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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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Starmer urges Labour MPs to vote against parliamentary probe into Mandelson row
April 27, 2026Sir Keir Starmer has urged Labour MPs to reject a bid for a parliamentary sleaze inquiry into the Lord Mandelson vetting row as he faces another moment of peril for the future of his premiership. The Commons will vote on Tuesday on whether the Privileges Committee should consider if the Prime Minister misled the House […]
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AI Alert: Jobs of a million Londoners at risk from artificial intelligence, Sadiq Khan warns
April 27, 2026The analysis, which highlighted how the city’s labour force is at greater risk from artificial intelligence than any other region in Britain, stressed: * More than 300,000 Londoners, mainly in routine administrative roles, are “highly exposed” and at most immediate risk of automation, with AI now capable of performing a large share of their daily […]
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Special live BBC event to celebrate Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday
April 27, 2026Broadcasters including Sir Michael Palin, Steve Backshall and Chris Packham are to come together for a special live event to celebrate Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday. Hosted by Kirsty Young, the evening will be broadcast from London’s Royal Albert Hall and include performances from musicians who have featured on his BBC Planet Earth TV series. […]
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Shop price inflation falls on back of heavy discounting by retailers
April 27, 2026Food price inflation fell from March’s 3.4% to 3.1% in April (Yui Mok/PA) PA Wire Shop price inflation fell in April on the back of heavy discounting by retailers amid warnings consumers are yet to see the “full force” of the Middle East conflict. Shop prices overall are now 1% higher than last April, down […]
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Anas Sarwar challenged to order MPs to back inquiry into PM
April 27, 2026The Scottish Labour leader is being challenged to order his MPs at Westminster to vote for a parliamentary sleaze inquiry into the Prime Minister. The Commons will vote on Tuesday over whether to refer Sir Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee over claims he misled MPs over the way Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador was […]
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