2 h. ago Bomb squad swoop on major UK shopping centre as everyone evacuated

The bomb squad have been called and police cordon has been set up at St Nicholas Arcades shopping centre in Lancaster after a bomb scare this morning led to a full evacuation of the area

Economics

44 h. ago Danny Dyer's 'best performance' is in film 'you've probably never seen'

Danny Dyer is the centre of attention this week, as he's set to appear in a new episode of ITV's The Assembly, and fans can also check out one of his most action-packed films

Politics

3 d. ago The brothers set to open their 33rd coffee shop in Manchester city centre

With coffee roasted in Warrington, the new coffee shop aims to help people 'take a break from the hustle and bustle'

Politics

3 d. ago ‘It shapes the whole experience’: what happens when you build a city from wood?

Transforming a former industrial area in Sweden will bring psychological benefits for future residents and reduce construction’s climate impactAlthough activity is high, it is surprisingly quiet inside the construction site of a high school extension in Sickla, a former industrial area in south Stockholm that is set to become part of the “largest mass timber project in the world” according to the Swedish urban property developer Atrium Ljungberg.Just a few months remain until students enter the premises, but there is no sound of drilling or pounding against concrete walls. The scent of wood is unmistakable, and signs of the material can be spotted everywhere – from glulam (glued laminated timber) columns and beams in the building’s frame to cross-laminated timber (CLT) slabs in the floors, ceilings and staircases. CLT, made by gluing together layers of planed wood into panels, offers strength and rigidity comparable to concrete but is significantly lighter and quicker to build with....

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4 d. ago London travel news LIVE: Delays on the Waterloo and City line, South Western Railway and c2c

Passengers may experience delays across the Waterloo and City line and some National Rail lines

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4 d. ago Central Cee Glasgow Hydro Stage Times: Gig set times, support, tickets, setlist, age restrictions

One of the leading names in British rap is coming to Scotland.

Politics

5 d. ago SXSW London: Amazon’s ‘Deep Cover’, Starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom & Nick Mohammed, Set For World Premiere As Centrepiece Headliner

SXSW London: Amazon’s ‘Deep Cover’, Starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom & Nick Mohammed, Set For World Premiere As Centrepiece Headliner  Deadline

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7 d. ago I was so high on gas and air while giving birth that I asked the midwives to rate how much fun they were having

Emma, a Birmingham City University student, shared her experience in a video on TikTok which has gone viral, with more than 116,000 likes.

Society

8 d. ago Another crisis, another IMF summit: but unlike 2008, the delegates are disunited

Where once the world came together to fight the credit crunch, Trump’s tariffs will set a more divisive testWhen the world’s finance ministers and central bank governors gather at the International Monetary Fund in Washington this week, it may kindle memories of another meeting, also held against the backdrop of a global economic crisis, in autumn 2008.Then, as the aftershocks from the collapse of Lehman Brothers ripped through financial markets, central banks coordinated drastic emergency rate cuts, and the UK chancellor, Alistair Darling, urged his G7 counterparts to emulate the UK’s approach and shore up stricken banks. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Huge UK city set to scrap all free parking in controversial new plans

Milton Keynes is set to scrap all free parking in the city centre under new plans that have sparked major concern among residents, workers and small businesses

Politics

2 w. ago White Lotus star 'set to play model at centre of famous love triangle' in the Beatles biopics

The Sex Education star, 31, is said to be lined up to play the model, who was at the centre of one and rock and roll's most famous love triangles.

Events

3 w. ago Leading the charge: how a drive for electric vehicles is cleaning up Nepal

With air pollution causing a fifth of deaths in Nepal, growing EV use could add nearly three years to Kathmandu residents’ livesIn a rundown hangar in the heart of Kathmandu, the remains of a dozen electric trolley buses stand abandoned and corroding. Caked in dust and bird-droppings and lined with rubbish, they are a reminder of a bold experiment, launched 50 years ago, to electrify the city’s public transport system. Down the side of one is written, “Keep me alive”.Today, that plea is being heard. More than 70% of four-wheeled passenger vehicles – largely cars and minibuses – imported into Nepal last year were electric, one of the highest rates in the world. The figure reflects a remarkable growth in the use of electric vehicles (EVs), which saw the country import more than 13,000 between July 2023 and 2024, up from about 250 in 2020-21. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago The free illuminated art experience in the city centre set to dazzle families this Easter

A fusion of light, colour, and movement has arrived

Politics