26 h. ago Garden centre bans staff from wearing 'political symbols' after shoppers left 'absolutely raging mad' over checkout lady's Pro

The family, who visited Hayes Garden World in Ambleside, were left upset by the display, claiming the centre had shown 'no regard for the feeling and sensitivity of visiting Jews or Israelis.'

Politics

33 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv accuses Russia of war crime after attack on military hospital in Kharkiv

Ukrainian officials denounce ‘deliberate’ targeted shelling of hospital; Ukrainian president says US, Europe must respond to daily Russian drone attacks. What we know on day 1,131See all our Ukraine war coverageRussian drones struck a military hospital, shopping centre, apartment blocks and other targets in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, late on Saturday, killing two people and injuring at least 25, local officials and the Ukrainian military said. On the Telegram messaging app, the military’s general staff said those injured included servicemen undergoing treatment in the medical centre. It accused Russia of having carried out a “war crime” and of “violating the norms of international humanitarian law” denouncing the “deliberate, targeted shelling” of the facility. Oleh Syniehubov, the regional governor, said 25 people were hurt, including a 15-year-old girl who is in serious condition.An hour before the Kharkiv attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukra...

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63 h. ago UK shopping centre terror as man 'attacks with scissors' after confrontation

A man attacked another with a pair of scissors in Priory Shopping Centre in Dartford Kent yesterday (March 27) as shoppers watched on in horror before security guards arrived

Events

64 h. ago Scots caught up in earthquake carnage tell of Bangkok chaos after tremor

Angela Jenkins and her husband Douglas, from Lewis in the Western Isles, were in a shopping centre in the Thai capital.

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64 h. ago Priory Shopping Centre 'scissors attack' as victim suffers wounds to his head

Kent Police officers arrested a man at Priory Shopping Centre in Dartford, Kent, following reports of an alleged assault by someone armed with a pair of 'scissors', as another man suffered injures

Events

3 d. ago Welcome to Britain's kindest village: Volunteers run shop, library and post office, pub is locally

Residents of Trawden in Lancashire run their own community centre, pub, shop and post office and hold regular friendship meetings for the elderly in what must be Britain's kindest village.

Politics

4 d. ago 'I went on a day trip to Venice and it costs the same as going to the Trafford Centre'

"A typical day trip to a shopping centre can be comparable in price"

Politics

5 d. ago British father who saw family massacred by Hamas stands to receive £10.5 MILLION from Palestine Authority in landmark ruling

Rabbi Leo Dee, originally from London, lost his wife Leah and daughters Rina, 15, and Maia, 20, in April 2023, after a terrorist sprayed them with bullets in a drive-by attack.

Economics

5 d. ago City centre shop slapped with fine as inspectors find 'active rat infestation'

During their probe, Environmental Health Officers discovered Castle Street Discount Stores was not maintained to an acceptable standard - and there was an active rat infestation

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5 d. ago New Mumbles' sea defence scheme to provide huge boost for businesses

The new arrivals range from a health and fitness centre to a contemporary outdoor lifestyle shop to a travel agency

Politics

6 d. ago Murderer who killed movie mogul's husband in frenzied knife attack sues government for £60k after being arrested for 'plotting terror attack with bicycle pump'

Christodoulos Sotiriou, 59, was handed a life sentence in 1991 for stabbing photographer Dietmar Kirchner - husband of Maj-Britt Kirchner - with a commando knife.

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6 d. ago Parents label BBC Gladiators event an 'absolute flop' after queueing for EIGHT hours with 'thousands' of other 'disappointed' children

The event, held at Bluewater Shopping Centre was built-up to be 'an action-packed' and 'immersive experience' where fans could meet some of the show's biggest stars.

Society

6 d. ago Parents label BBC Gladiator event an 'absolute flop' after queueing for EIGHT hours with 'thousands' of other 'disappointed' children

The event, held at Bluewater Shopping Centre was built-up to be 'an action-packed' and 'immersive experience' where fans could meet some of the show's biggest stars.

Society

6 d. ago 'I visited my ghost town shopping mall – it's so miserable that Costa is the highlight'

Experts say that UK high streets are suffering and could potentially be set to face the worst year ever – while one shopper headed to her local centre to find out why

Economics

7 d. ago Time Travel is Dangerous review – likable mockumentary is Back to the Future meets Bargain Hunt

Real-life vintage shop owners Ruth Syratt and Megan Stevenson raid the past for sellable trinkets in this charmingly funny, quintessentially British comedyHere is a very silly and very likable British mockumentary, one that – like Ruth and Megan, the two real-life Muswell Hill vintage-shop mavens at its centre – lovingly mixes and matches multifarious styles. Director and co-writer Chris Reading adopts a little The Office deadpan, some Shaun of the Dead bathos, a heap of Terry Gilliam, and even shoplifts a shot from Wes Anderson. If the resulting low-budget assemblage still bears these nametags and has the odd stray thread showing, it also has a persistent charm of its own.The ChaChaCha vintage emporium (which really exists) is limping along until owners Ruth (Ruth Syratt) and Megan (Megan Stevenson) stumble on a time machine in the form of a souped-up bumper car – and thus an infinite supply of merchandise from whichever epoch they desire. It transpires the gizmo was invented by Ra...

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7 d. ago David Olusoga takes on the female pirates of the Caribbean: best podcasts of the week

The historian tackles the most world-changing events that you almost certainly didn’t know about. Plus, a hugely engaging tale of ‘radical nuns in combat boots’The first big historical event retold by David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell in their new series is a terror attack on New York – but no, it’s not 9/11. They want to tell us about the world-shaping moments we’re not taught about, which in this case was the Black Tom 1916 bombing. England’s great storm of 1703 – one of the worst natural disasters ever – and female pirates of the Caribbean Anne Bonny and Mary Read are also on the meaty agenda. Hollie Richardson Widely available, episodes weekly Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Ukrainian girl, five, and her father killed in Putin night of terror as Russian bombards Kyiv with drone attacks while peace deal begins to look further away then ever

Vladimir Putin inflicted a night of drone terror on Ukrainian capital Kyiv killing a girl aged five and her father.

Events

8 d. ago Mass violent brawl sparked by limited edition handbag sale as woman's hair ripped out

Chaos unfolded outside a popular shopping centre when a group got into a fight over queueing spots for limited edition handbags, leading to a woman’s hair being ripped out

Politics

8 d. ago Westminster Bridge attack anniversary: Hero police officer paralysed when terrorist rammed him with a 4x4 reveals heartbreaking reason he never received a medal

EXCLUSIVE: Eight years after the 2017 Westminster Bridge terror attack, former policeman Kris Aves, 43, (pictured) has revealed the reason he never received a medal.

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9 d. ago An overgrown, abandoned ghost shopping centre was left to rot, now something has changed

Thousands once flocked here, now the rows of empty shops including Costa, Marks & Spencer and Nike will be brought back from the dead

Economics