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Drivers are being warned over long queues over Easter, with 19.1 million people expected to hit the road on Good Friday alone. The AA said Easter weekend being three weeks later than in 2024 will “bump up bank holiday traffic by 15%” as many people hope for warmer weather this year. It advised motorists to prepare for congestion around town and city centres, retail parks and major routes such as […]

A family of five Spanish tourists and a pilot were killed when a helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, officials said. The victims included Siemens executive Agustin Escobar, his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, and three children, in addition to the pilot, a person briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press (AP). The person could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke […]

Under-fire Andre Onana endured a nightmare evening as he gifted Lyon an opener and allowed Rayan Cherki to secure a 2-2 draw at the end of Manchester United’s make-or-break Europa League quarter-final clash. A war of words on the eve of the fixture added extra spice to the biggest game of the underperforming Red Devils’ season as Nemanja Matic reacted furiously to Onana saying the Premier League team were “way […]

Nearly a quarter of children spend more than four hours a day on an internet-enabled device, a survey for the Children’s Commissioner has suggested. Dame Rachel de Souza has called for “stronger action” to protect children from harmful content online beyond the classroom – including a possible social media ban for children under 16, or restricting smartphone use for all children. Parents need support in managing their children’s online activities and setting “appropriate boundaries” as part of […]

The Cabinet Office will lose almost a third of its staff as Labour seeks to shrink the Civil Service, the Government has announced. Around 1,200 jobs will go through redundancies and leavers not being replaced under plans unveiled to civil servants on Thursday, with another 900 being transferred to other departments. The 2,100 job cuts represent just under a third of the 6,500 “core staff” at the Cabinet Office, the […]

Shoplifting and antisocial behaviour have “wreaked havoc on our neighbourhoods”, the Prime Minister said as he sets out steps to crack down on street crime. Sir Keir Starmer unveiled the plans, amid fears there is a lack of visible police presence which is driving street crime and in turn more serious and violent offences. The Government has said its early focus as part of its neighbourhood policing guarantee will be […]

The festival’s 59th edition will run from July the 4th to 19th at Lake Geneva in Switzerland Montreux Jazz Festival has revealed its line-up for 2025, including a one-off Chaka Khan tribute to her collaborator Quincy Jones, who was the festival’s co-producer in the 1990s and remained an ambassador for the event until he died. Khan will be joined on the bill by artists from a range of genres including […]

UK markets have begun to rebound after Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause in his sweeping tariffs, though ministers insisted they would remain cautious in the face of instability. The FTSE 100 rose by more than 6% after stock markets opened in London on Thursday. This followed a significant rally for markets in the US and Asia, after President Trump said he would be delaying tariffs on most nations for […]

An agreement has been reached between the Royal Mail and the Health Service The NHS is to be given its own postage class, in a move that the Health Secretary said will stop patients facing the “frustration of missing appointments” due to letters arriving late in the post. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said an agreement between the Royal Mail and the health service to introduce a new barcode system specifically […]