Month: February 2022

London’s O2 arena remains closed this weekend after parts of its roof were ripped off by Storm Eunice. In footage shared on social media the venue’s white roof covering could be seen flapping in the high winds after parts of it were torn away from supporting ribs the storm on Friday. Upcoming gigs scheduled include rapper Dave on Monday and Tuesday, and UB40 on Friday. In a post on Twitter, […]

Two in five shoppers received a substitute product in their latest online grocery order, with duck paste instead of duct tape and sausage rolls in place of toilet rolls among the stranger replacements, a poll has found. Aldi, which has a click and collect shopping service, was narrowly the most likely of the nine online supermarkets to put substitutions in customer orders, with 49% of its customers reporting that they […]

Hundreds of thousands of people remain without power and widespread disruption to travel services is continuing into Saturday in the wake of Storm Eunice. A clean-up is set to begin after the storm brought damage, disruption and record-breaking gusts of wind to the UK and Ireland, leading to the deaths of at least four people. As of Friday night the number of households without power listed by providers was: 6,000 […]

Weather warning continue in some parts of the UK on Saturday Four people have been killed, with several others injured, as Storm Eunice brought damage, disruption and potentially record-breaking gusts of wind to the UK and Ireland. A woman in her 30s died after a tree fell on a car in Haringey, north London, on Friday afternoon, the Metropolitan Police said. It was the first confirmed death in England related […]

She left the rink crying because of her mistakes in the performace International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has launched a scathing attack on the team behind Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old figure skater at the centre of a drugs probe who wilted under the global glare of the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Thursday night. Bach said he was “disturbed” by the “chilling” attitude of Valieva’s coaches as she left […]

We're being told to avoid travelling Millions were bracing for “dangerous conditions” as winds from the second storm in a week prompted two rare red weather warnings for much of the south of England and part of Wales. The second rare highest alert – meaning a high impact is very likely – was issued to run from 10am until 3pm over the East of England on Friday due to fears […]

Thousands of homes have been left without power after Storm Dudley swept through parts of the UK. Capel Curig in Wales experienced gusts of up to 81mph, with Emley Moore in Yorkshire and Drumalbin in South Lanarkshire seeing 74mph winds. Northern Powergrid stated that as of 9pm on Wednesday, around 4,000 people were still without power. National Rail said as of 7am Thursday, dozens of train companies have been affected […]

He's on Netflix Kanye West told fans “never to give up on your dreams” as the first part of a new documentary about his life aired on Netflix. Film-maker Clarence “Coodie” Simmons helms the three-part series, dubbed Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, alongside Chike Ozah. The 90 minute first episode, titled act i: VISION, was released on February 16 with the second part due on February 23. The global megastar and […]

It's all because of working from home Nearly nine million bedrooms have been “lost” as people have adapted their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a property website. Four in 10 (41%) homeowners have changed their property to better suit their needs, Zoopla found. Among those making changes, more than half (53%) have entirely repurposed at least one bedroom while some have lost multiple bedrooms. Zoopla estimated from the […]