their friendship after they met at school in Hampshire, will be the eighth performance on Saturday night in Basel. There has also been speculation […]
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