A timewaster dialled 999 to complain about their baby being woken up by the RED ARROWS flying overhead, police have revealed. Another person rang the emergency number to moan someone had stolen the fuse from a plug in the staff room so he couldn't watch an England football match on ...
Hammersmith Apollo has seen many great performances in its time, but on Saturday the venue was tinged in sadness as the final ever performance by Wild Beasts took place. The four-piece band from Cumbria announced last September that their decade long adventure was coming to an end. While the reason ...
Going into a high street supermarket or café and picking up a ready-made meal deal is a no-brainer for most of us – but what do you do as a vegan? A new survey by The Vegan Society found that 91% of vegans sometimes struggle to find ‘grab and go’ ...
In February 1946, George Orwell wrote an essay, The Moon Under Water, in which he outlined his ideal London pub. Sadly, the eponymous pub was completely fictitious (contrary to the belief of the JD Wetherspoon chain) and the essay concluded, somewhat bleakly, with the fact that the perfect pub doesn’t ...
This is the moment rowdy football away fans were given a lift to the PUB after a match - in the back of a police riot van. Leeds fans said officers spotted them heading towards a pub popular with Bristol City fans after their 0-3 victory on Sunday and quickly ...
A sign in a Lloyds Bar has left customers baffled this week. The notice warned locals that the bar would not be accepting the old £1 coin but would give them out as change. The old "round pound" will stop being legal tender on Sunday October 15, which means legally ...
A private security van loaded with more than £400,000 in cash burned to the ground after an electrical fault. Hundreds of people had to be evacuated from nearby buildings as the G4S vehicle burst into flames and rolled down a sloping street. Thick black smoke billowed from the van, ...
Walk in to any Sam Smiths pub and you'll enter a time machine that exports you back to the same drinking environs that would have been enjoyed by your grandparents in their heyday. The decor is antiquated, the cost of a pint is rounded to the nearest penny and there's ...
Have you ever robbed a casino? No, nor have I. But after visiting the Heliot Steakhouse at The Hippodrome, I found the outstanding value enough to make most anyone feel like a member of the Rat Pack in Oceans 11. Quite honestly, I had my doubts about the restaurant before ...