4 h. ago McDonald’s delivery driver brawl in car park outside fast food restaurant

McDonald's branded the brawl as "unacceptable" after several delivery men became started to lunge at one another during a brawl outside a busy restaurant in London

Society

7 h. ago Bristol Airport to increase car parking charges again with 10

Ten minutes of parking in the 'drop and go' car park will now cost £7

Transport

27 h. ago McDonald's worker shares one thing customers do that really 'bothers' them

McDonald's is a phenomenally successful fast food chain, known and loved across the globe by a variety of customers, however one employee has shared a habit many customers are guilty of that really grinds their gears

Economics

33 h. ago Campbell Scott: Chilling final CCTV of Brit businessman before body found inside sack in Kenya

Campbell Scott, 58, is seen walking around a car park in the CCTV image taken just hours before his disappearance in Kenya - his body was found days later inside a green sack

Politics

36 h. ago Not recognising a legend and Sir Alex Ferguson's car park issue

Sir Jim Ratcliffe officially became co-owner of Man United a year ago but the feel-good factor was brief and to many who have served the club, it is now unrecognisable.

Politics

37 h. ago Travelling with children: the blood, sweat and tears – and the determination to keep going | Lucille Wong

If you feel there are not enough challenges in your life as a parent, may I suggest taking your kids on a flightSharing the Load is a column about parenting children of all agesWe landed in Melbourne after our red-eye flight from Bali. Our then two-year-old was raging with fever (he was not ill when we boarded) and had screamed for five out of the six hours.Dazed and confused, we joined the long line for international passport holders instead of the much shorter family line for Australians. We wasted 40 minutes. That was when our then four-year-old decided to vomit. We cleaned that up (FYI, immigration has spew bags), got past the custom dogs, hauled our stuff on to the insanely packed bus that would take us to the equally packed cheap car park, found our car and drove home, before collapsing into a heap. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Man who overstayed by 10 minutes in a Costa car park almost has his life ruined

Ashley Pavett had exceeded the 90-minute limit at a car park in Green Meadow near Pontyclun in South Wales. He paid the fine promptly, but a letter months later turned his life upside down.

Politics

4 d. ago A Thousand Blows filming locations with ‘disused car park’ transformed into 19th Century set

A Thousand Blows is ready to transport Disney+ subscribers to the dangerous streets of 1880s Victorian London.

Politics

4 d. ago Plastic bags and chicken bones: the fossils scientists believe will become our eternal legacy

Fast fashion and drinks cans among technological-age matter most likely to endure as fossils, say scientistsAs an eternal testament of humanity, plastic bags, cheap clothes and chicken bones are not a glorious legacy. But two scientists exploring which items from our technological civilisation are most likely to survive for many millions of years as fossils have reached an ironic but instructive conclusion: fast food and fast fashion will be our everlasting geological signature.“Plastic will definitely be a signature ‘technofossil’, because it is incredibly durable, we are making massive amounts of it, and it gets around the entire globe,” says the palaeontologist Prof Sarah Gabbott, a University of Leicester expert on the way that fossils form. “So wherever those future civilisations dig, they are going to find plastic. There will be a plastic signal that will wrap around the globe.” Continue reading...

Science

4 d. ago ‘Technofossils’: how humanity’s eternal testament will be plastic bags, cheap clothes and chicken bones

Fast fashion and drinks cans among technological-age matter most likely to endure as fossils, say scientistsAs an eternal testament of humanity, plastic bags, cheap clothes and chicken bones are not a glorious legacy. But two scientists exploring which items from our technological civilisation are most likely to survive for many millions of years as fossils have reached an ironic but instructive conclusion: fast food and fast fashion will be our everlasting geological signature.“Plastic will definitely be a signature ‘technofossil’, because it is incredibly durable, we are making massive amounts of it, and it gets around the entire globe,” says the palaeontologist Prof Sarah Gabbott, a University of Leicester expert on the way that fossils form. “So wherever those future civilisations dig, they are going to find plastic. There will be a plastic signal that will wrap around the globe.” Continue reading...

Science

4 d. ago Stormzy breaks his silence on McDonald's controversy and Palestine post 'deletion' as he hits back at 'hypocrisy' allegations

The rapper, 31, was accused of 'selling out' after starring in a major campaign for the fast food giant, despite McDonald's facing calls for boycotts over its links to Israel.

Events

4 d. ago Girl 'pushed' and 'threw a punch' staff at fast food restaurant

Police are appealing for witnesses who saw the alleged assault

Society

5 d. ago Police hunt for woman with 'facial injuries' seen in supermarket car park

The woman was spoken to by an eyewitness, but left before police arrived

Events

5 d. ago Guzman y Gomez struggling to break into US market despite offering bigger burritos

‘US sales aren’t growing as fast as we’d like it takes time,’ founder says, while analyst notes target market ‘not exactly short of Mexican food options’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMexican-themed chain Guzman y Gomez has reported bumper profits since it began trading on the Australian stock exchange but is struggling to expand in the US despite offering Americans bigger burritos.The fast food chain has opened 16 new stores in Australia since July but a push to break into the competitive US market with four stores in Chicago has not fared as well. Guzman y Gomez reported on Friday that its US six-month sales had decreased by 12.7% to $4.9m.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Chilling moment thug blasts man with shotgun in revenge shooting in Farmfoods car park as pair are jailed for 38 years

Tyjon Cogger, 22, and Saabir Mohamed, 26, were sentenced to a total of 38 years after carrying the merciless attack outside of a Farmfoods in Smethwick, West Midlands, in October.

Events

7 d. ago Woman suffers 'significant injuries' in Welsh GP surgery car park 'incident'

Police said the elderly woman remains in a serious condition in hospital

Events

7 d. ago Sports centre still reeling from thousands of pounds worth of flood damage

Car park gets 'like a lake' and water flooded gymnasium on New Year's Day

Events

7 d. ago Huyton incident: Armed police and ambulance response shuts down streets

Armed police and ambulances have rushed to a busy street in the Huyton area of Liverpool, while a helicopter was also spotted landing in a leisure centre car park this afternoon

Events

7 d. ago New parking rules kick in today after driver was slapped with £1,906 fine

The Private Parking (Code of Practice) Order 2022 has been introduced today - with new safeguards for drivers who pay to park in private car parks across the UK

Economics

7 d. ago 'Do they think drivers are stupid': People react to Manchester Airport's car park changes

Manchester Airport has announced a shake-up in its parking system

Transport