6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (723+ words) Monty Don has announced he will leave Gardeners’ World after more than 20 years. The broadcaster, 71, who joined in 2003, will leave the horticulture programme at the end of the current series later this year. He said: “I have decided that the…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (427+ words) Thieves stole four valuable Renoir paintings from a small museum on the French Riviera, but abandoned two of them as they fled, the local mayor has said. Police are searching for the offenders. A group of “well-equipped” and “well-informed” thieves…...

6+ day, 14+ min ago   (568+ words) Kate placed a hand on his back during the greetings with senior staff and when the royals first arrived, Eton’s head master Simon Henderson told the future king: “Welcome, good luck, enjoy it.” The prince and princess travelled with their…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (415+ words) Young drivers are more likely to delay necessary car repairs because of financial reasons than pensioners amid the cost-of-living crisis, a survey has suggested. The RAC, which commissioned the poll, said that the average car repair bill had hit £700, and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (532+ words) As with so many of us on the evening of August 12, we, the Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, were fascinated by the solar eclipse; and we invited the community to join us for an evening of story-telling, science, and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (421+ words) We’re used to news stories about borders on a beach, but not like this. Pedocin beach in Trieste has a wall down the middle, sticking out into the sea, men on one side, women on the other. It hit the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (126+ words) East London Advertiser Young people ‘baiting police’ with dangerous driving – Police Federation Young people are “baiting police officers” with dangerous driving, the Police Federation of England and Wales said in the wake of the collision in which seven people, including…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (428+ words) World Cup and KPop Demon Hunters ranges have helped toy giant Lego drive sales up by more than a fifth to hit another record in the first half of 2026. The Danish firm reported a 21% rise in revenues to 41.9 billion Danish…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (475+ words) Irish actress Evanna Lynch, best known for starring in the Harry Potter film franchise, tied the knot last week. The 35-year-old, famous for her role as Luna Lovegood in the popular fantasy film franchise, married her partner of almost five…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (237+ words) A chocolate bar that landed Asda in the High Court has returned to its shelves after nearly 30 years. Puffin bars are now back in Asda stores, having last appeared in 1997. The original bars were pulled after a legal dispute with…...