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Emer MoreauBusiness reporterGetty ImagesFast-food chain Leon will open more restaurants in service stations, airports and train stations, after it closes 20 on the High Street, its boss has said.John Vincent said the upcoming rises in business rates along with overall cost increases means the High Street is no longer as profitable. Leon has been losing £10m a year.Vincent, an original co-founder of the chain, bought the company back from Asda last year. But last month the firm appointed administrators and announced a major restructuring of its 71 restaurants, which employ 1,000 people.The government says it is backing hospitality businesses with…
There were no tears from Mohamed Salah when the final whistle went in Tangier as Egypt fell at the semi-final hurdle. Just a little smile, but one no doubt hiding immense disappointment.Yet again, his Egypt side had failed at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) and, yet again, they had fallen against Senegal and Sadio Mane – Salah’s ex-Liverpool team-mate.Across the five games Salah started in Morocco, the 33-year-old scored four goals as he carried his nation to the semi-finals.After their quarter-final win against the Ivory Coast, Salah described it as the “best camp” he’d ever had.”We’re all close, we…
Robert Jenrick slammed Reform as “not a serious party” and claimed Nigel Farage “cannot even run a five-a-side team” just months before his shock defection from the Conservative Party. The newest Reform MP’s comments were unearthed in a leaked tape obtained by The Telegraph. The remarks were made as Mr Jenrick addressed Aldridge-Brownhills Conservative Association members at a dinner in March 2025.It came just days after Reform withdrew the whip from Rupert Lowe over allegations of workplace bullying.He told the audience: “It’s ultimately our party that is going to rescue this country. “It’s not the Labour Party, it’s not the…
A new funding scheme will give access to emergency cash for people on low incomes across England. The Crisis and Resilience Fund beginning at the start of April will provide £1bn annually for the next three years. People will be able to apply for emergency funds through their local council, whether or not they currently receive benefits. The new rules say councils can give money to people in financial shock where there is “a sudden, unexpected expense or drop in income”, like a broken boiler, the loss of a job or to prevent people from entering crisis. It is a…
Tottenham forward Richarlison has been ruled out for up to seven weeks with a hamstring injury.The 28-year-old is Spurs’ top scorer this season with seven goals in 21 Premier League games.Thomas Frank’s side host West Ham in a London derby on Saturday (15:00 GMT) and have won just one of their past seven matches in all competitions.They were knocked out of the FA Cup by Aston Villa at the weekend and are currently 14th in the top flight.Midfielders Lucas Bergvall and Yves Bissouma are back available, while full-back Destiny Udogie and striker Dominic Solanke could be involved against the Hammers.Spurs…
A man believed to be among Britain’s most prolific ticket evaders has pleaded guilty to 112 separate fare dodging offences worth more than £18,000.Charles Brohiri, 29, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court, where he quietly admitted to each charge, responding with a single word: “Guilty.” The offences span nearly two years of travelling without paying on Govia Thameslink Railway services, including Thameslink, Great Northern and Southern trains.His journeys covered vast swathes of southern and eastern England, from London to the south coast and as far north as Peterborough. On some occasions, Brohiri made return trips to Brighton on consecutive days without…
Ministers are set to unveil legislation that would enable the rapid deployment of tens of thousands of ex-military personnel in preparation for potential conflict.The proposed changes would extend the period during which former service members can be summoned back to duty by a full decade.Under the new framework, the upper age limit for the strategic reserve—comprising former armed forces personnel rather than civilian volunteers—would rise from 55 to 65.Additionally, the Government plans to lower the conditions required to call up these reservists.Present regulations permit mobilisation only when facing “national danger, great emergency or attack in the UK,” but the revised…
A bus that teenage boys were travelling on when they fell through a top deck window has been taken out of service.Two 13-year-olds and a 14-year-old were injured in the fall after the bus stopped on Bolton Road in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, shortly before 16:00 GMT on 7 January.In a joint letter to parents, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School confirmed the vehicle had been taken off the road. They said they were continuing to help with a joint investigation also involving Greater Manchester Police and the bus operator Vision Bus Company.”The vehicle involved has…
41 minutes agoShareSaveShareSaveRobert Jenrick’s defection to Reform UK features heavily on Friday’s front pages. The former Conservative shadow minister, who was sacked by Kemi Badenoch for plotting against her, has become the “most senior Tory to switch to Reform”, the Guardian reports. Jenrick has called the Conservatives “rotten” and a “failed” party. The Sun dramatically imagines Farage, Badenoch and “banished Jenrick” as part of the hugely popular TV show The Traitors, with the headline “Traitories” in front of the two men dressed in green cloaks. The paper describes Badenoch’s actions as she “banished her former leadership rival”. Similarly, the Metro…
The Princess of Wales hosted the England team at Windsor Castle to celebrate their Women’s Rugby World Cup triumph in September. England beat Canada 33-13 at Twickenham to lift the trophy for a third time.READ MORE: Princess of Wales hosts World Cup winners EnglandAvailable to UK users only.