Owner of bike maker Raleigh files for insolvency
The company that owns iconic Nottingham bike manufacturer Raleigh has begun insolvency proceedings. Accell, based in the Netherlands, bought Raleigh for $100m in 2012 but said on Wednesday it had…
Woman charged after four men injured in Covent Garden stabbing attack
Stella Gollovena, 47, has been charged with four counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm A woman has been charged after four men were injured in a…
Members devastated after prestigious tennis club secretly culls geese and goslings
Members said they are ‘furious’ after the exclusive private member’s club killed several Canada geese and their goslings Members of a private tennis club in Surrey are furious after a…
Michelin-star restaurant regains top hygiene score after previous one-star rating
The Japanese-inspired restaurant specialises in serving raw dishes A two-Michelin star restaurant that received a one-star food hygiene rating has found its way back to the top. Ynyshir Restaurant near…
Rupert Lowe grilled by Nick Robinson over ‘Islamification of Britain’ claims in disastrous Radio 4 interview
Rupert Lowe repeatedly ignored Nick Robinson’s request for him to provide evidence that the UK is “hurtling towards being an Islamic country” as the pair clashed on BBC Radio 4’s…
Raleigh owner starts insolvency proceedings
The company that owns iconic Nottingham bike manufacturer Raleigh has begun insolvency proceedings. Accell, based in the Netherlands, bought Raleigh for $100m in 2012 but said on Wednesday it had…
Blue Note to bring world-famous jazz club to London
The world-famous New York jazz club Blue Note will open its first UK venue in London next month. Located in the basement of St Martins Lane hotel, Covent Garden, the…
Peter Gill, playwright who turned ordinary lives into extraordinary drama, dies aged 86
Tributes have been paid to the director and playwright Peter Gill who died on Monday at the age of 86. His agent Mel Kenyon said Gill’s work had a “rare…
‘We fought for a tougher sentence’: victims’ families’ fury over early release scheme
When Calvin Buckley, whose pregnant partner was killed by a dangerous driver in 2023, secured a tougher sentence for the man who took her life, he felt some justice had…
UK drought map: The regions suffering most after driest July on record
England is facing an ‘exceptionally serious situation’, officials have said Around half of England and the whole of Wales are officially in drought as provisional Met Office figures reveal both…