The sugary sweet alcopop, once a staple of British nights out, has returned to bars and supermarkets almost a decade after disappearing from UK shelves. Its comeback is proving popular at Bunga 90, a new London nightclub dedicated entirely to the Nineties, where the Breezer is reportedly “flying off the bar”. Bunga 90 opened this
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Two men have been sentenced to life imprisonment after deliberately running down and killing two e-bike riders they mistakenly believed were burglars. Alex Rose, 30, drove his pick-up truck into William Birchard, 21, and Darren George, 22, on a motorway slip road in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, in the early hours of 22 July last year. Rose’s
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Care providers across the UK are preparing to stage a high profile demonstration at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool on Monday 29 September, warning of a looming collapse in the sector unless urgent reforms are made. The protest, branded the “Backbone Of Care Walk”, will begin at 11:30am and marks the second major mobilisation
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A care home operator has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries in a fall caused by a faulty lift. The incident happened at Fairland House in Attleborough and was investigated by Breckland Council, which found that Ashley Care Homes Limited had breached health and safety regulations and failed to maintain safe systems of
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Nigel Farage has pledged that Reform UK would abolish the right for migrants to gain permanent settlement after five years, promising to end what he described as the “era of cheap, low-skill foreign labour.” Under current rules, migrants can apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) after five years in Britain, a key stepping stone
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Scotland’s classrooms are facing a growing crisis of poor behaviour, with education experts warning that a “culture of entitlement” among pupils is undermining teaching, learning and the authority of schools. A new report from the Commission on School Reform, a body of education leaders set up by the public policy institute Enlighten, calls for urgent
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced the United Kingdom’s recognition of a Palestinian state, marking a major shift in government policy. In a video statement on X, Sir Keir said the move was intended “to keep alive the possibility of peace and a two-state solution” amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The UK
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A body has been discovered during the search for 18-year-old Lily Higgins, who went missing from her home in Leicester earlier this week. Lily was last seen on Wednesday 17 September, captured on doorbell footage leaving her home in Torridon Close at around 2.30pm. Her family reported her missing shortly before 8pm that evening, sparking
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The cost of residential care for looked-after children has almost doubled in five years, reaching £3.1 billion in 2023–24, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). Rising demand, a shortage of placements particularly for children with complex needs and a profit-driven market are driving unsustainable costs. In its latest report, Managing children’s residential care, the
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Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has published its Care Market Review 2025, offering in-depth analysis of the UK healthcare business market. The report covers capital markets, land and development, transactional trends, fee rate shifts, operator sentiment, finance, and features insights from Jatin Wouhra, Robert Kilgour, and Oona Goldsworthy. Healthcare remains a strong investment
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