Author: Blake Foster

The offer is part of a special pub experience ahead of the band’s Wembley gigs. Pub-goers can enjoy “swagger and elocution” lessons from a Northern expert and perfect their delivery of Liam Gallagher’s signature “sunshiiiiine”. The Torch will also be offering free Gallagher-style haircuts to gig-goers heading to Wembley this weekend. No booking is required for your ‘Manc-over’ however if fans want one, they are encouraged to arrive before 3pm to secure a spot. (Image: The Torch) The Torch pub in Wembley is delivering a full Oasis-themed experience for fans as part of the ongoing UK tour, with 45 per cent…

Like its predecessor, which provided a meaty role for Jodie Comer, it explores the precarious position of women in the legal profession and a system that’s inadequate for prosecuting sexual assault. If Comer’s character was a defence Barrister adept at skewering rape victims’ testimony, Pike’s Jess is a feminist judge using her power and soft skills to slap down swaggering male silks and ease the women’s court experience. Jasper Talbot as Harry and Jamie Glover as Michael in Inter Alia at The National Theatre. (Image: Manuel Harlan) She’s also a mother, and Miller’s script is sharply funny about the guilt and expectations on career women to still do the emotional…

Former soldier Errol Woodger broke into a block of flats in Erith, south east London, in the early hours of December 29 2019 and snatched keys belonging to resident Marc Allen, 50, the Old Bailey heard. When Mr Allen tried to stop Woodger from making off in his car, he was run over. Neighbours found Mr Allen in the road with a severe head injury, from which he died a month later, having never regained consciousness. Having initially denied being present, the defendant claimed to jurors he was only a passenger in the vehicle driven by an accomplice who had…

She also admitted causing unnecessary suffering to his cat Snow by stabbing him in the neck on or before August 15 last year. At a hearing at the Old Bailey on Thursday, Judge Sarah Munro KC imposed a hospital order under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act and a restriction order under Section 41 – meaning Naveed can be detained indefinitely. At the time of the offence, Naveed, who has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was “psychotic” – while her mental health had “deteriorated” in the days preceding the attack, the court heard. Prosecutor Kerry Broome told the court…

It’s a place where you can wander between independent shops and shaded streets, then stop off for a drink in a pub that feels like it’s been there forever. I spent an afternoon visiting three of the area’s most highly rated spots. Each one offered something different, from local history to standout gardens, but all three were worth the visit.   The Flask The Flask sits in Flask Walk, a cobbled lane just off Hampstead High Street. It’s set inside a Grade II-listed building and has the look and feel of a proper old pub – the kind of place…

Epping Forest District Council has launched a public consultation on its draft statement of licensing policy, which must be reviewed and updated every five years. Councillor Paul Keska, who is responsible for regulatory services at the council, said: “We encourage everyone to review the proposed changes and share their views. “Your feedback will help shape a licensing policy that balances the needs of residents, businesses and applicants for licences for the next five years.” The policy covers the sale and supply of alcohol, regulated entertainment, and late-night refreshment, guiding decisions on premises licences, club certificates and temporary event notices. It…

The impressive fundraising effort took place during the Bexleyheath Uniformed Services Day, where teams of ambulance crews, police officers, firefighters, and soldiers joined forces to tow the massive vehicle over a two-mile course. Olivia Peters, events and community fundraiser for the London Ambulance Charity, said: “We are so proud of the team who persevered through 30-degree heat to pull the 13-tonne truck. “It was so impressive to see – it was an incredible display of physical strength, sheer determination, and teamwork. “With their help, the money raised will help us support campaigns like London Lifesavers – which aims to make…

But Leon might just have cracked the formula with its new summer salad range, proving that fast food doesn’t have to mean dull or greasy. On a dull and cloudy weekday afternoon, I popped out from the office with a couple of colleagues to test out the latest seasonal offerings from Leon. We ordered our food in advance through the app before heading to the Holborn store, and by the time we arrived, it was ready for pickup – still warm and freshly prepared. Inside the Holborn store (Image: Newsquest) Between us, we tried three of their new salads, and…

Jesse Lloyd-Smith, 20, was found by his mother fatally injured yards from their home in Peckham, south east London, on July 10, 2024. The killer, 19-year-old Gabriel Charles, travelled to the scene in an Ford S-Max car which was burnt out days later. The defendant, who fled the country after the shooting, had denied being present at the scene of the killing. On Thursday, a jury at the Old Bailey found Charles, from Southwark, south London, guilty of murder. Co-defendant Kywan JN Pierre, 18, from Selhurst, south London, was cleared of murder but convicted of plotting to pervert the course of justice. Five…

The Ilford Arrival scheme includes a new bridge, pocket park, riverside walk and the rewilding of a local golf course, which the Mayor of London’s office hopes will open up long-neglected public access to the Roding. Funding was granted by the mayor last August through £12m investment scheme the Greater London Authority’s Civic Partnership Programme (CPP). The CPP targets suffering areas to “combat long-standing inequalities that have been exacerbated by Covid-19, the cost-of-living crisis and the climate emergency”. Daniel Rea, founding director of Periscope, which is designing the Arrival, said: “Redbridge is one of London’s greenest boroughs and Ilford is…