Pret to test meal deals as chain focuses on value to drive demand Pret A Manger is set to take on UK supermarkets with plans to trial meal deals in a bid to help boost the chain’s lunchtime trade. The sandwich and coffee chain has said it will test the meal deal format in the
How Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK will be policed from the skies Donald Trump’s second visit to the UK will see a major policing operation led by drones from the airspace over Windsor, police have said. The King is to host the US president and his wife, first lady Melania Trump, at Windsor
New-look Ofsted report cards for schools to be given to parents from November A raft of changes to the way Ofsted inspects schools, including new report cards with a five-point grading scale, will come into place from November. Parents will be given more detail about their children’s education with the introduction of new-look report cards,
Best and worst-performing NHS trusts in England named in new league tables League tables of the best and worst-performing NHS trusts in England have been published by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) for the first time. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the quarterly rankings will pinpoint where urgent support is needed and
Democrats release suggestive letter to Epstein allegedly signed by Trump Democrats in the US have released a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein allegedly signed by President Donald Trump, which he has denied. The letter was included as part of a 50th birthday album compiled in 2003 for Epstein, a wealthy and well-connected financier who
Mahmood hopes Five Eyes intelligence alliance can help tackle migrants crisis Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has met counterparts from the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance for talks on international efforts to tackle smuggling gangs. In her first major engagement as Home Secretary, Ms Mahmood hosted counterparts from the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand in London
Tube services suspended as RMT workers strike over pay and conditions London Underground lines were suspended on Monday as workers went on strike, causing travel disruption for commuters. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union including drivers, signallers and maintenance workers launched a series of strikes over pay and conditions. The action started
Councils failing to do pothole prevention should face mandatory training – RAC Councils which carry out little or no pothole prevention maintenance should face mandatory training, it has been claimed. The RAC urged the Government to introduce the measure as the “reactive-only” approach of many local authorities has “clearly contributed” to the “poor condition” of
Families ‘hope no stone is unturned’ as Southport killings inquiry resumes The families of three girls who were killed in a knife attack at a Southport dance class hope a public inquiry will leave “no stone unturned”, their solicitor has said. Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were
William marking third anniversary of late Queen’s death as Harry returns to UK The Prince of Wales will carry out an engagement to mark the third anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death as his estranged brother returns to the UK for the first time in five months. William will be in Sunningdale, Berkshire, for the