Day: October 2, 2025
London bar workers go on strike because they’ve had enough of QR code payments
October 2, 2025Brooke Davies Published October 2, 2025 12:29pm Updated October 2, 2025 5:27pm Once thought of as an ingenious and efficient way to get your pint, bar workers are walking out as QR codes have ‘ruined their connection to customers’ Staff members at board game bar Draughts in Waterloo, London, will walk out every Saturday this […]
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The best affordable ramen in London for those cold evenings
October 2, 2025Welcome back to The Slice! It’s Black History Month this October, so we’re shouting about some of the Black-owned independent restaurants we wish had more recognition – like Chuku’s by brother and sister duo serving up world-first Nigerian tapas. It’s also getting chillier, and as the ramen fans we are, we couldn’t resist slurping some […]
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Kido nursery hackers say they have deleted stolen data
October 2, 2025Cybercriminals who stole pictures and the private information of thousands of nursery children have deleted the data. A gang calling themselves Radiant have removed details of children at the UK-based Kido nursery chain from a website it had set up to extort victims. A cybersecurity source confirmed to the Guardian that profiles of children had […]
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London’s iconic G-A-Y to close down after owner says area has ‘lost its identity’
October 2, 2025An iconic LGBT club is closing in London in another blow to the city’s dying nightlife. G-A-Y Bar on Old Compton Street is shuttering due to issues with rent and the area ‘losing its identity’. The last day the bar will be fully open is Saturday, with the venue remaining partially closing on Sunday. Owner […]
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Leonardo DiCaprio hails ‘dear friend’ and ‘hero’ Dame Jane Goodall
October 2, 2025Oscar-winning actor and environmental campaigner Leonardo DiCaprio has led tributes to his “dear friend” and personal “hero”, Dame Jane Goodall, following her death at the age of 91. The conservationist, who was the world’s leading expert on chimpanzee behaviour, died from “natural causes” in California, The Jane Goodall Institute said in a statement on Wednesday. […]
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Two Delta passenger jets collide on runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport
October 2, 2025Two passenger planes have collided on the runaway at LaGuardia Airport in New York. The Delta planes were taxiing at low speed when the crash occurred on Wednesday night. Video shows the wing on one of the planes detached in the collision. Images taken in the aftermath shows the nose of one of the planes […]
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Hundreds gather to remember father, mother and son killed in Co Louth
October 2, 2025Hundreds of people have turned out for a candlelit vigil to remember a father, mother and their son who were murdered in Co Louth earlier this week. The Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland Eamon Martin was among those who joined prayers for Mark O’Connor, 54, his wife Louise, 56, and their […]
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Harry and Meghan lead tributes as conservationist Jane Goodall dies aged 91
October 2, 2025The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have paid tribute to conservationist and chimpanzee expert Dame Jane Goodall following her death at the age of 91, describing her as “a visionary humanitarian, scientist, friend to the planet, and friend to us”. Dame Jane, who was the world’s leading expert on chimpanzee behaviour and defender of their […]
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