UK strikes biggest trade deal since Brexit to join major free trade bloc in Indo-Pacific
Prime Minister announces deal to join CPTPP – a huge trade bloc in the Indo-Pacific which will now have a total GDP of £11 trillion. The UK will join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a vast free trade area of 11 countries spanning the Indo-Pacific, the Prime Minister has announced today […]
Police in Southall launch investigation following a suspected acid attack in West London
Officers from the Met Police have launched an investigation after a person was attacked with a corrosive substance that was thrown at them late on Thursday evening in the Southall area of West London Police Paramedics from London ambulance services along with firefighters from the London Fire Brigade rushed to the scene following the attack […]
Largest ever cash increase in the National Living Wage to boost pay for millions
Low-paid workers across the country will receive a pay increase this weekend as all rates of the National Minimum Wage rise. The National Living Wage (NLW) increases on Saturday 1 April by 9.7 per cent to £10.42, providing a pay rise to millions of workers aged 23 and over across the UK. 21-22 year olds […]
First NATO defence innovation HQ opens in London
The first Regional Office of NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) was opened in London today. The first Regional Office of NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) was opened in London today, with a further hub in Tallinn due to open later this year. Located at the Imperial College […]
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst leads cultural change across the Army
Changes have been made to policies on alcohol, as well as the creation of the sexual harassment task force and a new code of conduct. The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) is paving the way for culture change across the Army through its transformation programme, which began back in September 2022 under Commandant Major-General Zac […]
Two drug gangs and leading suppliers who plagued Nottinghamshire’s streets with heroin and cocaine have been locked up for more than 150 …
More than a dozen drug dealers were directly involved in an illicit operation that saw the area flooded with more than ten kilos of Class A drugs from different parts of the UK. The so-called ‘Kinsella’ and ‘Eastwood’ organised crime groups were responsible for copious amounts of cocaine and heroin being supplied across Nottinghamshire over […]
Two drug gangs and leading suppliers who plagued Nottinghamshire’s streets with heroin and cocaine have been locked up for more than 150 years
More than a dozen drug dealers were directly involved in an illicit operation that saw the area flooded with more than ten kilos of Class A drugs from different parts of the UK. The so-called ‘Kinsella’ and ‘Eastwood’ organised crime groups were responsible for copious amounts of cocaine and heroin being supplied across Nottinghamshire over […]
Two drug gangs and leading suppliers who plagued Nottinghamshire’s streets with heroin and cocaine have been locked up for more than 150 years
More than a dozen drug dealers were directly involved in an illicit operation that saw the area flooded with more than ten kilos of Class A drugs from different parts of the UK. The so-called ‘Kinsella’ and ‘Eastwood’ organised crime groups were responsible for copious amounts of cocaine and heroin being supplied across Nottinghamshire over […]
Birthday time for the Havant Borough Community Lottery
They will soon be celebrating the fifth birthday of the Havant Borough Community Lottery, which has helped to raise more than £205,000 for local charities, community groups and good causes since 2018. So far more than 106 local groups have signed up as part of a fun and effective way to raise funds for their valued […]
Platform canopies are being renovated at Worcester Shrub Hill station to preserve their heritage and improve passengers’ journeys
Overhead glazing will be replaced and the ironwork will be repainted as part of a £5.8m investment by Network Rail. The Grade II listed Georgian-style station was built between 1850-54 by nineteenth century railway engineer Edward Wilson and was first given listed building status in 1971. Despite being 173 years old, the station has retained […]