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The gardens of London’s Middle Temple have come a long way from the “sluggish vegetation”, “smoky bushes” and “unpleasant pavement” portrayed by Charles Dickens in Martin Chuzzlewithis 1844 picaresque novel. Now under the direction of gardener Kate Jenrick, the various spaces are vibrant, diverse and an idyllic backdrop for lawyers taking a break or for … Read more

Rishi Sunak has been accused of wasting £11bn of taxpayers’ money by paying too much interest on government debt service. The National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said the losses were the result of the chancellor’s failure to insure against interest rate increases on £900bn of reserves created through the program. quantitative easing … Read more

Parts of the UK, including the south of England and London, will experience a heat wave this weekend, according to the Met Office. Temperatures are forecast to reach 22°C on June 10 and 11, while June 12 and 13 will also get hot with temperatures reaching 21°C in London. The South of England can also … Read more

The wreck of a royal warship that sank in 1682 while carrying the future King James Stuart has been discovered off the Norfolk coast. HMS Gloucester ran aground some 28 miles from Great Yarmouth following a dispute between Stuart, then the Duke of York, and the ship’s pilot, James Ayres, over how to navigate the … Read more

Award-winning indie rock band Kasabian have announced they will be touring the UK this winter and tickets are now available. Known for their hit song “You’re in Love with a Psycho,” the group heads to London’s Alexandra Palace on Saturday, October 29. The band consisting of members Serge Pizzorno, Chris Edwards, Ian Matthews and Tim … Read more

The prime minister has promised “many more” 95 percent mortgages to help first-time buyers gain access to housing as part of plans to “open the door” to homeownership for more than four million people. Decade fixed-rate mortgages and mandatory default insurance are the key options examined in a review. In a speech that also warned … Read more

Chinese embassy representative Zeng Rong is forced to correct intentional distortions about Taiwan’s true status (Letters, June 8). Taiwan is a province of China and that status has not been changed by Chiang Kai-shek’s flight from Mao Zedong. It is no more independent than Hong Kong is independent. Taiwan is part of China and is … Read more

Jesse Lingard has left the Manchester United boyhood club (Photo: Getty) David Moyes is reportedly determined to re-sign Jesse Lingard for West Ham following the attacking midfielder’s departure from Manchester United. The Sun also reports that the manager is also interested in getting rid of a number of players he feels are not good enough … Read more

Two British men captured while fighting for Ukraine have been sentenced to death in a court in a Russian-backed breakaway state. Aiden Aslin, 28, and Shaun Pinner, 48, were tried in the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in what observers denounced as “a disgusting Soviet-era show trial”. They were captured in April while fighting for … Read more

Bare-Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is making waves with its debut event in London, England this summer. Announced today (June 9, 2022), BKFC 27 will take place on August 20, 2022 at the OVO Arena Wembley. A bout between recent Bellator welterweight title challenger Michael “Venom” Page and former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) contender Mike Perry … Read more