Traffic to be banned from London’s Oxford Street under Sadiq Khan plan_P
Mayor to be given power to overrule Westminster council, which blocked previous plan amid concerns over rerouting buses Sadiq Khan maintains that a pedestrianised Oxford Street would enjoy increased footfall and spending, and generate increased tax revenue. Photograph: Justin Kase zsixz/Alamy…
Giorgia Meloni: Starmer showed great interest in our Albania migration deal_P
Britain promises to send £4m to back Italian crackdown on irregular migration Starmer ‘very interested’ in Italy’s plan to process asylum claims in Albania, Meloni says – video Keir Starmer has shown “great interest” in the Italy-Albania migration deal, the Italian…
UK’s smart meter targets leaving energy users short-changed, says Martin Lewis_P
Consumer campaigner writes to Ed Miliband warning that installations are being prioritised over repairs Martin Lewis wants suppliers to be incentivised to fix faulty meters as well as installing new ones. Photograph: Ron Bull/Alamy Energy customers are being short-changed by “perverse”…
Private schools urged to share grounds to help UK children access green spaces_P
Head of sports charity hails partnership that allows local people to use London independent school’s football pitch | Analysis shows pupils at England’s top private schools have access to 10 times more green space on average than state school pupils. Photograph:…
People are getting ‘stuck’ in insecure work for years, says UK thinktank_P
Work Foundation says ‘juggling unpredictable pay and hours’ keeps staff from upskilling and finding new jobs The deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, has championed Labour’s new deal for working people. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Insecure work can often be a trap, rather…
Women in UK ‘will be worse off than in 2010 unless public spending rises’_P
Economists say living standards of poorest women will decline by 21% by 2027-28 if Labour sticks to Tory plans Goods at a food bank. The Women’s Budget Group said: ‘We can’t have a healthy economy when millions of people are…
Tackling UK ill health is vital to economic growth, says IPPR_P
Government must invest £15bn a year on a changes to improve wellbeing and prosperity, says thinktank Better health will save the UK government £18bn a year by the mid-2030s, the IPPR said. Photograph: Andriy Popov/Alamy Tackling Britain’s growing ill-health crisis holds…
Hot Pants – Der Inbegriff von Eleganz und Verführung in der Modewelt.H
Hotpants oder „Short Shorts“ beschreiben extrem kurze Shorts, die von Frauen oder in geringerem Maße auch von Männern getragen werden können. Der Begriff wurde erstmals 1970 von Women’s Wear Daily verwendet , um Shorts aus luxuriösen Stoffen wie Samt und Satin für…
Labour MPs who missed winter fuel vote given ‘feudal’ warning by whips_P
Letter warns abstainers over future conduct, while the one rebel MP apparently retains whip A total of 52 Labour MPs did not vote with government on winter fuel payments cut. Photograph: Reuters Labour MPs who missed a controversial vote on removing…
Fantastische Fotos von Menschen, die auf Rollern herumfahren, aus dem frühen 20. Jahrhundert.H
Der Fahrer stand auf einer Plattform mit 10-Zoll-Reifen und bediente die Maschine nur mit dem Lenker und der Lenksäule. Drücken Sie sie nach vorne, um die Kupplung zu betätigen, verwenden Sie einen Hebel am Lenker, um den Gashebel zu steuern,…