29 h. ago Poppadoms, protests and promotions: the first 20 years of ‘unique’ FC United

Born in a curry house amid fury with the Glazer regime at Old Trafford, FC United’s own story is not without turmoilOn the Saturday in late March this year that FC United of Manchester and The 1958, a Manchester United supporters group, held a joint-action against 20 years of Glazer ownership of United, Tom Kerse displayed his own protest at Broadhurst Park, FC United’s home, which read: “The Glazers? FCUM Hall.” The 69-year-old, like many FC United fans, followed Manchester United before the American family’s leveraged purchase of the club in May 2005. “‘FCUM Hall’, as in ‘fuck all the Glazers’,” Kerse says, just in case anyone missed his point.FC United were born 20 years ago on Tuesday, on 13 May 2005 in a Rusholme curry house named Dilda. Paul Hurst, a founder, is the board lead for communication and co-ownership, the latter a core value of the club, with all members having a vote on each key decision. “What we’ve seen [happen] at Manchester United is what we said [would happen]...

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59 h. ago Will Net Zero kill off British curry houses? Bosses say Ed Miliband's plans are a 'death warrant' and would force them to shut up shop

The Energy Secretary's push for 'clean' electricity has raised fears gas-fuelled tandoori ovens are on a path to extinction.

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1 week ago UK leading retailer to close at least 9 stores and over 126 jobs may be cut – see list

Hobbycraft, the UK's leading retailer for arts and crafts, has announced plans to close at least nine stores across the country after private equity firm owner Modella Capital launched an overhaul

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1 week ago 'I went to Europe's biggest curry house and one element blew me away'

Europe's bigget curry house is currently in a soft launch phase, and I was lucky enough to go and see whether the curries lived up to their massive TikTok hype

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1 week ago 'I went to Europe's biggest curry house and one thing really stood out'

Royal Nawaab have opened another premises, and this time it's in a super iconic building along the M60 motorway. I had to go and see whether it lived up to the massive hype

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3 w. ago Gunmen kill at least 20 tourists in 'terror attack' at resort in Kashmir

Indian police said at least four militant gunmen fired at dozens of tourists from close range in disputed region

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3 w. ago Veeraswamy: Petition launched to save Britain’s oldest Indian restaurant in central London

The Crown Estate says it needs to reclaim space used by the restaurant for a ‘comprehensive refurbishment’ of Victory House

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3 w. ago Veeraswamy: UK's oldest curry house could close over lease row

Veeraswamy: UK's oldest curry house could close over lease row  BBC

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4 w. ago UK’s oldest Indian restaurant under threat in row with Crown Estate

Restaurant which catered for Queen Elizabeth II accuses Crown Estate ‘cultural philistinism’ over eviction bid

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4 w. ago Veeraswamy owner: It is a rare privilege to nurture this restaurant — to close would be a great tragedy

If the Crown Estate get their way, London will lose one of its most precious places, says Ranjit Mathrani

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last month Britain's oldest Indian restaurant may have to shut in central London lease row

The Crown Estate says it needs to reclaim space used by Veeraswamy for nearly a century to carry out a ‘comprehensive refurbishment’ of Victory House

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last month Britain's oldest Indian restaurant may have to shut its doors for good after lease row

Veeraswamy, hailed as the oldest Indian restaurant in the UK, has served up its acclaimed curries just steps from Piccadilly Circus since 1926.

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