Latest News for: alastair

Edit

Serena and Venus Williams to play doubles together at Wimbledon with a combined age of 90

The Day 17 Jun 2026
Even at a combined age of 90, opponents should still be wary of facing the Williams sisters at Wimbledon ... A doubles wild card invitation for the sisters was announced on Tuesday by organizers of Wimbledon, which starts in less than two weeks ... 169 ... ....
Edit

Scottish road deaths fall to record low in a non-Covid year but cyclist fatalities increase

The Scotsman 17 Jun 2026
Big increase in motorcyclist casualties but pedestrian deaths down ....
Edit

The old ‘warfare v welfare’ arguments are back – but it’s Britain’s real duty to ...

The Guardian 16 Jun 2026
While we need protecting from foreign enemies, slashing benefits in favour of defence will make millions less, not more, safe ... Now squint and replace the word “defence” with “welfare” ... Frances Ryan is a Guardian columnist ....
Edit

Strike threat at Prestwick Airport averted after Unite union agrees pay deal for 400 workers

The Scotsman 16 Jun 2026
Cleaners, firefighters and other staff win increases of up to 8 per cent ....
Edit

Prince George to attend Eton College from September

London Evening Standard 16 Jun 2026
Kensington Palace announced George would follow in the footsteps of his father, the Prince of Wales, by attending the school ... .
Edit

Music - Bonnie Tyler

Beaumont Enterprise 16 Jun 2026
FILE - Singer Bonnie Tyler performs her song "Believe in Me" during a rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden on May 17, 2013 ....
Edit

Singer Bonnie Tyler out of coma but in intensive care after emergency surgery

Wtop 16 Jun 2026
LONDON (AP) — Singer Bonnie Tyler is no longer in a coma but remains “very unwell” in intensive care, an update on her official website says ... She was later placed in an induced coma ... Source .
Edit

Full list of new Aldi supermarkets as four branches open in London

London Evening Standard 16 Jun 2026
The supermarket chain already has more than 1,000 branches in the UK and is pushing ahead with expansion ... .
Edit

Alastair King, Chair of Birkbeck, University of London’s Governors Knighted in King’s Birthday Honours List (Birkbeck - University of London)

Public Technologies 15 Jun 2026
Sir Alastair, Chair of Birkbeck's Governors since 2025, is a British financier, asset manager, and the 696th Lord Mayor of London (2024-2025) ... In 2016, Sir Alastair founded Naisbitt King Asset Management Ltd of which, he is Chairman.
Edit

Two Ukrainian men guilty of plotting arson attacks targeting Keir Starmer

London Evening Standard 15 Jun 2026
Ukrainians Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Romanian Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, have been found guilty at the Old Bailey of plotting to damage property linked to the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer ... .
Edit

Arrests made as court rules Palestine Action ban was lawful

London Evening Standard 15 Jun 2026
The ban, which began on July 5 last year, made membership of, or support for, the direct action group a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison ... .
Edit

Post-Iran War: The End of an Era, Not to Decline, But as a Trigger to ...

The Unz Review 15 Jun 2026
Trump’s chokehold on oil, tariffs, and tech backfired – forging a new era of self-sufficient economies and generational confrontation. Professor Michael Hudson, in a recent discussion, takes issue with those who speak today of the ‘decline of the U.S.
Edit

15-year-old boy fights for life after being stabbed in east London

London Evening Standard 15 Jun 2026
A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the attack in Ilford ... .
Edit

Swat team deployed near England World Cup stadium after incident

London Evening Standard 15 Jun 2026
Police snipers, an armoured vehicle and police drones were used at the scene ... .
×