Posts Tagged With: UK news
Man arrested on suspicion of murdering Oxford University professor
Police detain 49-year-old man following discovery of Steven Rawlings’s body at house in OxfordshireA man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of an Oxford University professor’s body.Steven Rawlings, 50, a tutorial fellow in… Continue reading
Preparation ‘haytch’: Justine Greening gives high-speed train a Dickensian feel
The transport secretary’s pronunciation of HS2 follows a political tradition of not listening to what you are saying or how you soundCharles Dickens’s birthday is next month, and let’s hope the Commons remembers him properly. He worked for Hansard, and… Continue reading
A high water mark: artists moor holiday houseboat on London roof
Vessel installed on top of Queen Elizabeth Hall on South Bank is open to the public for overnight staysThere are just a few things missing to complete the scene. Savage dogs, rusting engines from white vans plundered for parts, seagulls squabbling over… Continue reading
UK recession warning boosts hopes that Bank will pump cash into economy
More quantitative easing by the Bank of England is expected soon, as industrial production declines for two months runningFresh warnings that the UK started going into recession in the final quarter of last year have increased expectation that the Ban… Continue reading
Richard Desmond plays down his papers’ Madeleine McCann mistakes
Express and Star owner apologises to toddler’s parents at Leveson inquiry, but says his papers were ‘scapegoated’ by PCCRichard Desmond has tried to play down mistakes made by his newspapers over their defamatory coverage of missing Madeleine McCann at… Continue reading
Duchess of York charged in Turkey over orphanages documentary
Sarah Ferguson wore disguise to make 2008 ITV programme that Turkish politicians said was smear to derail EU bidA court in Turkey has brought charges against the Duchess of York over a controversial ITV documentary in which she went undercover to secre… Continue reading
‘Devo max’ would make Scotland fiscally responsible – why does Cameron oppose it? | Simon Jenkins
Only a tribalistic craving for central control explains the prime minister’s urge to defend the UK against Scottish autonomyHere we go again. Ireland gone. Scotland going. Next is Wales, and then where? Cornwall? The Isle of Wight? There is no kno… Continue reading
Birmingham murders: family pay tribute to ‘sweetest, kindest’ couple
Children of Avtar and Carole Kolar, who were found dead in their home, say a light has been switched out in their livesThe family of a couple who were battered to death in their home paid tribute to “the sweetest, kindest people” as they appealed for t… Continue reading
Pub companies’ regulation to be subject of independent inquiry
To relieve pressure on struggling publicans tied to pubcos, MPs also call for statutory code of practice for the industryMPs have forced the government to back down and set up an independent inquiry into the regulation of large pub companies – pubcos… Continue reading
So, Waterstones – no apostrophe? Hey, no catastrophe | David Marsh
Despite masterminding International Apostrophe Day, I am conserving my energy for the punctuation marks in greater needYou might think that, as the man behind last year’s first International Apostrophe Day, I’d be joining the outcry about Waterstones’ … Continue reading »