The end of an era: Last ever shipment of coal from Newcastle leaves the Tyne as centuries of North East history closes The ship Longwave loaded its final 12,000-ton cargo from Tyneside yesterday By 1913 the Great North Coal Field produced 55million tons of the fuel a year The huge scale of the industry led … Read more
China today has sent two coast guard vessels into Japan’s territorial waters amid rising tensions between the two countries over the disputed islands in the East China Sea. The Chinese ships, including one equipped with what appeared to be an cannon, intruded into the waters near the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands on Tuesday morning, reported Japanese media. … Read more
China today has sent two coast guard vessels to Japan’s territorial waters amid rising tensions between the two countries over the disputed islands in the East China Sea. The Chinese ships, including one equipped with what appeared to be an autocannon, intruded into the contiguous zone near the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands on Tuesday morning, reported … Read more
British businesses are facing thousands of pounds in extra costs and consumers the prospect of higher prices as a global shortage of containers continues to cause chaos. The average cost of shipping a 40-foot container from Asia to Northern Europe, including the UK, has skyrocketed from $1,752 last February to more than $8,000 at the … Read more
Man, 40, is convicted of raping woman in East London park more than 23 years ago when he was a teenager after new forensic evidence emerged The victim had been on her way home when her DLR train was terminated Gulzar Hussain and a friend told he they could help her find a taxi back … Read more
Man, 40, is convicted of raping woman in East London park more than 23 years ago when he was a teenager after new forensic evidence emerged The victim had been on her way home when her DLR train was terminated Gulzar Hussain and a friend told he they could help her find a taxi back … Read more
Virtual tours by professional guides are the new frontier of travel – and here are some of the UK’s best, from one that roams London’s East End to an exploration of beautiful Bath Pepe Martinez has reimagined his themed walking tours of London Fred Mawer is developing new, themed walking tours around Bath Emma Fox … Read more
Storm Darcy has brought a foot of snow and bitter temperatures plunging to -10C as the Beast from the East batters Kent with 50mph winds – threatening travel chaos and power cuts until Wednesday. The Met Office has warned of ‘significant disruptive snowfall’ in London and the South East, especially parts of East Anglia and Kent, … Read more
Heavy snow is set to bring disruption to parts of Britain today and tomorrow as Storm Darcy rolls in from Russia and Ukraine and brings four days of freezing weather to much of the nation. The Met Office has warned of ‘significant disruptive snowfall’ in London and the South East of England, especially parts of East … Read more
Heavy snow is set to bring disruption to parts of Britain today and tomorrow as Storm Darcy rolls in from Russia and Ukraine and brings four days of freezing weather to much of the nation. The Met Office has warned of ‘significant disruptive snowfall’ in London and the South East of England, especially parts of East … Read more