Mick Fleetwood has today paid tribute to his band co-founder, calling Peter Green ‘my dearest friend’ and said they ‘trail blazed one hell of a musical road for so many to enjoy’. Fleetwood and Green formed the influential group in London in 1967, alongside John McVie and Jeremy Spencer. Green, who …
Read More »Brits were warned last night by the Foreign Office NOT to travel to Spain unless essential
UK holidaymakers have been warned not to travel to mainland Spain by the Foreign Office after the Government imposed a bombshell two-week quarantine on all return passengers from the Mediterranean country. The Foreign Office issued a statement this evening explaining that all travel unless essential to Spain must be stopped …
Read More »Britain gives £71m to China in aid – if you can stomach it, read where those tax millions are going
There can be no greater symbol of mankind’s prosperity than a giant rocket blasting off to a far-flung planet with its engines blazing orange. So in many ways, China’s successful launch yesterday of its mission to conquer Mars was a highly fitting moment for the world’s second largest economy. Certainly …
Read More »London Underground closer to capacity at weekends as people look to ‘break monotony’ of staying home
Trains are returning to capacity faster on weekends than weekdays, amid fears people are prioritising returning to pubs over work. Figures from the Department for Transport (DfT) show that in the past two weeks in London use of the tube was closer to normal levels during the weekend. On Saturday …
Read More »Massive fire in west London restaurant and bakery sees 80 firefighters battling flames
Massive fire in west London restaurant and bakery sees 80 firefighters battling flames that throw up column of smoke visible for miles London Fire Brigade said it had over 50 calls about the blaze and 15 fire engines attended scene overnight The blaze on Minerva Road in Park Royal affected …
Read More »Sainsbury’s and Asda say they WON’T enforce facemasks rules as new law comes
Sainsbury’s, Asda and Costa Coffee have said they will not police new coronavirus laws which force customers to wear face masks in all shops from today. The major retailers say they have no intention of enforcing new rules which will punish people who refuse to cover their faces with a …
Read More »rotherham business news: News: Rotherham mail depot acquired
InfraRed Capital Partners has been confirmed as the new owners of a large urban logistics asset in Rotherham – the Parcelforce depot at Templeborough. Rothbiz reported in June that LondonMetric had completed the £13.3m disposal of a large warehouse at a net initial yield of 5.0%. The 152,000 sq ft …
Read More »Octopus Energy joins LEVC electric van trials
Image credit: LEVC LEVC’s real-world testing and trial phase for VN5, its new electric van, has added a new partner: the UK entech company Octopus Energy, an energy retailer focused on driving the technology-enabled green energy system. Octopus Energy engineers will use the VN5 prototypes to install the very same …
Read More »Coronavirus UK: Luton is ‘area of intervention’ after case spike
Luton has been made an ‘area of intervention’ after seeing a spike in coronavirus cases – meaning long-awaited plans to open indoor gyms and leisure centres for locked-down Britons this weekend have been put on hold. The council has set up an emergency testing centre at a primary school and is …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan Markle book will ‘settle scores’
Tell-all Harry and Meghan biography ‘will plunge relations with the Royal Family to new low’ as Palace insiders fear the couple ‘will use the book to settle scores’ Insiders believe the ‘resentful’ couple will use the biography to ‘settle scores’ Extracts from ‘Finding Freedom’ will be seen for the first …
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