YOU just can’t beat a quintessentially British meal of fish and chips. It’s the most loved takeaway in the UK and with so many amazing chippies around the country we really are spoiled for choice, whatever region you live in. 14 Chef Aldo Zilli picks his favourite spots around the country for a cod supperCredit:…
With Easter just around the corner, many will be looking forward to the Bank Holiday weekend. Most Brits will be able to enjoy the long weekend but some may have to work or may be wondering what the opening times for supermarkets will be. While some stores will open at normal times, others may have…
In a career spanning more than 30 years, John Pettigrew has seen big changes in the electricity industry. He started out in 1991, working to introduce natural gas-fired power plants to the grid, gradually replacing polluting coal plants. . Now, once again, he is managing a tectonic shift to an electrified economy that runs on…
British laws restricting what the police can say about criminal cases are “not fit for the social media age,” a government committee said in a report released Monday in Britain that highlighted how unchecked misinformation stoked riots last summer. Violent disorder, fueled by the far right, affected several towns and cities for days after a…
Sudan tops the league table of sex offence arrests by nationality, ‘disturbing’ analysis suggests. Data laying bare the scale of such alleged crimes by foreigners in England and Wales places Afghanistan second. Eritrea, Iran and Iraq rounded out the top five, out of a total of 155 named countries. Police made 8,500 arrests of foreign nationals for…
Andrew Tate, the online influencer known for his misogynistic views, has been accused of raping two women and threatening one of them with a gun, in a claim filed in Britain’s High Court. The accusations are part of a civil suit filed by the two women, and two others, last June against Mr. Tate. The…
On a bench in Newbury, England, the country’s most beloved bear sits once more, wearing his familiar red bucket hat and blue coat. Around his neck, a label reads, “Please look after this bear.” Local officials unveiled a repaired statue of Paddington Bear on Wednesday, adding another element of joy to the already perfect —…
A major Western leader announces an unorthodox economic policy, panicking the financial markets, driving down the country’s currency and fueling a blizzard of warnings about the dire long-term consequences. President Trump did all this with his across-the-board tariffs, announced last week, but before him, there was Liz Truss, Britain’s former prime minister, with her rollout…
Final example, which was probably the most devastating of all, was when I ran to be prime minister against Boris Johnson. I imagined that whatever else the British would do, they would not vote for Boris Johnson, this kind of extraordinary buffoonish character who was essentially a television celebrity and a joke. My whole view…
THE mum of murdered schoolgirl Brianna Ghey has called for a blanket ban on mobile phones in schools — warning children are being exposed to dangerous online content every day. Esther Ghey said inconsistent phone rules across schools are leaving kids vulnerable and urged the government to take nationwide action to protect pupils. 5 Esther…