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%
Drivers are walking and cycling more during fuel price spike – survey Nearly three in 10 drivers (28%) are walking and cycling more because of the spike in fuel prices, a new survey suggests. A further 15% of respondents to the poll commissioned by charity Cycling UK said they are actively considering taking this action.
London Underground drivers to go ahead with 24-hour strike Strikes by London Underground drivers will go ahead next week, threatening travel chaos for commuters and visitors to the capital. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) confirmed that its members will walk out from 12 noon for 24 hours on Tuesday April 21 and Thursday
Mother in stem cell donor plea to give young sons ‘a chance at a normal life’ A mother has launched an urgent appeal to find stem cell donors for her two young sons in a bid to “give them a chance at a normal life”. Cezar Nica, two, and David Nica, 10 months, have been