Author: Blake Foster

From the magic of Spain and Portugal to a winter break in January 2026, we have two offers to suit all your holiday needs.   The Iberian Multi-Generational Adventure Cruise departs this August, and guests will set out on a sun-washed odyssey along the Iberian Peninsula and uncover the treasures of Oporto, Portimao, Cadiz, Malaga, and Vigo. Ambassador Cruise Line believes in stripping back the distractions and focussing on what truly matters: quality family time. Multigen cruises are designed to bring generations together, creating meaningful moments and memories that last a lifetime. Forget the kids’ clubs – here, it’s all…

The silver birch trees stand outside Park House, home to Monkey Puzzle Nursery opposite East Finchley Station, where developer Places for Barnet is set to replace the nursery and build 75 new homes. However Roger Chapman, chair of Friends of Cherry Tree Wood, said the developer was showing “utter contempt” for the value placed on the trees. He added retaining them would be in keeping with Barnet Council’s local plan, which sets out planning policy as well as sites for housing and employment, and states that the area with the birches should be maintained and improved. Mr Chapman claimed that…

The station, which is served by the Liberty line, District line and c2c services was listed by the government among 50 other stations across the UK that have been earmarked for step-free access upgrades. Currently, there is step-free access to five of the six platforms at the station, but not to platform six, where Liberty line trains run to Romford. It is likely that any upgrade of the station would see lifts or ramps installed at this platform. Last year, Julia Lopez, MP for Hornchurch and Upminster, called on the government to commit to improving access to platform six at Upminster…

Tyler Hayward, 26, died at the scene after the knife attack in Chingford Mount Road on Sunday (July 6) at 9.14pm. Peshman Ahmedi, 22, of no fixed address, has been charged with murder today (July 10) and will appear in custody at Willesden Magistrates’ Court. He was arrested on Tuesday (July 8) at the Port of Dover in Kent, as officers carried out “extensive enquiries”. Chingford Mount Road was cordoned off for three days while investigations took place. Tyler Hayward has died in the fatal stabbing (Image: Met Police) His family said in a statement earlier this week that Tyler…

The M1 was closed for nearly eight hours between junction 5 in Watford and junction 1 in Cricklewood, yesterday (July 9). Emergency services were called to the scene at 6.52pm and a man was taken to hospital to be treated for his “serious” injuries. The driver, another man in his 50s, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving and remains in police custody. During the closure, the M1 was shut southbound, causing severe delays in the area. Frustrated motorists were stranded into the early hours of the morning, with one taking to social…

Dr Abdul-Jalil Mohammadzai – known as Dr Mo – is a director for the Mayhew animal rescue charity in Kensal Green, working overseas, who has been recognised for his mass vaccination of 132,500 dogs in Afghanistan. He persevered through upheaval with global epidemics and political unrest during the Taliban take-over. Now his team has taken top prize at this year’s ‘animals and the environment’ awards held in London. The charity — which began 140 years ago rescuing strays in north London — has saved thousands of canine as well as human lives in its current programme to eliminate rabies in the Afghan capital.…

Police have set up a crime scene outside of the Park Tower luxury hotel and casino last night (July 9). Emergency services were called to Seville Street at 9.34pm and a man, in his 30s, was treated at the scene. However, he was pronounced dead shortly after their arrival. No arrests have been made at this stage but investigations are ongoing. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “At 9.24pm on Wednesday, July 9 officers, the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance responded to reports of a stabbing on Seville Street, Knightsbridge. “One victim, a man in his 30s, was found…

At the moment, the courier adheres to the current one-price-goes-anywhere principle of the Universal Service Obligation (USO), which means it must deliver post six days a week, from Monday to Saturday. However, new reforms will allow the firm to stop delivering second-class mail on Saturdays and, instead, deliver it on an alternative mid-week day. First-class stamps will remain unaffected by this change, with letters using these still being delivered six days a week. We’re reforming the UK’s postal service so it delivers what people need:✅ First Class still next-day Mon-Sat📆 Second Class: every other weekday🛑 New delivery targets to cut long delays💷 2nd class stamp…

Ruth Ellis shot her lover David Blakely outside the Hampstead pub in April 1955, and just three months later was executed at Holloway Prison. Although she confessed to the murder, there were extenuating circumstances – with Ellis enduring physical and verbal abuse from Blakely, and a miscarriage 10 days before the shooting. A group of people outside Holloway Prison on July 13, 1955 the day Ruth Ellis was hanged for the murder of her lover David Blakely. (Image: PA) Pop-up theatre The Glade staged a poignant evening of performance, music, dance and poetry on the anniversary of the murder, which transformed The Magdala into an immersive theatre with 80…

Enfield Council is holding a public consultation on planned parking charges at the Forty Hall Estate public car park to improve traffic management and enhance environmental sustainability. The proposed parking rates range from £2 for up to one hour to £10 for over four hours, and will apply from 9am until 8pm each day. Parking will remain free for periods of less than 30 minutes. Dr Martin Dearne, director of excavations and research for Enfield Archaeological Society, which conducts digs at the historic Elsyng Palace site at Forty Hall, warned the charges could mean the end of a 20-year research programme.…