Shaftesbury expands in Seven Dials area -  Shaftesbury PLC, which already owns a 14.9 acre property portfolio in London's West End, has announced that it has acquired six buildings on Neal Street, Seven Dials, for a total consideration of GBP24.6 million, inclusive of acquisition costs. Located on the northern end of Neal Street, between Short's Gardens and Shaftesbury Avenue, the buildings are adjacent to existing holdings and comprise six shops (5,200 sq. ft.) with sold-off residential accommodation above. Current contracted income is...

A new short play has been released documenting the untold story of Kath Duncan - a woman who took on the power of king, parliament and the entire legal establishment to lay the groundwork for the National Council of Civil Liberties. Ray Woolford's Liberty tells Duncan's story through play, newspaper cuttings and photographs, using actual text from politicians of the day to demonstrate the power held, influence gained and chaos created by Duncan. Aptly named the Last Queen of Scotland, we learn of...

Three generous workers enjoying their Christmas do interrupted their party to help a 71-year-old homeless woman - and paid £145 for her to stay in a hotel. Roger Hartigan, 43, and his colleagues Joe Rich and David Harrison, were out in the centre of Bristol for their work Christmas party when they met the elderly woman. They stopped to speak to the woman, who would not give her name, and was sheltering from the cold with all her belongings in...

Christmas is a time of year to spend with your loved ones and family members of all ages simply love the capital’s Christmas lights displays. Many large shops have famous displays but it is the street displays which really capture the imagination. Allow us to walk you through some of this year’s very best displays. Possibly the most famous shopping street in the world, Oxford Street is transformed each year and attracts visitors from all over the world. This year...

A two-year-old boy facing DEPORTATION will be allowed to stay in the country for Christmas - while the Home Office considers his case. Harrison Bendle, from South Africa, was adopted by parents Alun and Paula in his home country when he was two-months-old. The couple spent seven years living in the country where they adopted two other children - Nathan, seven, and William, six. The Bendles moved back to the UK in 2015 after Alun, 39, received a job offer...

The world's first vending machine which is exclusively for homeless people has been unveiled in a British city letting rough sleepers order food and even SOCKS. People living on the streets are able to get hold of water, fresh food and warm clothes from the altruistic device. The machine, which was installed by charity Action Hunger, was unveiled at the Intu Shopping Centre in Broadmarsh, Nottingham, on Tuesday (19/12). The world’s first free vending machine for the homeless supplying food,...

Labour MP Dennis Skinner has accused Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt for running the NHS into the ground to the point where privatisation is the only option. The "Bolsover Beast", who became the longest continuously serving Labour MP ever this week, launched a scathing attack in parliament over hospital closures. He said: "There's a growing suspicion that what this secretary of state is up to is to leave them, lose all those beds in the hospitals forever so that the private...

The Scottish Labour Party will start their campaign to reclaim Scotland today after leader Richard Leonard unveiled his Shadow Cabinet in Holyrood. Four weeks on from being elected Scottish Labour leader Leonard announced a senior team with no place for the party’s former leader or deputy leader. Kezia Dugdale, who courted controversy when she appeared on I'm a Celebrity, has been dropped from the front bench, with prominent left-winger Neil Findlay coming in to look over Brexit, Campaigns and Party Engagement. Other newcomers...

Generational gaps are making watching TV and playing games together at Christmas near impossible, new research has shown. Despite Christmas TV and family games remaining among the top festive activities for families, most youngsters can’t tell Jim Royle from Basil Fawlty and many over 50’s have never even heard of Game of Thrones or The Walking Dead. That makes getting together around the television or playing games such as charades increasingly difficult. According to a survey by TalkTalk TV over...