Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Thursday announced a fresh 20 per cent cut in business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues in England from April, saying the move would give struggling businesses much-needed relief and reassure pub owners that “the cavalry is coming.“According to the BBC, the new discount is expected to…
Hartley Wareham, 2, died in Spain. The two-year-old brother of Exeter City footballer Jayden Wareham has died after being pulled unresponsive from a swimming pool while on a family holiday in Spain.Hartley Wareham died on 3 July, four days after the incident at a holiday villa where the family were staying, according to BBC. During…
Britain’s canal network was never designed with nature in mind. Built more than two centuries ago to move coal, clay and cotton across an industrialising country, these engineered waterways were about as far from a natural habitat as a landscape could get. Yet today, nearly 8,000 kilometres of canals crisscrossing the country have quietly become…
Jogesh Bhandari and Meenakashi Bhandari An Indian-origin couple who exploited the urgent demand for protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic have been convicted in a multimillion-pound fraud case in the United Kingdom that funded a lavish lifestyle, including a £126,000 Porsche, Rolex watches and expensive home upgrades.Jogesh Bhandari, 59, and his wife Meenakashi Bhandari, 48,…
Lucy Powell’s first day as the UK’s new Education Secretary has drawn criticism from the Conservative Party, which mocked grammatical mistakes in a social media post announcing her new role.The Tories shared a satirical image on X, marking up Powell’s statement as if it were a school assignment. The edited graphic flagged several errors, including…
Ex-Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe. Former British cabinet minister and ex-Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe was struck 21 times on the head with a hammer during the fatal attack at her Devon home earlier this month, prosecutors told a London court on Tuesday.The 78-year-old politician was allegedly attacked while eating lunch, with the accused remaining inside her…
The Tower of London, a fortress standing on the banks of the River Thames for close to a thousand years, is preparing for one of the biggest changes in its recent history. Historic Royal Palaces, the charity that manages the site, has launched a new initiative called Tomorrow’s Tower, aimed at turning the historic landmark…
Indian-origin Labour MP Kanishka Narayan As Andy Burnham assumed office as the United Kingdom’s new prime minister, he retained Indian-origin Labour MP Kanishka Narayan as minister for artificial intelligence, elevating the portfolio to a cabinet-level position for the first time.According to Bloomberg, Burnham carried out a major cabinet reshuffle after succeeding Keir Starmer, removing several…
A major railway construction project in England has uncovered a remarkable glimpse into the past, with archaeologists discovering a 1,740-year-old Roman silver coin bearing the name of Emperor Carausius. Found during excavations for the East West Rail route linking Oxford and Cambridge, the coin is helping researchers understand the timeline of ancient activity in the…
People tend to admire success from a safe distance, seeing the trophy without ever seeing the years that produced it. David Beckham summed up his own version of that gap plainly. “I have always believed that if you want to achieve anything special in life you have to work, work, and then work some more,”…