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Primark is rolling out a blanket change across all of its stores from April 1

The retailer has confirmed the change will be effective in all stores from the start of April

Manchester Evening News

Primark is giving 26,000 shop workers a pay rise from April - see new hourly rates

Primark said the wage increase follows the retailer's plan announced last November of investing at least £140million in the UK high street over the next two years

Daily Mirror

Man has glass thrown into his face in homophobic attack in Stratford

A man was hit by a thrown glass following a homophobic assault in east London, police have said as they launched an appeal to identify the attacker.

Evening Standard

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In Britain, ‘Warm Hubs’ Emerge to Beat Soaring Energy Costs

On a blustery late-winter day in Shakespeare’s birthplace, the foyer of the Other Place theater is a cozy refuge.

Asharq Al-Awsat

In Britain, ‘warm hubs’ emerge to beat soaring energy costs

Thousands of warm hubs have sprouted across Britain as high energy bills fuel a cost-of-living crisis

The Independent UK

Mum given months to live after 'Covid jab side effect' turns out to be cancer

Katie Pritchard, from Tysoe, Stratford-upon-Avon, was told her cancer symptoms were just the side effects of her Covid vaccine or a prolapsed bladder following childbirth before she was given just months to live

Daily Mirror

Primark at Westfield Stratford is set to double in size to take up four floors

The expansion will result in the creation of 250 jobs at the East London shopping centre.

Evening Standard

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Primark is making a huge change to multiple stores - see if your local is affected

The high street fashion chain has announced plans to double the size of its store in the Westfield City Shopping Centre in Stratford, London, and it will relocate its High Wycombe and Bradford shops

Daily Mirror

Family's fury as girl, 11, 'misgendered and called the wrong name at school'

Rae'An Duncan-Jones claims she was called the name “Ryan” and referred to as “he” which left her feeling “embarrassed” and saw her mocked by other students at Sir Bobby Moore Academy in Stratford, East London

Daily Mirror

Teenager ambushed and stabbed in the head at Stratford station, police say

A 16-year-old boy was attacked and stabbed in a violent attack at Stratford station, the British Transport Police (BTP) have said.

Evening Standard

Why I live in Plaistow: theatre director Holly Race Roughan on her international, community-minded east London area

Theatre director Holly Race Roughan had never visited Plaistow before she chose it as a place to live. Here’s why she’s a convert

Evening Standard

Permanent Black Pound Day pop-up store opens - brainchild of So Solid Crew star

So Solid Crew member Swiss has announced the opening of a 'permanent' Black Pound Day shop in Westfield, Stratford, which encourages people to buy from Black business owners

Daily Mirror

‘Like a sun on Earth’: Las Vegas warning if dazzling venue built in London’s East End

Stratford residents fear planned MSG Sphere concert hall will ruin their sleep with light pollution

The Guardian - UK

‘He should resign’: Stratford-on-Avon constituents on Zahawi tax scandal

Residents of Warwickshire town united in condemnation of local Tory MP’s tax affairs

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Daily Mirror

Nadhim Zahawi's tax bill would have covered rises for everyone in Stratford-upon-Avon

Labour’s number-crunching found amount of Mr Zahawi’s tax that went unpaid until recently would be enough to cover this year’s increase for 86,044 people.

Daily Mirror

Teen who plotted Islamist terror attack wanted to ‘torture and mutilate’ soldiers

Matthew King, 19, came to the attention of authorities after posting a video to a WhatsApp group in which he sought advice on social media about the best route to get to Syria

The Independent UK

Teenager who wanted to ‘torture and mutilate’ soldiers admits terror plot

Matthew King, 19, expressed a desire to ‘torture, mutilate and kill military personnel’.

Evening Standard

Police arrest boy, 15, after two teenagers suffer knife wounds in Stratford

Officers were scrambled to Victory Parade in Stratford and found the pair with knife wounds

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The Guardian - UK

Young people help to restore arch and local pride in east London borough

Sole remnant of 19th-century hospital building in Stratford renovated as part of grassroots heritage programme

The Guardian - UK

A dog-walking service, rooftop garden and spa: the new London rental property that’s redefining modern living

By paying attention to the small stuff, this ‘full-service’ development is taking renting in a hip east London neighbourhood to a new level

Evening Standard

BBC’s legendary Maida Vale recording studios are for sale for more than £10.5 million

The BBC is planning to relocated to purpose-built music studios in Stratford in 2025.

The Guardian - UK

In brief: Courtiers; Anglo-Saxon Myths; Unmasking Our Leaders – review

Valentine Low on the power behind the throne, Brice Stratford tells stories of gods and monsters, and Michael Cockerell’s anecdote-filled memoir about his political reporting career

Evening Standard

Waterloo dethrones Stratford as UK’s most used station but numbers still down from before Covid

Office of Rail and Road data shows Waterloo is back on top of UK table

The Independent UK

Mayor hails Elizabeth line as direct routes and Sunday services begin

The Mayor of London joined transport leaders to ride the £19 billion railway from Stratford to Paddington on Sunday morning.

The Independent UK

Man, 20, hit with glass during homophobic attack in bar as police hunt attacker

Attack in Stratford, east London, left victim needing stitches after being subjected to homophobic comments

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