The Queen would not have approved of the Duke of Sussex’s recent impassioned attack on the British tabloid press, a royal expert has suggested. Royal biographer Penny Junor claimed Harry’s highly personal statement in which he criticised the media for a “ruthless campaign” against his wife would make his ongoing …
Read More »Unofficial post walkout in Merseyside in anti-racist solidarity with Muslim worker
Merseyside post workers rallying in support of their union’s national strike ballot (Pic: @CWUnews/Twitter) Postal workers in Merseyside walked out on unofficial strike on Wednesday over claims a manager made a racist comment to a Muslim worker. It was a great display of anti-racist solidarity. CWU union members at the …
Read More »Easy, tigers: Where mobile speed camera vans are in Gloucestershire in October
We are well into autumn and we’ve experienced weather and flood warnings already, so driving carefully is vital when the weather can suddenly turn. Speed limits are there for a reason and in the locations below, there is going to be extra enforcement this month with mobile speed cameras in …
Read More »Will Bristol Temple Meads be getting another passenger entrance?
When Bristol University’s brand new £300 million campus is built behind Temple Meads, it is hoped it will include a new entrance to the city’s historic railway station. The station has already seen a number of upgrades in the last year, including the electrification project and two new sets of …
Read More »Fourfoursixsix wins consent for nine-storey towers | News
Fourfoursixsix Architects has won planning permission for a 121-home mixed-use scheme on the site of a former Marks & Spencer store in Haringey, north London. The development (pictured) will contain 16,000sq ft of retail space fronting Wood Green’s High Road, with apartments above set back from the street and focused …
Read More »All brains: Royal Selangor head Tan Sri Yong Poh Kon on starting the Malaysian Mensa Society and its future | Life
Yong is the founding president of the Malaysian Mensa Society, which is now presided over by Tan Kee Aun. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri PETALING JAYA, Oct 2 — Tan Sri Yong Poh Kon first discovered that he had a high IQ on a whim. While traveling on a plane …
Read More »UK acknowledges ‘pain’ over killings in 1769 of Maori in New Zealand
The UK government has expressed “regret” that British explorers killed some of the first indigenous Maori they came across in New Zealand 250 years ago. British High Commissioner to New Zealand Laura Clarke met with Maori tribal leaders in the town of Gisborne on Wednesday, marking the anniversary of Captain …
Read More »Remember When: Royal Observer Corps members honoured in Oxford
EAGLE-EYED veterans who helped spot enemy aircraft over Britain were presented with long service medals at Cowley Barracks in March 1965. The three city stalwarts were members of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC), with nearly 50 years of service between them. The ROC was a civil defence organisation for the …
Read More »Elton John adds UK dates to mammoth Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour | Live
Elton John has added more European and UK dates to his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, with next year’s run set to start and finish at London’s O2 Arena. Two nights at the venue have been added on November 2 and December 17, bringing the total number of shows in …
Read More »Female high flyers start #MeToo-style pay campaign
Image copyright AFP/PA Image caption Dame Moya Greene, Dame Minouche Shafik and Emma Walmsley are backing the campaign A group of 100 of the UK’s most successful businesswomen have launched a campaign to close the gender pay gap. Some of corporate Britain’s biggest names are behind the #MeTooPay initiative including …
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