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Whitbread is set to close 66 restaurants and pubs across its Bar + Block, Cookhouse + Pub, and Table Table chains on 3 September 2026. This follows a previous announcement regarding the imminent closure of 200 Beefeater and Brewers Fayre locations later in the month.
A man has been charged with two counts of murder following a house fire in Grangetown, Middlesbrough, that resulted in the deaths of seven-year-old Valentina Foster and her aunt, Natalie McDonald, aged 34. Jaden Wright, 23, faces multiple charges and will appear in court.
Thomasina and Patrick Tobin, a couple from London, died in their villa jacuzzi in Cullera, Spain, reportedly from cardiac arrests attributed to a freak accident. Their teenage children discovered them on 25 August. Police investigations suggest possible entrapment due to suction force in the hot tub.
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Princess Kate expressed that she experiences a “spiritual and intense emotional reconnection” when surrounded by nature, which provides her with a sense of peace in a hectic world.
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe is hospitalized with pneumonia and will miss two upcoming matches, as confirmed by the club.
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Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, attacked prison guards with hot cooking oil and homemade weapons, leading to an immediate suspension of kitchen access in separation centres.
The UK government used emergency powers over the weekend to take control of British Steel’s Scunthorpe site after it looked set to close. The Chinese owners planned to shut down the Scunthorpe site, risking thousands of jobs. The government is exploring various options, including potential nationalisation, to ensure the continued operation of the steelworks. There have also been suspicions that the Chinese owners were intentionally trying to sabotage the company in a bid to force the UK to rely on cheap Chinese steel.
An investigation has been launched into how an inmate at HMP Frankland was able to attack three prison officers with boiling oil and a knife despite being in a high-security prison. The officers were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being attacked by Hashem Adedi, one of the men responsible for the Manchester Arena bombing. He is serving a minimum 55-year sentence for helping his brother carry out the 2017 attack. Unions are calling for changes to the system to ensure their officers are safe – and to avoid copycats.
The army have been called in to help Birmingham City Council with the bin strikes that are plaguing the city and leading to reports of rats the size of cats and fears of a potential health crisis.
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