A new report has highlighted the unhealthiest high streets in London, including one “where fast food outlets outnumber gyms 20-1”. Communities such as these face higher risks of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, experts say. The study ranked areas on their concentration of takeaways, pubs, sweet shops, vape stores and gyms, alongside air quality data. London Road in Croydon is ...

A baker is fighting Newham Council’s order to stop running her business from her home. Fatima Yusuf says she has been running her cake business, The Bakeress, since 2010 from her home kitchen in Claremont Road, Forest Gate, where she lives with her mum. But now the council has ordered her to stop as she doesn’t have planning permission. Fatima ...

The country’s leading modern fashion and lifestyle brand, Spark Gear, has announced a special offer marking its 17th anniversary. From November 4 to 8, customers can enjoy 30% off on clothing at any Spark Gear outlet across Bangladesh, according to a press release issued by the brand. The company stated that the anniversary discount will apply to a wide range ...

The death toll from Hurricane Melissa has climbed to nearly 50, officials said Thursday, after the powerful storm tore through several Caribbean islands and moved toward Bermuda, reports AFP. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that while flooding was starting to recede in the Bahamas, high water levels were expected to persist in Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican ...

A South Korean court has ruled against the members of NewJeans, rejecting their attempt to terminate their contracts with their label ADOR over allegations of mistreatment. The decision, delivered by the Seoul Central District Court on Thursday, upholds ADOR’s management rights and keeps the group’s exclusive contract intact. “The court accepted all positions of the agency, keeping its contract with ...

World Mental Health Day 2025 was observed in Cox’s Bazar with a significant gathering of humanitarian organizations, government officials, and health experts united in advancing mental health care for vulnerable populations. Co-organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Save the Children International, the event was held under this year’s global theme: “Access to Services: Mental Health in Catastrophes and ...

BNP leader and former state minister for education ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon on Friday demanded that the government clarify why he was barred from traveling abroad for medical treatment. Milon said he discovered the travel restriction at the immigration counter of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport while attempting to fly to Bangkok on Thursday morning. “I was informed there that a ...

Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser on Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, has emphasized the importance of registering mobile phones brought from abroad, calling it a standard practice worldwide. In a Facebook post on Friday morning, Taiyeb highlighted that registration helps prevent a range of issues, including incorrect SIM or mobile financial service (MFS) registration, ...

A 17-year-old Australian cricketer has died after being struck in the neck by a ball during a training session in Melbourne, leaving his family and the cricket community in shock. Ben Austin was practicing in the nets ahead of a Twenty20 match on Tuesday when he was hit while facing a ball-throwing machine, despite wearing a helmet. He was rushed ...

The government has given final approval to the draft of the “July Uprising Memorial Museum Ordinance 2025”, establishing the July Uprising Museum as a fully independent national institution to preserve and honour the memory of the historic student-people uprising. The Council of Advisers approved the draft at its weekly meeting at the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO), chaired by Chief Adviser ...