Category: UK
Luxury London hotel Chiltern Firehouse evacuated after fire breaks out
The popular celebrity venue Chiltern Firehouse in London will remain closed until further notice after a fire forced about 100 people to evacuate on Friday [more…]
Trump agrees to ‘friendly meeting’ with Keir Starmer after making surprise call
Donald Trump has spoken to Keir Starmer again after what appears to have been a spur-of-the-moment phone call from the US president that was not [more…]
WHO calls for cigarette-style cancer warnings on alcohol packaging
Cans and bottles of alcohol should carry cigarette-style labels warning that drinking increases the risk of cancer, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The [more…]
Ex-soldier denies he tried to manipulate junior colleague found dead at barracks
A former soldier accused of harassing a junior ranking and younger colleague who was found dead in her room at an army camp has told [more…]
Rachel Reeves says ‘no one raised concerns’ about her expenses at HBOS
Rachel Reeves has defended herself and said it would be up to the public to judge her on her record as chancellor, after a BBC [more…]
US fashion boss Steve Madden buys Kurt Geiger for £289m
Steve Madden, the fashion boss best known for his links to the criminal antics depicted in the book and film The Wolf of Wall Street, [more…]
UK should have ‘robust but constructive’ talks with Beijing, says David Lammy – as it happened
China, David Lammy said as he welcomed Beijing’s foreign affairs minister to London. As PA Media reports, Wang Yi met with the foreign secretary in [more…]
Sharp rise in cancer patients in England waiting months for treatment
The proportion of cancer patients in England experiencing long waits for treatment has almost trebled, figures show. Analysis by Cancer Research UK exclusively for the [more…]
Thirteen more oil and gas licences could be cancelled after Rosebank court ruling
Thirteen more oil and gas licences could be cancelled as ministers decide new guidance for fossil fuel extraction after a landmark court case, the Guardian [more…]
English dentists ‘walking away’ from NHS work as fees fail to cover costs
A growing “exodus” of dentists willing to provide care on the NHS threatens to exacerbate the crisis in patients’ access to treatment, the profession’s leaders [more…]
