Firms across the supply chain to the oil and gas industry have warned that official plans threaten investment.
Month: August 2024
Squalid Wandsworth Prison has ‘worst year in memory’
Conditions at the crumbling Victorian prison are more inhumane than in 1851, a report has found.
Ancient oaks in running for UK’s Tree of the Year
The trees – in the Highlands, Midlothian and Scottish Borders – are each at least 1,000-years-old.
Father-of-three jailed for Southport police van attack
Luke Moran’s assault left an officer fearing for their life as he tried to smash a van window during the Southport riots.
Plan approved for £15m Ken Dodd Happiness Centre
The new centre will give the comedy legend’s archive a permanent home in his home city of Liverpool.
Rape investigations help up as police get moved to football duty, says watchdog
Report finds officers are having to cancel appointments with victims and delay making arrests.
Cate Blanchett to return to stage after six years
The actress will star in Chekhov’s The Seagull, which will also feature Strike actor Tom Burke.
McDonald’s to open 200 new restaurants in growth drive
‘Drive to’ sites – with a small seating area and no drive-through – will be tested as part of the offer.
Wrong junior winner announced at World Pipe Band Championships
A review found Lochgelly High School was wrongly named the winner in a junior category at the championships in Glasgow.
Businessman ‘devastated’ by race hate attack
Abjan Acharya, who only took over the restaurant a few months ago, says he is going to have close down after the building was set […]
