Housing issues and rising cost of living drove voters to the polls for European elections, survey shows

The American casual dining chain TGI Fridays has reduced its presence to just 85 locations in the U.S. after closing over 100 restaurants in the past year. As of Tuesday, the chain had fewer than 100 locations listed on its website, down from approximately 270 at the beginning of 2024. This decline follows the parent company's bankruptcy filing at the end of the previous year, during which it operated 164 locations. Full Article

Emergency services respond to chemical leak in Greater ManchesterEmergency services were deployed to address a chemical and gas leak from a gas tanker HGV in Oldham, Greater Manchester, on Wednesday afternoon. Video footage shared on social media captured a luminous orange vapour rising from the tanker shortly after 3pm. The incident prompted a cleanup effort to mitigate the effects of the chemical reaction and ensure public safety. Full Article

A climate activist was arrested at Trump Tower in New York City after spray painting 'USA' over Donald Trump's presidential insignia, which included '45' and 'President of the United States Donald J Trump.' The protester, associated with Extinction Rebellion, was filmed during the act, expressing concerns about environmental degradation and profit motives while holding a banner stating 'game over.' Following the incident, he was quickly apprehended by security, and while his identity was not revealed,...

Brandon Cousens, an 18-year-old, was killed in a car crash in Southampton when his friend Finley Lintott-Warrillow, 19, lost control of the vehicle while speeding at nearly 90mph, resulting in a fatal impact that left Cousens with catastrophic injuries. Lintott-Warrillow was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for the crash, which occurred shortly after he had obtained his driving license. Cousens' family expressed their grief, stating his loss has created an irreplaceable...

A gang of teenage girls is being sought by the British Transport Police (BTP) after they attacked an elderly man and woman on two Southeastern trains on March 18. The first incident involved a group of three girls assaulting a man on a train from London Bridge to Woolwich Arsenal, followed by a separate attack on an elderly woman on a train to Erith, where the assailant also threatened another woman who intervened. CCTV images...

The identities of two more victims of the Gilgo Beach murders have been confirmed, 27 years after their brutal deaths. Tanya Denise Jackson, a 26-year-old US Army veteran, and her two-year-old daughter, Tatiana Marie Dykes, were identified during a Nassau County press conference; Jackson's dismembered torso was found in 1997, and Tatiana's remains were linked to her mother in 2016 through DNA. Suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann, already charged with seven murders in Long Island,...