5 h. ago Drag artist’s local Chinese takeaway calls to check he is ‘still alive’ after losing 14st

Jordan Bateman, 31, from Swansea, weighed 28st in July 2024 and found himself 'breathless' while performing as his drag alter ego, Ruby Slippers

Politics

7 h. ago Man's local takeaway called him after he lost 14st on Mounjaro in a year

Jordan Bateman was 28st when he decided to take action a year ago

Politics

10 h. ago 'Chinese takeaway rang to check I was still alive after I started weight

Jordan Bateman, 31, weighed 28st in July 2024

Politics

10 h. ago 'My favourite Chinese takeaway rang to check I was still alive'

Jordan Bateman, 31, weighed 28st in July 2024

Politics

6 d. ago Chinese restaurant plan for London tower block gets up noses of local residents

Residents have objected to the new restaurant over fears of “extremely pungent cuisine”

Politics

1 week ago Home Office announces ‘nationwide blitz’ on asylum seekers taking jobs

Government under pressure on issue after stories of asylum seekers working illegally as takeaway delivery ridersThe Home Office has announced what it is calling a “nationwide blitz” on asylum seekers who take jobs, after recent political controversy about people in asylum hotels working as food takeaway delivery riders.In a statement, which gave few specifics, the Home Office pledged to begin “a major operation to disrupt this type of criminality” based around enforcement teams focusing on the gig economy, particularly on delivery riders. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago Police called on man singing patriotic folk song Flower of Scotland and another ordering a takeaway in an Indian accent, as Police officers forced to record 6,300 'Non

They used to say that sticks and stones might break your bones but words would never hurt you. But not any more, if the number of bizarre hate incidents recorded by police is anything to go by.

Events

3 w. ago Heartbreak as city's oldest Chinese restaurant closes after 63 years

The restaurant, known for its orange chicken and egg foo yung, first opened in 1962.

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