6 h. ago Driver rushed to hospital after bus smashes into building in busy city centre street

A bus driver has been raced to hospital after they crashed into a building and set of traffic lights in Glasgow, Scotland. It remains unclear on their current condition

Transport

6 d. ago Cardiff crash LIVE: Van smashes into building in busy city centre

Emergency services rushed to an NCP car park at Quay Street in Cardiff this evening after a large white vehicle crashed into a building and it is now edged in a shop front

Events

6 d. ago Live updates as vehicle crashes into building on busy Cardiff city centre street

There is a heavy emergency services presence at the scene and a cordon is in place

Events

6 d. ago Vehicle crashes into building on busy Cardiff city centre street

There is a heavy emergency services presence at the scene and a cordon is in place

Events

6 d. ago Commuters whip into a panic as fox jumps on a late night train carriage to London

Commuters were left petrified when a fox joined them on the last train home from Southend Central to London Fenchurch Street.

Politics

7 d. ago They fled war and sexual violence and found a safe space in Athens. Then the aid cuts hit

Thirty women and their children found themselves out on the streets when their shelter closed. It was a direct result of US and European governments slashing their aid budgetsThe night of 29 May was sombre at 15 Mitsaki Street, a women’s shelter in the centre of Athens. Shoes, winter coats, shampoo bottles and sheets lay strewn around: belongings the 30 refugee women and five children living there had worked hard to acquire, and would now have to abandon. The next day, the shelter would be shuttered for good.“I was so stressed I couldn’t sleep,” says Oksana Kutko, a Ukrainian. “I knew I had nowhere to go.” Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago Westminster Magistrates’ Court closed after water pipe bursts

A burst water main in a nearby street is affecting the building in central London.

Events

8 d. ago The next big financial crisis may be brewing. Warning signs are already there | Larry Elliott

The longer the period between crises, the greater the complacency. That complacency is pushing share prices ever-higherUS job creation has stalled and, despite the curbs on migration, unemployment is rising. Tariffs are pushing up the cost of imports. And Donald Trump is at war with the governor of his own central bank and wants him out.But traders on Wall Street are not bothered by the fact that inflation is above the target or that growth is slowing. Share prices are testing new record levels on an almost daily basis. Jerome Powell, the man Trump wants to be rid of, says stocks are “fairly highly valued”, which is an understatement if ever there was one. By historical standards, stocks are extremely highly valued. There is trouble – perhaps big trouble – ahead.Larry Elliott is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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1 week ago Council refuse to grant permission for former bank in Wishaw to be converted into children’s soft play

The planning application from JFM ELectrical concerned a building in the town centre’s Stewarton Street, an area which is a mixture of commercial, ground floor units with a mixture of flats and additional commercial spaces on the upper floors.

Events

1 week ago Man is left fighting for his life and three others are injured after shooting at popular nightclub

The shooting happened at around 3am on Saturday at the popular Mango nightclub on Bristol Street in the city centre of Birmingham.

Events

1 week ago Owner of Georgian broadcaster called country’s ‘propaganda megaphone’ is based in London

Exclusive: Imedi TV owner denies criticism by EU disinformation monitor and says it is editorially independentOn Pont Street in Belgravia in central London, on the first floor of a handsome Edwardian townhouse, sitting above the royal green awning of the Jeroboams wine shop, is an office. There are no obvious signs for it beyond a little note next to the intercom. When buzzed this week, no one appeared at the door.This is the registered office of Hunnewell Partners, which describes itself as an “entrepreneurial private equity and litigation funding practice”. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Pedestrian 'fast lanes' being trialled in UK city centres to ease high street congestion

The 50m-long and 2.2m-wide tracks have appeared in high-footfall areas of Glasgow and Leeds.

Politics

2 w. ago Trump’s visit revealed a stark truth: Britain feels more than ever like a country stuck in the past | Simon Jenkins

The grandeur and pageantry surrounding the state visit cannot disguise the fact that we have absolutely no vision for our futureBritain has made its point. We can do the past. The rest of the world may be more powerful and richer than we are, but only Britain can embody statehood in a banquet. Only Britain can force the titans of the digital age into white tie and tails, and reduce an American president to quivering admiration.The question is where now? Trump’s itinerary mostly avoided central London. He did not go near Downing Street, let alone address parliament. Imagine a state visit to the US that did not include the White House or the Capitol. This week was all soft power and flattery. It probably did more for British tourism than for steel tariffs or pharmaceuticals.Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Timeline for temporary closure of Heritage Centre ahead of move to Paisley Museum approved

A plan sets out the phased process for relocating the facility from Abbey Mill Business Centre to the landmark in High Street.

Politics

2 w. ago Kilmarnock neighbours warn of 'fire risk' at empty bank after King Street fire

GMB Ayrshire have warned of a 'fire risk' building in Kilmarnock town centre just weeks after the devastating King Street blaze.

Events

2 w. ago Britain's top town centres REVEALED: Is your local high street thriving?

New data shows where shoppers are lapping up what's on offer, as well as areas rapidly sliding down the rankings.

Politics

2 w. ago Future of Simon Wood's Manchester restaurant site revealed after sad closure

The fine-dining restaurant on First Street in the city centre closed its doors last October

Politics

2 w. ago Timeline set for temporary closure of Heritage Centre ahead of move to Paisley Museum

Plan outlines phased process for relocating facility from Abbey Mill Business Centre to iconic landmark in High Street.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘There was something special happening’: how a Tyneside bingo hall became a mecca for ravers

Promoter and artist Man Power brings world-class DJs and dance acts to King Street Social Club in North Shields You can’t miss the King Street Social Club.Its exterior is made up of hundreds of coloured tiles and a no-nonsense red sign that make it stand out on the North Shields street it occupies. Inside the club, which is at the centre of the former fishing community around Newcastle upon Tyne, something else is brewing. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago LIVE updates as Manchester city centre street taped off by police following discovery of 'suspicious bag'

Firefighters are also at the scene near Spinningfields

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