3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (813+ words) Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary should “rectify” remarks comparing other airlines to rapists, Ireland’s deputy premier said, after the businessman was accused of “trivialising” rape. Mr O’Leary was heavily criticised by politicians and victims’ campaigners in Ireland and the UK, as…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (713+ words) Journalists Matt Barbet and Louise Minchin remembered their late friends Bill Turnbull and Dermot Murnaghan as they took on a fundraising charity cycle ride. They represented Prostate Cancer UK as they took part in Sir Chris Hoy’s Tour de 4 event…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (762+ words) Late August in Southwest London, and Wandsworth’s The Padel Yard is operating at full capacity. Outside, a singing crowd spills across the benches, with lines stretching across the bar. On stage, a popular roster of young musicians holds the room’s…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (331+ words) A £10,000 grant will help a charity provide frontline support for young people. The funding from London Freemasons will support Wandsworth-based Carney’s Community and its Key Work Project for the year ahead. It will enable more than 2,000 hours of one-to-one support…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (315+ words) Drafting the next Scottish budget will be “extremely challenging” amid tight fiscal conditions, the Deputy First Minister has said. Jenny Gilruth said she will not shy away from the challenge of balancing the Scottish Government’s books. She will be speaking…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (241+ words) TG Jones is set to close 19 stores across the UK during September as part of a major restructure. All WH Smith stores were renamed TG Jones last year (except for travel stores in airports and train stations), after being bought…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (110+ words) Wandsworth Times Channel crossings crackdown bearing fruit, Mahmood claims amid summer lull The Home Secretary has claimed the Government’s crackdown on small boats is beginning to “bear fruit” after the combined total number of boat crossings over the summer months…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (442+ words) Reform UK has pledged to scrap UK privacy rules in favour of a “light-touch” approach to data protection as part of a bid to slash “red tape” for businesses. Treasury spokesman for the party Robert Jenrick said the General Data…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (787+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he is planning on travelling to the US in September to join European leaders in lobbying President Donald Trump on support for Ukraine’s defence. In an interview with Bloomberg, Mr Burnham said he was “looking…...

3+ week, 9+ min ago   (612+ words) School is often considered to be the best time of our lives - but for most Brits the magic age is actually 27. The reasons why are easy to understand. By that point, many people have found their feet in adult life,…...