A busy stretch of the M1 has been closed in both directions as an air ambulance and other emergency services attend to a serious crash. The motorway is closed in both directions between Junction 21 (M69, Leicester) and Junction 20 (Lutterworth) in Leicestershire, close to East Midlands Airport. Leicestershire Police, the East Midlands Ambulance Service,…
its worst day since the start of the Iran war, World stocks fell and oil rose again on Friday after Wall Street suffered its worst day since the start of the Iran war, amid growing doubts about easing tensions. Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.3% to 9,939.96 in early European trading. France’s CAC 40 fell 0.7%…
The company was first established in 1916 (Image: Jasmine Siddon/Leicester Mercury) A UK high street store is to close in just days after welcoming customers for 115 years. The iconic Irish clothing company based in Loughborough previously announced that its Church Gate store would close in June 2025 after concluding there was “no way forward”…
Iran’s move to close the Strait of Hormuz has brought navigation in the 24-mile stretch of water to a near halt. Only a few ships have transited in recent days, many of them having turned off their tracking systems or joined “shadow fleets.” “They can’t physically close a waterway of that size, but the threat…
