Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals he is ‘recovering alcoholic’ West End composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed he is a “recovering alcoholic”. The 78-year-old said he had previously checked himself into a clinic to deal with his addiction, which he added did not work, before then attending Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings in Switzerland and the UK,
Another attempted arson attack reported at north-west London synagogue Another attempted arson attack has been reported at a north-west London synagogue in a spate of similar incidents. Multiple arson or attempted arson attacks have been investigated on Jewish property in the area in the past month. The incident at Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow on
Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal must ‘go for it’ in crunch Man City clash Mikel Arteta has told his players to “go for it” and embrace the Etihad Stadium pressure cooker ahead of Arsenal’s virtual Premier League title decider against Manchester City. Arteta’s men face their rivals in a do-or-die fixture knowing that a victory behind
Latest north-west London arson attack probed as antisemitic hate crime Police are treating the latest arson attack in north-west London as an antisemitic hate crime. Members of the Jewish community have been urged to “remain calm” as counter-terror police investigate it alongside a series of similar incidents. There have been “online claims of responsibility” for
Good work-life balance tops wish-list when looking for new job Having a good work-life balance is more crucial to workers than getting a higher salary when looking for a new role, a survey indicates. A good work-life balance was the most common “must have” cited by workers, with 43% of people placing importance on this
Wrongly jailed Andrew Malkinson demands ‘fearless investigation’ into police An innocent man wrongly jailed for 17 years has demanded a “fearless investigation” into police after the real culprit of a brutal rape was finally found guilty. On Friday, Paul Quinn, 52, was convicted of the 2003 sex attack that Andrew Malkinson was wrongly convicted and
Queen Elizabeth II’s official biographer named Historian Anna Keay, whose most celebrated book is about Britain’s republican period, has been confirmed as Queen Elizabeth II’s official biographer. Ms Keay will be able to talk to members of the royal family and the late Queen’s friends and household when researching the book, and she will have
Sir Keir Starmer to update House of Commons on latest Mandelson revelations A crunch week for Sir Keir Starmer is set to continue on Monday as he updates the House of Commons on the latest revelations about Lord Mandelson’s appointment. No 10 on Friday night released a readout of a meeting between the Prime Minister
Gunman who killed six people and took hostages is shot dead A gunman who killed at least six people in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, before taking hostages and barricading himself inside a supermarket on Saturday has been shot and killed by police, Ukrainian officials said. Ukraine’s special tactical police units stormed the store after attempts to
‘Big four’ mobile firms outperformed by smaller rivals in annual survey The UK’s biggest mobile providers have been outperformed by smaller rivals in an annual customer service survey by watchdog Which? Three, O2 and Lycamobile were the lowest performing networks in the survey of more than 5,000 mobile users, receiving customer scores of 65%, 67%