Day: June 20, 2025

Assisted dying Bill not now or never moment, says Cleverly ahead of crucial vote

Legalising assisted dying would “correct the profound injustices of the status quo”, parliament has heard, but opposition MPs insisted this is not a “now or never” moment. The House of Commons is debating a Bill to change the law in England and Wales, ahead of a crunch afternoon vote. The outcome would lead to the […]

This is the best London neighbourhood to be LGBTQ+ in 2025

For LGBTQ people, picking a place to live isn’t just about balancing budgets and commuting needs. We also need to consider our safety, and how open the area is to accommodating queer and trans people. Just south of the River Thames, the London borough of Lambeth has one of the highest LGBTQ populations in the […]

Widow fined more than £1,000 by parking wardens after council delays Blue Badge renewal

A widow said she has been fined more than £1,000 in parking charges after her local council did not renew her Blue Badge before the deadline. June Olley, 90, from Wapping, has been caught in a six months-long ‘limbo’ after being hit with dozens of parking fines due to a ‘backlog’ at Tower Hamlets council. […]

Map reveals UK cheating hotspot where the most people have been unfaithful

The dating forecast is woefully bleak as a third of Brits admit to cheating in past relationships. And now, brand new data has allowed us to pinpoint the cheating hotspots in the UK, with an unexpected infidelity capital. Despite its abundance of sheep and rolling hills, it seems Welsh residents are in search of greener […]

Andrew Lloyd Webber shares safety fears over Rachel Zegler’s Evita stunt

From LA to Paris, the populist right hates cities – and it’s fuelled by a sense of bitter defeat | Andy Beckett

From Los Angeles to London, Istanbul to Warsaw, cities are making rightwing populists angry. Their liberal elites, immigrants, net zero policies, leftwing activists, globalised businesses, expensive transport infrastructure and outspoken municipal leaders – all are provocations to populist politicians whose support often comes from more conservative, less privileged places. Three years ago the founders of […]

Pioneering London playwright decried gentrification of ‘writer’s paradise’

A groundbreaking Trinidadian-British playwright who paved the way for modern Black British theatre makers warned about the dangers of gentrification in Ladbroke Grove, which he believed would ruin the “writer’s paradise”. Mustapha Matura was the first British writer of colour to have work put on in the West End, and used the west London area […]