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Organisers of Saturday’s protest, Defend Our Juries, had been asked to reconsider their plans following the killing of two men at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue on Yom Kippur – the holiest day in the Jewish religious calendar. But organisers said in a statement beforehand it hoped police “choose to prioritise protecting the public…
The retailer revealed in June, following its takeover by investment firm Gordon Brothers, that it planned to shut 68 shops and two warehouses in the UK, putting 1300 jobs at risk. Poundland concluded its main store closure programme recently, shutting 57 stores, while placing 11 closures on hold. At the beginning of the restructuring programme,…
Mark Gallagher gave Mrs Badenoch £2,000 for her leadership campaign last October and left the Tories around two months ago, Sky News reported. A Reform UK source said: “Nigel (Farage) and Mark have been friends for a long time. “We understand he is very disenchanted with the Conservative Party,” the source added. A Conservative source,…
Mrs Badenoch kicked off the Conservatives’ annual conference in Manchester with a pledge to leave the ECHR as part of a plan to deport 150,000 people a year from the UK. She told GB News on Sunday morning that her shadow cabinet had been “unanimous” in backing the plan, adding she had been clear the…
Ice Hockey UK and the Elite League have condemned a Financial Times article about female fans of the sport, calling it “absurd and inaccurate.” The feature — headlined ‘how romance readers rescued British ice hockey’ — was published on Saturday [4 October], suggesting that female hockey fans had been drawn to the sport by a…
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Updated on: Oct 05, 2025 06:00 pm IST India, UK begin mega wargame in Indian Ocean New Delhi, The navies of India and the UK kick-started an eight-day mega wargame in the Western Indian Ocean in line with their focus to boost overall military ties. Indian PM Narendra Modi and his British PM Keir Starmer…
The night skies are set to dazzle astronomy enthusiasts this week as the first supermoon of 2025, also known as the Harvest Moon or Harvest Supermoon, rises across the United States and the United Kingdom. Scheduled for Monday, October 6, in the US and Tuesday, October 7, in the UK, the full moon promises to…
Updated on: Oct 05, 2025 03:53 pm IST Two individuals wearing balaclavas attempted to force open the mosque’s door before pouring gasoline on the steps and igniting it. A mosque in the United Kingdom’s Peacehaven, near Brighton, in England’s south coast, was reportedly set ablaze on Saturday night local time with two people inside. UK…
Luca, who played the role of Mason Radcliffe before being killed off, said he was “honoured” to be part of the show. Despite this exit, his spirits have not been dampened, with him continuing to “love life”. Coronation Street star Luca Toolan reveals new film role after being axed from the ITV soap Speaking with…