26 m. ago Thought Birmingham's bin strike was bad? How 1975 Glasgow walkout saw 70,000 tonnes of rubbish fester in the streets...before the Army were called in

In 1975, a mass walkout by binmen in a row over pay crippled Glasgow. In January of that year, around 350 workers began an unofficial strike that lasted more than three months.

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28 m. ago BrewDog boost as Edinburgh Waverley named fastest growing station outside London

“Our retail offering at Edinburgh Waverley station continues to go from strength to strength and our Q3 sales figures are the highest ever”

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44 m. ago Horror London stabbing after brutal car chase compared to scenes from Grand Theft Auto

The Metropolitan Police is hunting a man who is said to have stabbed another in a restaurant on Walm Lane, Willesden Green in northwest London on Tuesday night

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45 m. ago Women’s chess takes centre stage with World and European titles up for grabs

Ju Wenjun and Tan Zhongyi are playing in Shanghai for the world crown, while 136 players, six of them from England, compete in Rhodes for the European championshipWomen’s chess takes centre stage this week. In Shanghai and Chongqing, there is an all-Chinese 12-game match for the women’s world crown between Ju Wenjun, 34, the holder, and Tan Zhongyi, 33, the challenger. The pair are closely matched on ratings (2561 to 2555) and level on head-to-head. The prize money pool is $500,000. Thursday’s game one, with Ju playing White in a Sicilian Defence, was a routine draw by threefold repetition in 39 moves.There is live commentary from 7am BST each day from the all-time No 1, Judit Polgar, and England’s popular Jovanka Houska on YouTube. Saturday is a rest day, game three (of 12) is on Sunday. Continue reading...

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75 m. ago When the Going Was Good by Graydon Carter review – juicy stories from the heydey of magazines

From Anna Wintour’s table manners to Oscar party hijinks, the former editor of Vanity Fair tells all There are lines in When the Going Was Good, Graydon Carter’s memoir of his swashbuckling career as an editor during the heyday of magazines, that will make any journalist laugh (bitterly) out loud. “There was a bar at the end of each corridor,” writes Carter of his first job at Time magazine in the mid-1970s, where expense accounts were huge, oversight relaxed and, “I went five years without ever turning on my oven”. At Vanity Fair, where Carter took over the editorship in 1992, “the budget had no ceiling. I could send anybody anywhere for as long as I wanted.” For a commission on the collapse of Lloyd’s of London, one Vanity Fair hack ran up expenses of $180,000 – and the piece didn’t run.These are the details most readers will come for and Carter, who at 75 remains a symbol of magazine glamour and excess – a fact somehow vested in the whimsy and extravagance of his comic-book hair ...

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77 m. ago Liam Gallagher seen for the first time since abandoning his country life for London as he bundles up in a green anorak for a low

Liam Gallagher was seen publicly for the first time since abandoning his country life for London as he took his dog Button for a low-key walk on Thursday.

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78 m. ago Westminster Labour councillor defects to Tories blaming 'Sadiq Khan vanity projects'

Paul Fisher, who was elected a Labour councillor in the West End in 2022, said: ‘Sadiq Khan has failed London’

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78 m. ago Grandad caught out by police yet again after £70,000 find promises 'there won't be a third time'

Paul Fleming, 60, who suffers from prostate cancer had previously been convicted as a drug courier

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81 m. ago Inside Meghan Markle's £337,000 Netflix jewellery collection: From her iconic engagement ring to a dazzling evil eye bracelet

These dazzling accessories take centre stage in the Duchess of Sussex's new Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, where they subtly sparkle as she goes about everyday moments.

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83 m. ago How I Am Maximus can add to the Grand National’s everlasting popularity

The 2024 winner can emulate Tiger Roll and Red Rum in defending his title but regardless of the result he’ll bring the one thing the Grand National truly thrives on

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85 m. ago Westminster Labour councillor blames 'Sadiq Khan vanity projects' for defection to Tories

Paul Fisher, who was elected a Labour councillor in the West End in 2022, said: ‘Sadiq Khan has failed London’

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91 m. ago London weather: Capital to be hotter than Ibiza and Crete as Met Office predicts warmest day of year in UK

Met Office is forecasting 22C for London on Friday afternoon - but other parts of the UK could be even hotter

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91 m. ago Builder charged woman £17,000 then left massive hole in her house and walked away

Gary Roberts, 60, has been handed a suspended sentence

Economics

1 hour ago Man to walk from Romford to Ghana to ensure his fiancee’s memory ‘lives on’

Daniel Forrester will be walking with his fiancee’s ashes from Romford to her hometown in Ghana.

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1 hour ago Nostalgic Brits miss the 'magic' of this one thing on holiday

New study has found that six in 10 parents feel a pang of nostalgia for the days of getting a roll of film developed after a family trip - even with all the holiday snaps that aren't perfect

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1 hour ago Parisian woman reveals what impresses her about the way Brits dress

In a TikTok video Lucille, who is from Paris but lives in London, talks about the differences in fashion between the two countries.

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2 h. ago Trump fires scientist team studying STD outbreaks as 10,000 workers laid off

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's labs have been dismantled by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as thousands of workers are laid off

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2 h. ago Over 250 flying from London to Mumbai stuck in Turkey for over 40 hours

Over 250 flying from London to Mumbai stuck in Turkey for over 40 hours  The Tribune

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2 h. ago London's Canary Wharf office vacancies hit new record, data shows

London's Canary Wharf office vacancies hit new record, data shows  Reuters

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2 h. ago Nick Grimshaw's London: drinks at Three Sheets, dinner at Primeur and Soho record

From his favourite cocktail spots to what he’d do if he was Mayor for the day, the broadcaster shares his guide to the capital

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