Category: News


What protests are taking place in London this weekend?


Thousands of demonstrations are held each year across London, from pro-Palestine rallies to environmental protests to inheritance tax demonstrations. This weekend is going to be no exception, as more than 1,000 demonstrators are expected to gather to oppose China’s proposed new “super-embassy in London on Saturday.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/protest-london-china-super-embassy-b1209863.html

Tenth of farmland to be axed for net zero


More than 10 per cent of farmland in England is set to be diverted towards helping to achieve net zero and protecting wildlife by 2050, the Environment Secretary will reveal on Friday.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/01/31/tenth-of-farmland-to-be-axed-for-net-zero-steve-reed/

 


Five memorable Sonia Jackson moments as EastEnders legend Natalie Cassidy quits soap


Sonia Jackson will leave EastEnders for good next month – after being involved in some of the soap’s most iconic and explosive storylines in the past three decades.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/five-memorable-sonia-jackson-moments-34587344

 


Heathrow ‘won’t get new runway before 2050’


A third runway at Heathrow will not be ready until 2050, the boss of Ryanair has said, throwing Rachel Reeves’s flagship plan to revive the economy into doubt.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/01/29/heathrow-wont-get-new-runway-before-2050/

 

 


Man found dead inside Wigan house in ‘unexplained circumstances’ as fire crew smash door


Fire crews, police and paramedics, attended the scene on Riding Close in Hindley, Wigan, at around 11.45am following a concern for welfare report of a man inside an address. Entry had to be forced to the semi-detached property by emergency services.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-man-found-dead-inside-34570886