£1bn Chinese investment into Royal Albert Docks

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has unveiled a £1bn project to turn the capital’s docklands into a Chinese business district, creating 20,000 jobs and strengthening UK ties with one of the world’s largest...

Britain's High Street's are closing at an alarming rate

You drive to the high street and can't park outside any of the shops you want to go into, so you pay to park in a car park, walk back to the shops only to find they no longer sell the item or size you...

Residents of UK's most expensive town to boycott Tesco

Wealthy residents on the millionaire's row of Sandbanks are planning to boycott a Tesco store which is set to open in the affluent neighbourhood. The supermarket giant unveiled its plans to turn a pub on the sandy...

NHS risk of death 82% higher at weekends than on Mondays

Patients who have planned surgery near the end of any week or at weekends are at greater risk of dying than those operated on at the start of the week and especially on Mondays, research reveals. These risks have...

Grimsby mosque targeted with petrol bombs

The chairman of a mosque targeted by multiple petrol bombs, has described the attack as attempted murder. The incident in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, the most serious attack on Muslims since the killing of drummer Lee...

Pet Shop Boys

Published on May 25, 2013 Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic pop duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasional...

Stockholm rioting continues for fifth night

Police in Stockholm are to seek reinforcements after youths set cars ablaze and threw stones at police for a fifth night running, officials said. About 30 cars were set on fire in poorer districts in north-western...

Heathrow runway closed and three injured after plane on fire

At least three people have been injured after a plane had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow airport when smoke was seen coming from the back of the plane. Firefighters were called to the airport at 8.39am...

Secret of success? Forget exams, it’s about getting the Breaks

In amongst videos of cats annoying their owners and trailers for the latest Ryan Gosling movie, a five-minute précis on the state of education does not stand out as an obvious YouTube hit – even if it is recited...

Terror at Woolwich barracks: Attackers behead British soldier

Britain was facing up to its first fatal terrorist attack since the 7/7 bombings tonight after two men, Michael Adebolajo, 28,  and a second attacker who has not been identified, killed a...

Plenty of Fish dating site founder calls time on sleazy men

The founder of one of Britain’s  biggest free dating websites has now decided to take radical action to root out fake and sleazy profiles - after revealing that many of the “women” who use the hook-ups...

M&S full-year profits nosedive

Marks & Spencer has reported a heavy fall in profits over the year to 30 March, despite rising sales across the group as a whole. Statutory pre-tax profits fell to 14% from £658m last year to £564.3m,...

Tornado pulverizes Oklahoma City suburb killing at least 91

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin expressed her grief on behalf of her state for the parents of the missing children, aged between five and eight, as the death toll across the heavily-populated Oklahoma City suburb of...

Employment coaching is one of the few UK growth industries

An unemployed bricklayer sits with his Work Programme employment coach in Hull, watching as he types out a sample covering letter. "I am a highly motivated, versatile individual with over 30 years in the...

Newport fails to curb retail exodus as big names pack up shop

The big council experiment of pushing shoppers away from the high street into out of town centers with free parking or buying on-line is devastating the traditional shopping place. Double yellow lines and...
 

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