Jacob Phillips

2 months ago | everand.com | Daniel Keane |Jacob Phillips

Auschwitz survivors will be joined by world leaders on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp by Soviet troops. The anniversary at the site of the camp, which Nazi Germany set up in occupied Poland during World War Two, will be attended by a host of world leaders including King Charles, French President Emmanuel Macron and European Council President Antonio Costa. London Mayor Sadiq Khan is also set to.

2 months ago | everand.com | Jacob Phillips |Maryam Kara |Josh Butler

Every day, teacher Carly Slingsby watches scores of young children leave her school in Hackney in search of education elsewhere. The school, St Dominic’s Catholic Primary, is among six in the borough that are facing closure or a merger as a result of a plummeting birth rate which has left nearly a quarter of reception places unfilled since October. Hackney Council, she says, has already “pulled the plug” without staff having a chance to save their “community hub”.

Jan 25, 2025 | everand.com | Megan Howe |Matt Watts |Jacob Phillips |William Mata

Heavy rain and strong winds could bring flooding and travel disruption to parts of the UK this weekend after the severe effects of Storm Eowyn. Up to 80mm of rainfall could be seen in parts of England and Wales with several amber and yellow weather warnings issued by the Met Office over Saturday and Sunday. It comes after winds reached 100mph on Friday as the storm left one person dead, more than a million people without power and caused significant travel disruption across the UK and Ireland.

Jan 24, 2025 | everand.com | Megan Howe |Matt Watts |Jacob Phillips

A man has been killed in Scotland after being struck by “falling roof tiles” during Storm Eowyn, according to reports. Another man has also died after a tree fell on his car during the storm in Co Donegal, police in Ireland have said.

Jan 23, 2025 | everand.com | Ross Lydall |Jacob Phillips

London’s 33 borough councils are starting to reveal how much their council tax bills will rise from April. Most are expected to agree a near five per cent rise in demands, according to draft budget planning documents. Councils that have already indicated such plans include Greenwich, Islington and