The Leamington curry house named one of the best restaurants of the year
Paprika Club on Regent Street, Leamington Spa, has been officially named the Best Restaurant of the Year 2026 by the Bangladesh Caterers Association UK at the 19th annual awards held in London. Source link
Government’s EV targets expected to be reduced this week
The UK government’s electric vehicle (EV) targets are expected to be reduced this week in a move likely to be welcomed by carmakers but opposed by environmental groups. Under the current rules, 80% of new cars sold in the UK must be electric by 2030 but industry groups have long called for “urgent relief”. New […]
Cruise ship pianist rescued from sea after nine hours in Pacific Ocean
A cruise ship pianist was found treading water around 20 miles (32km) off the Californian coast after falling overboard, according to US media reports. Two fishermen discovered the Royal Caribbean employee near Catalina Island on Friday and officials believe he may have been in the Pacific Ocean for nine hours, according to CBS News, the […]
Top Democrat Hakeem Jeffries ‘a hard yes’ on impeaching Pete Hegseth
The top Democrat widely expected to be the next US House of Representatives Speaker has said he is “a hard yes” for impeaching Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. New York congressman Hakeem Jeffries told ABC’s programme This Week that Hegseth had “abused his power, undermined our national security, and engineered this reckless and costly war of […]
Woman says Fayed’s brother drugged and sexually abused her at Highland estate
Jill said escaping the situation was difficult and that she only gradually came to understand the extent of what had happened to her. “By the time I got away, I was very aware of what he was doing and it took some effort to get away,” she said. “I was by then aware that I […]
Newspaper headlines: ‘There are more like Brand’ and ‘Steep cuts to EV targets’
The Metro leads with “Brand’s £5m house switch”, reporting that he “is transferring his £5million mansion to his wife”, citing documents that apply to the “luxury six-bed thatched cottage”. In a separate story, Catherine, the Princess of Wales, is seen wearing an all-black assemblage, wide-rimmed hat and three-poppy pin at a Remembrance Sunday ceremony, depicted […]
Poland shooting: Surgeon who assisted wounded police officer ‘undoubtedly saved his life’
The attacker has not yet been named by authorities. When his house was searched after the attack in central Krakow, the bodies of his parents and sister were found. The National Public Prosecutor’s Office in Poland launched an investigation into the attack with a unit specialising in “terrorist offences” taking the lead. Separately, reports emerged […]
Sao Paulo Grand Prix result: Lando Norris wins as Mercedes secure constructors’ championship
Verstappen had made speedy progress up from his position at the back. Initially, Lewis Hamilton, who had started alongside the Red Bull, progressed faster, and was ninth by lap two, but Verstappen soon got into his stride and passed the Ferrari within a further two laps and continued his forward progress. By lap 10, Verstappen […]
Nvidia launches investigation into CEO’s affair with suspected Chinese spy
US tech giant Nvidia has opened an independent investigation following reports its CEO Jensen Huang had a relationship with a suspected Chinese spy. The chip-making giant said its board had no reason to believe the company’s secrets or national security were compromised, adding that the CEO was committed to continuing to lead the company. Separately, […]
Dense fog could disrupt Monday morning’s rush hour
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for dense fog across much of England and eastern Wales, running from 18:00 on Sunday until 11:00 on Monday. The warning covers an area of the southern UK stretching from Canterbury to Cardiff, Hull to St Asaph and Southampton to York, and includes London, Birmingham and parts […]