Day: April 28, 2026
Restaurant tipping rules are changing across the UK — with new 20% service charge
April 28, 2026Key Points AI-generated content UK restaurants are increasingly adding higher service charges, with 15% becoming common and some reaching 20% Legislation ensures service charges go directly to staff, but many diners are resisting changes to tipping norms Experts suggest patrons can ask for service charges to be removed if unsatisfied, but etiquette advises politeness Created […]
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Met investigating suspected arson attack on north London memorial wall
April 28, 2026Police are investigating a suspected arson attack at a memorial wall in north London. Scotland Yard said the investigation was being led by counter-terrorism policing, but it was not being treated as a terrorist incident. No arrests have yet been made and the memorial wall was not damaged. The memorial wall is a tribute to […]
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Memorial wall for Iranian protest victims targeted in ‘arson attack’
April 28, 2026The police are probing a suspected arson attack at a memorial wall for the Iranian and Jewish community. Counter-terror police are investigating an attempt to set fire to the wall in Golders Green, north London, in the early hours of Monday morning. A ‘man dressed in black’ was said to have set fire to part […]
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Dad charged £1,000 after leaving envelope on top of overflowing bin
April 28, 2026Brooke Davies Published April 28, 2026 12:03pm Updated April 28, 2026 1:12pm A dad-of-one is facing huge financial strain after a London council fined him £1,000 for an envelope he left on top of a bin bag. Nidas Ratkevicius said he hardly remembers leaving the paper slip on top of the bin in Hounslow, which […]
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A new haven for wildlife: London’s Queen Elizabeth II garden opens to the public – in pictures
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