Maiden Voyage Festival is Moving to South London’s Burgess Park – And Has Announced Its First Wave of Acts For 2024

Maiden Voyage Festival is Moving to South London’s Burgess Park – And Has Announced Its First Wave of Acts For 2024

If you’re an electronic-inclined muso-head, there are few better day festivals in London than Maiden Voyage. Last year’s line-up boasted all-star names like Soichi Terada, Jyoty, DJ Sprinkles, VTSS, Moxie, horsegiirL and... Read more »
Princess of Wales returns home after 14-day hospital stay laden with gifts from well-wishers – before a cheery King Charles gives a wave as he leaves same clinic hours later after prostate operation

Princess of Wales returns home after 14-day hospital stay laden with gifts from well-wishers – before a cheery King Charles gives a wave as he leaves same clinic hours later after prostate operation

Kate Middleton returned home today after a two-week stay in hospital following abdominal surgery – with flowers and a gift bag left by wellwishers driven back to Windsor by a royal aide.  The... Read more »
Nurses planning new wave of strikes as RCN votes against pay offer, sources say – UK politics live | Politics

Nurses planning new wave of strikes as RCN votes against pay offer, sources say – UK politics live | Politics

RCN planning new wave of strikes because members have voted against pay offer, sources say Kiran Stacey Nurses in England are preparing to go on strike until Christmas after members of the... Read more »
London bus drivers to stage fresh wave of strikes

London bus drivers to stage fresh wave of strikes

Bus drivers in London are to stage a fresh wave of strikes in a dispute over pay. Members of Unite employed by Abellio in south and west London will strike for 11... Read more »
‘We need help now’: UK hospitality warns of ‘tidal wave’ of closures as crises loom | Business

‘We need help now’: UK hospitality warns of ‘tidal wave’ of closures as crises loom | Business

Britain’s hotels, restaurants and bars had high hopes that Liz Truss might act as prime minister to address crushing cost rises as they emerged from the Covid pandemic. Her business energy support... Read more »
July 19 2022 news on the heat wave in UK and Europe

July 19 2022 news on the heat wave in UK and Europe

A man cools himself in a fountain at Trafalgar Square in London, England, on Tuesday, July 19. (Neil Hall/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) Temperatures in the UK exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the... Read more »
Protesters in UK decry climate change after record heat wave

Protesters in UK decry climate change after record heat wave

LONDON — Protesters turned out Saturday on the streets of London and in the Scottish city of Glasgow to demand faster action against climate change following the record-smashing temperatures that scorched the... Read more »
Airlines ‘to announce new wave of cancellations next week’ as holidaymakers face more disruption | UK News

Airlines ‘to announce new wave of cancellations next week’ as holidaymakers face more disruption | UK News

Holidaymakers are facing more travel disruption as airlines are reportedly preparing to announce a new wave of cancellations next week. Britain’s busiest airport Heathrow has to tell officials which flights are no... Read more »
How I became a statistic in the UK’s latest crime wave

How I became a statistic in the UK’s latest crime wave

We had become the latest victims of one of the pandemic’s most popular crimes – but one that already had form, pre-Covid. According to figures reported by Which?, in England, Northern Ireland... Read more »
COVID news latest – live updates: New variant could prolong current wave, experts warn – as UK reports highest daily deaths for 11 months | UK News

COVID news latest – live updates: New variant could prolong current wave, experts warn – as UK reports highest daily deaths for 11 months | UK News

The BA.2 variant is currently deemed a variant under investigation (VUI) by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), following the discovery that it has similar properties to the original Omicron strain of... Read more »