Almost 14 years after its last cinema disappeared, Ealing is set to get a brand new one later this month. The Ealing Project — a multi-screen venue that will also host live comedy, music and more — is the area’s…
SoA launches new fiction prize to encourage positive representation of disability
The Society of Authors (SoA) is launching a new fiction prize to encourage positive representation of disability in literature. The Authors with Disabilities & Chronic Illnesses (ADCI) Literary Prize will become an annual award. It is open to writers with…
Jamal Edwards died by taking recreational drugs, his mother claims
Jamal Edwards died by taking recreational drugs, his mother has claimed, after the inquest into the SB.TV music entrepreneur’s death opened. He suffered a cardiac arrest at home in Acton, west London on 20 February and died while his mother,…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to face vote of confidence
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a vote of confidence in his leadership, after a number of Conservative MPs submitted letters saying they no longer wanted him to carry on. The move follows revelations about lockdown-breaking parties in and…
Roald Dahl cemetery extension plan approved
A plan to extend the cemetery where Roald Dahl is buried has been approved despite archaeologists saying it could harm a Roman site. Buckinghamshire Council is adding nearly 1,500 new plots in a field next to St Peter and St…
Omicron: UK reviews travel ban on Nigeria
The United Kingdom has released a new update on the processing of visa applications for countries on its red list. On Sunday, the British High Commission announced that it will “pause making decisions” on visitor visa applications from all red…
8 Nigerians bag UK awards for `breaking glass ceilings’
Eight outstanding Nigerians in the UK, who have “broken the glass ceiling’’ have been honoured by the Nigerian-British Business Forum at a high profile event in London. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the awards highlight the outstanding…
Number of people in UK feeling lonely doubles- report
The number of people in the United Kingdom (UK) experiencing loneliness during the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has more than doubled since March 2020 in spite of an overall reduction in anxiety levels, a new study has revealed. A survey conducted…
Nigerian doctor suspended for flogging son in UK reinstated
A Nigerian consultant anaesthetist Adekunle Okunuga based in the United Kingdom has been reinstated following his suspension from work for beating his son. The 59-year-old medical personnel, who was arrested after the incident in June 2014, blamed his cultural upbringing…
