Country pubs: our favourite rural boozers of 2025, from the Crooked Billet to the Ship Inn As the weather gets colder, here’s where to grab a beer and a bite to eat Evening Standard · May 12, 2025
The King’s speech: The world will be watching when Charles opens Canada’s Parliament Prime Minister Mark Carney has invited King Charles to embark upon a Royal Visit to Canada and open the new session of Parliament on May 27. The Conversation · May 7, 2025
Killer who stabbed ex-partner 78 times 'not psychotic' Tyrone Thompson was diagnosed with two mental disorders but had no psychosis when he brutally murdered his ex-girlfriend, a judge has heard. AAP · Apr 30, 2025
Abortion buffer zone legislation not enforceable when clinics closed, police say An email from a police inspector claims the Crown will not prosecute anyone for breaching the buffer zones outside of operating hours. The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2025
Sydney Teacher Found Guilty Of Years Of Child Sexual Abuse: ‘A Monster Behind Bars’ The 71-year-old was accused of over a dozen charges relating to eight boys and girls in the 1980s. Pedestrian.tv · Apr 24, 2025
Bank worker and her brother face trial accused of ‘brutal’ murder caught on CCTV A jury at Birmingham Crown Court was shown ‘shocking’ footage of Minister Enfrence being repeatedly stabbed after a street row. Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2025
Stonehaven derailment fatal accident inquiry could last nine weeks, court told Three people were killed in the incident during bad weather near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, in August 2020. The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2025
The ‘responsible gambling’ mantra does nothing to prevent harm. It probably makes things worse Recent royal commissions and inquiries into Crown and Star casino groups attracted much media attention. Most of this was focused on money laundering and other illegalities. The Conversation · Apr 23, 2025
Haka in the House: what will Te Pāti Māori’s protest mean for tikanga in parliament? Time is apparently running out for the three Te Pāti Māori MPs whose haka in parliament during the Treaty Principles Bill debate last year attracted huge international attention. The Conversation · Apr 22, 2025
Canada’s federal election must grapple with the limits of neoliberal economics With a federal election on the horizon, economic policy is once again taking centre stage. Yet missing from the national debate is a serious reckoning with the failures of neoliberalism and the urgent need for alternatives. The Conversation · Apr 21, 2025
Fifty years on, New Zealand’s tribunal upholding Māori rights faces a turning point The Waitangi Tribunal has had a significant impact on Indigenous rights and policy but as it marks its 50th anniversary, its role is being questioned The Guardian - AU · Apr 16, 2025
Crown Paint has launched new wall colours for the first time in three years, and changed how I think about neutral shades Is terracotta the ultimate neutral? Ideal Home · Apr 16, 2025
UK’s oldest Indian restaurant under threat in row with Crown Estate Restaurant which catered for Queen Elizabeth II accuses Crown Estate of ‘cultural philistinism’ over eviction bid The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025
OPINION - Why should the Crown Estate close this historic Indian restaurant after 99 years in Piccadilly? The Crown Estate likes to present itself as socially responsible...so why close Veeraswamy in Regent Street to make space for an entrance for its own offices? Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2025
Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2025 Veeraswamy owner: It is a rare privilege to nurture this restaurant — to close would be a great tragedy If the Crown Estate get their way, London will lose one of its most precious places, says Ranjit Mathrani
The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025 Controversial bill that sparked Maori rights protests heavily defeated in New Zealand parliament Lawmakers break into Maori song after bill is ‘absolutely annihilated’
The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025 New Zealand lawmakers reject proposed law to redefine the country's founding Treaty of Waitangi New Zealand lawmakers have dealt an overwhelming defeat to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown
The Guardian - AU · Apr 10, 2025 ‘Grubby’ treaty principles bill voted down in New Zealand parliament Bill which sought to radically reinterpret New Zealand’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown fails by 11 votes to 112
Reason · Apr 2, 2025 Pardoning Corporations (Apropos President Trump's Pardon of BitMEX) The Hill (Kimberly Wehle) reported yesterday: On Friday, Trump issued full and unconditional pardons to four individuals and a related cryptocurrency exchange,… The post Pardoning Corporations (Apropos President Trump's Pardon of BitMEX) appeared first on Reason.com.
Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2025 Head of Scottish prisons says service should not be immune from prosecution Lawyer Aamer Anwar has called for a meeting with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to push for the lifting of Crown immunity.
T3 · Apr 1, 2025 Rolex Land-Dweller is the Crown’s headline act at Watches and Wonders 2025 There’s a new must-have Rolex in town, and it’s called the Land-Dweller
Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2025 We are fed up of apologies, say family of young woman who died in Polmont YOI Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, took their own lives within months of each other in 2018 at the facility.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025 The Crown, Arford: ‘Everything one might want’ – restaurant review The presenter and comedian (and her gang of weary woodcutters) enjoy a perfect Sunday lunch at a local inn…
The National (Scotland) · Mar 20, 2025 Crown Office issues contempt of court warning after Peter Murrell court appearance THE Crown Office has issued a warning after former SNP chief executive appeared in court charged with embezzlement.
Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025 Driver pleads guilty to killing mother and daughter in M4 crash Firas Zeineddine, 46, appeared before Swindon Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to two charges of causing death by careless driving.