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US fast food chain ‘better than McDonald’s’ makes major change to its UK menu From Popeyes to Wendy’s a number of popular US fast food chains have taken the UK by storm in recent years. Among them is Taco Bell, a Mexican-inspired quick service brand which has a cult following in the US for its tacos, burritos and quesadillas. The chain first came to the UK 1986, but shut down in the 90s before launching once more in the 2010s. The first re-launched London restaurant opened in 2018 and there are now more than 130 branches across the country. Fans…

What I Rent: At 23 years old, I live in a £2,450pcm London flat in Zone 1 Welcome back to What I Rent – Metro’s tenant diary series that explores what renting is like in the UK and further afield. For last week’s sister column, What I Own, we visited 37-year-old Hazel Waite and Simon McNair, who have made their one-bedroom Kidbrooke flat their own with leafy plants, colourful wall prints and eclectic trinkets. This week, we’re visiting 23-year-old content creator Maddie Borge, who moved from Norway to start her dream life in central London five years ago. Now renting an apartment with her boyfriend…

Ruth Ellis was a British model and nightclub hostess executed on 13 July, 1955 (Picture: Getty Images) The troubling story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman in the UK to receive the death penalty | UK News On July 13, 1955, a crowd of 500 people gathered outside Holloway Prison in support of Ruth Ellis on the day of her death. Referred to as a ‘brave woman’ by her own executioner Albert Pierrepoint, the 28-year-old’s final moments were shrouded in controversy. Having been found guilty of fatally shooting her lover, the court’s ruling for Ellis to be given the death…

Clifton Suspension Bridge: Man arrested in connection with discovery of human remains | UK News A man has been arrested after human remains were found in two suitcases dumped in Bristol and a flat in west London. The 34-year-old suspect was detained in the Bristol area in the early hours of this morning. He was taken into custody by armed officers at Temple Meads Station and will be taken to London for questioning later today. Detectives previously named 34-year-old Colombian national Yostin Andres Mosquera as the man they were hunting. Following the latest arrest this morning they are not looking…

Girl, 9, shot in head during drive-by in east London ‘may never speak again’ | UK News The parents of a nine-year-old girl who was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting in east London have said she may never ‘speak or move properly’ again. She was eating dinner with her family at a restaurant in Kingsland High Street, Dalston, on May 29 when a lone motorcyclist fired ‘a number of shots’ towards the building. The youngster remains in a critical condition 49 days after the attack. In a statement from the family, released via the Metropolitan Police, they said:…

Five hurt and flats evacuated after ‘chemical incident’ in Fulham | UK News Five people have been injured and dozens told to evacuate their homes after a ‘chemical incident’ in London. Sixty firefighters equipped with breathing apparatus evacuated a five-storey block of flats in Fulham, west London this morning following reports of a ‘protracted incident’ involving chemicals. The brigade was called at 12.35am and remained at the scene for six hours. One man from a first-floor flat in the five-storey building on Landridge Road has been rushed to hospital by London Ambulance Service (LAS) paramedics. A further four residents were…

Fallout London lead: ‘If it’s an awful launch we’ll just go to sleep’ Fallout London project lead Dean Carter talks to GameCentral ahead of the mod’s release, about what to expect, the drama with Bethesda, and why the fan project has to succeed. The upcoming Fallout London mod is finally close to being released, after the next gen update debacle earlier this year, when the fan project was forced to delay its launch because Bethesda shipped an update to Fallout 4 that made the mod unplayable.

Why are people setting off fireworks and flares from London bridges? | UK News Passerbys in central London were shocked to see yellow and red fireworks and flares set off on a major bridge last night. Albert Bridge was set alight and sent some of the explosives over into Thames and on passing boats. Metropolitan Police were called to the scene around 11pm yesterday evening – as many were puzzled about what the group was celebrating. Some flares appeared to land on a passing Uber Boat and buildings. The group which set off the flares had left the area by…

Fans of 00s CBeebies show floored that London landmark isn’t hospital Some millennials have been shocked to discover that an iconic London building is in fact not a hospital as they were led to believe. Opened in 2004, The Gherkin is a commercial skyscraper in London’s primary financial district, the City of London. Standing at 591 feet tall, the building picked up its moniker years before it was built after plans revealed its highly unorthodox layout and appearance. However, some viewers of a noughties CBeebies TV show have only just come to the realisation about the building’s actual use. In…

Stray Kids set BST Hyde Park alight with vibrant performance K-pop band Stray Kids took London’s collective breath away with an upbeat UK festival debut for BST Hyde Park’s closing night on Sunday. The South Korean pop group made up of eight charismatic members – Changbin, Felix, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Han, Seungmin, Bang Chan and I.N – has amassed a devoted global audience with their refreshing best-selling discography filled with a range of ballads and electropop hits. Their gig at the hit London festival came after stunning performances from the likes of Kylie Minogue, Stevie Nicks, Shania Twain, Robbie Williams…