Coronation Street bid a fond farewell to Bethany Platt on Wednesday night, after she ended her relationship with Daniel Osborne following his disastrous proposal. In heart-wrenching scenes, Bethany said goodbye to her loved ones as she headed to London to accept an internship at a magazine, leaving Daniel devastated after she rejected his drunken proposal. … Read more
Two Romanian burglars who drilled through walls in ‘sophisticated’ raid on Fleet Street jewellers while using nearby half marathon as cover are found guilty of £300,000 heist Florin-Cristin Neagu, 46, and Sorin Munteanu, 44, are convicted of ‘daring’ raid Tried to drill into Fleet Street jewellers but first drilled into next door William Hill Southwark … Read more
Greggs on a roll! High street bakers sees 13.5% sales rise to £1.2 billion last year boosted by new vegan snacks Company had a very strong start to 2020, ‘but significant slowdown in February’ Profit before tax in 2019, when it began vegan sausage roll, up 31% to £108.3m The firm warned of a ‘significant … Read more
Boris and Carrie’s apartment on the top two floors of Number 11, Downing Street is, in some ways, the perfect place to raise a baby. It’s spacious, with four bedrooms, a modern stainless steel kitchen and living area set in an open-plan arrangement designed by previous incumbent, Samantha Cameron. At present it’s just Boris and … Read more
British Museum defies Downing Street veto as it plans to make pro-EU scholar Mary Beard a trustee Mary Beard, 65, was rejected by Downing Street as a trustee of British Museum It is thought to be because she frequently expresses pro-Remain views online Museum will now bypass the official process and appoint Beard anyway By … Read more
A 36-year-old racing driver who was hacked to death with an axe by a man he knew has been pictured for the first time. Ryan Lowry was chased down the street and attacked at around midnight in Partington, Greater Manchester. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of … Read more
Man in 20s is fatally stabbed on a street in North London bringing capital’s 2020 murder toll to 17 – after police name two other knife victims Scotland Yard were called to Parson Street in Hendon, Barnet, at 9pm Saturday No arrests have yet been made but ‘urgent enquiries’ were ongoing, police said Li-Qing Wang, … Read more
How Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds made history as first unmarried couple to live together in Downing Street Boris Johnson, 55, and Carrie Symonds, 31, have announced their engagement Couple have also revealed they are expecting a baby together in early summer They had made history as first unmarried couple to move into Downing Street By … Read more
Dominic Cummings asked Boris Johnson to grant him special powers in Downing Street which have made him more powerful than the PM’s special advisers. The assistant to the Prime Minister is understood to have a document – signed by Mr Johnson – stating that he has control over certain government projects. The agreement has little … Read more
Man, 31, is arrested on suspicion of murder after victim, 36, ‘is chased down a street and attacked with an axe before killer called the police and fled’ ‘Shocking’ attack occurred around midnight in Partington, Greater Manchester Attacker is reported to have rung the police to report incident before fleeing A 31-year-old man has been … Read more