On a crisp Friday morning in early December, Abington Street in Northampton is starting to stir. Despite having lost high street stalwarts like Marks & Spencer, Moss Bros and H&M in recent years, it is drawing in locals for one end-of-week errand: banking. Along the pedestrianised road, customers are streaming in and out of HSBC, Barclays, Metro Bank and the ...

A leading surgeon behind a clinical trial of transplanting pig kidneys into living humans has said they could one day be superior to those from human donors. Dr Robert Montgomery, the director of NYU Langone’s Transplant Institute, said the first transplant of the trial had already been carried out, with another expected to take place in January. Six patients are ...

Former Newcastle United, Liverpool and England striker Andy Carroll is due to appear in court on Tuesday after he was charged with breaching a non-molestation order. Carroll, 36, who now plays for National League South side Dagenham and Redbridge, was arrested in April with the alleged offence said to have been committed a month earlier. The 36-year-old, who has nine ...

A south London food hall that is due to make way for new homes will remain open until late 2026, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS). Mercato Metropolitano, which has operated from a former paper-making factory in Elephant & Castle for nine years, is to be demolished after plans for the Borough Triangle development were approved by Southwark ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday visited the party chairperson’s Gulshan office for the first time since it reopened following the political changeover after 1/11. According to BNP media cell, Tarique went to the office at around 1:40PM. Upon his arrival, senior party leaders, including Standing Committee members Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Dr Abdul ...

Tajnuva Jabeen, joint convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has announced her resignation from the party, expressing strong objections to the manner in which its electoral alliance was formed. She made the announcement in a Facebook post on Sunday. Tajnuva said many were assuming her objection stemmed from ideological or gender-related concerns regarding the alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami, but stressed ...

Two associates, who were directly involved in Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Mancho, have been arrested by Meghalaya police in India, said Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Sunday. Meanwhile, DMP admitted it for the first time that the main accused involved in the killing have fled to India. Additional Commissioner SN Nazrul Islam shared the information today at ...

On behalf of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, Chairperson’s private secretary ABM Abdur Sattar has collected his nomination paper to contest the upcoming national election from Dhaka-17 constituency. He collected the nomination form from Dhaka Divisional Commissioner’s office at Segunbagicha at around 11:10AM on Sunday. ”The nomination papers were received at 11:10AM from Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Sharf Uddin Ahmed Choudhury,” ...

Nowadays, air fryers have become one of the most essential kitchen appliances in Bangladesh, providing a healthier, faster, and more efficient way to cook daily meals. As lifestyles become busier, people are shifting toward smart, low-oil cooking solutions—making air fryers a top choice for all kinds of individuals. If you are looking for the best air fryer within 10,000 TK ...

A Minecraft Movie, based on the popular video game, has emerged as one of the most significant films of 2025 after topping the US box office and drawing large global audiences, industry analysts say. The film, which stars Jack Black, has become the highest-grossing movie of the year in the United States and ranks among the top films worldwide. Its ...