Three London Underground lines are running – albeit with part suspensions – as the TfL walkout hits day three. It comes after the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) members strike. Union members voted overwhelmingly to take action after negotiations failed to resolve a long-running dispute over pay and conditions, following the union’s demand for a 32‑hour ...

Sutton Council wants to take over a long-empty site to kickstart the development of 34 brand-new affordable homes. Sutton hopes the move will help tackle the borough’s growing housing crisis. The plans would transform the disused industrial site at 71–75 Westmead Road, near Carshalton, into a modern development of one, two and three-bedroom homes. All 34 units will be for ...

Is washing ourselves very frequently necessary? Some experts believe that everyday showering is based more on a “social contract” than actual need. A few years ago, I stopped taking daily showers. Pandemic-induced work from home, moving in with a partner who showered less than me and pure, middle-age laziness pushed me to abandon an almost three-decades-long habit: So long as ...

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday unveiled the Trump administration’s long-awaited roadmap to tackle chronic disease, calling for better nutrition, tighter scrutiny of medical advertising, and even a new push to boost fertility. Conspicuously absent, however, were concrete proposals to directly restrict ultra-processed foods or pesticides — long priorities of Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. ...

Contactless card payments are set to exceed £100 and potentially become unlimited under new proposals to allow banks and other providers to set limits. The proposals from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) mean entering a four-digit PIN to make a card payment could become even more of a rarity for shoppers. If approved, purchases which can cost more than £100 ...

Ariana Grande claimed the top prize at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, winning Video of the Year for Brighter Days Ahead, which also earned Best Pop Song. The ceremony took place near New York City. The 32-year-old artist appeared visibly emotional while accepting the award, thanking her fans for their ongoing support. “Thank you for growing with me ...

Election Commission (EC) has released a draft list of 42,618 polling stations for the upcoming 13th parliamentary election, increasing the number by 468 from 42,150 stations used in January 2024 election. EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed shared the update with reporters on Wednesday at Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka, stating that each polling station was planned for an average of 300 ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman and senior leaders have met British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke and discussed issues of mutual interest, including the upcoming national election. The High Commission said the meeting which was held on Wednesday, was part of a ‘series of meetings’ with political parties in Bangladesh. They discussed the UK’s partnership with Bangladesh and ...

Sanjida Ahmed Tonni, a prominent figure in the July student uprising, has been elected as the Secretary of Research and Publication in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and hall union elections. Running as an independent candidate, Tonni secured 11,777 votes, according to the official results announced on Wednesday (10 September) at the university’s Senate Building. A student of ...

President Donald Trump issued a rare public rebuke of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday following an Israeli strike targeting Hamas operatives in Qatar. Trump emphasized that he had no prior knowledge of the attack and expressed concern over its timing and implications for ongoing peace negotiations. Speaking to reporters during an unusual visit to a Washington, D.C. restaurant, ...