All Points East (APE) returns to Victoria Park in east London this week with a mix of live headline shows and its free midweek community programme. Tens of thousands are expected to attend across two weekends, with crowds packing the park for performances by headliners including Raye and Chase & Status. The event, which launched in 2018, has grown into one of the capital's major summer festivals. Whether you've got a ticket for a single night or plan to soak up several days, here are the key details to help plan your visit.

Nearly seven decades after a British researcher plummeted to his death in a glacial crevasse off Antarctica, his remains have been identified and returned to his family, the British Antarctic Survey announced on Monday. The researcher, Dennis Bell, was 25 years old on July 26, 1959, when he fell into a chasm on King George Island, which is part of the South Shetland Islands and is about 75 miles north of Antarctica. Mr. Bell, who grew up in northwest London and was known as Tink, had been working as a meteorologist for the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, the predecessor of the BAS, which oversees most of Britain’s research in Antarctica. Blizzard-like conditions foiled a desperate attempt to rescue him by several other members of the expedition that he was on, according to the organization.

Whether you’re busy or wanting to avoid the crowds, planning ahead might help you out on your next food shop. Aldi has revealed the best times to shop at its stores this summer and it shared some tips for saving money while you shop. Best times to shop at Aldi this summerAccording to in-store data, Aldi’s quietest shopping times during the summer holidays are early mornings between 8am and 10am, late afternoons from 4pm to 5pm and evenings between 8pm and 10pm. Money-saving tips from AldiSummer Support SchemeIf you’re looking to save money this summer, Aldi has a Summer Support Scheme where parents can win £50 vouchers throughout August. Aldi staff members to receive extra payAldi recently announced that its store workers are set for a pay rise.

I’m really hoping for a Taylor-made album with some heartache but plenty of joy in worrying timesThe title of her 12th album, The Life of A Show Girl, could mean so many things...Taylor Swift's 12th studio album will be called The Life of a ShowgirlJessica Rice Today at 08:11It is the news every Swiftie was waiting to hear.

The breach report comes three days before US President Donald Trump is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin (Picture: EPA)Russia appears to be responsible for recently hacking US computers holding federal court documents. The highly sensitive records that were breached could hold details on people charged with national security crimes, multiple sources told The New York Times on Tuesday. Documents may have been viewed on mid-level criminal cases in the greater New York City area and a few other jurisdictions. Court administrators recently informed the Justice Department of the breach (Picture: Reuters)Court system administrators recently told the Justice Department and federal court staff that ‘persistent and sophisticated cyber threat actors have recently compromised sealed records’, states an internal department memo obtained by the newspaper. The court system was first hacked more than four years ago.

Union Street in Reading town centre, perhaps better known as Smelly Alley, has hosted many businesses over the centuries. Given the moniker because of the fishmongers that used to be based there, it was also the site of an open sewer hundreds of years ago. But Becky Ottery is planning to move her Eclectic Games business from Union Street to Duke Street, where she said the visitors were more likely to be interested in her shop, than in what has become "Tech Alley". "It's changed in character and therefore the flow of people through it has changed. You used to have the families doing all their fresh veg shopping," she said.

(Reuters) -Hong Kong's CK Infrastructure Holdings (CKI) has emerged as a leading contender to take over Thames Water and could assume control within weeks if Britain's largest water utility is placed into special ­administration, The Times reported on Tuesday. CKI has indicated it would be prepared to operate under tougher penalties for environmental breaches, a regime that Thames Water's creditors say is financially unviable, the report said. Thames Water did not respond immediately to a Reuters request for comment outside regular business hours, while CKI could not be immediately reached for comment. Earlier on Tuesday, Reuters reported that Britain had appointed FTI Consulting to advise on contingency plans for heavily indebted and loss-making Thames Water to be placed into a special administration regime. Thames Water is seeking to avoid nationalisation by securing 5 billion pounds ($6.75 billion) of financing from senior bondholders.

A knee replacement involves removing damaged surfaces of the femur (thigh bone) and the tibia (shin bone) and replacing them with artificial components. Debbie says the pain resulted from the knee implant slipping from the tibia and wearing away the bone. She has since had a second knee replacement, but the problems caused by the initial failed implant have caused long-lasting health problems, she says. As part of their knee replacements, both Debbie and Diana had received a specific implant section, known as a "stemmed option tibial component", also known as a "tibial tray". In broad terms, this section lacked a layer of plastic contained in earlier, well-regarded versions of the NexGen replacement knee.

Poll Should sports leagues allow athletes to promote their personal brands on platforms like OnlyFans? England fast bowler Tymal Mills has been denied permission by the England and Wales Cricket Board to display his OnlyFans account logo on his bat during The Hundred cricket tournament in August 2025. He further emphasized that his channel would give subscribers "a closer, more personal look into life as a professional cricketer. "Mills, who holds the record as the leading all-time men's wicket-taker in The Hundred, maintains that the material on his OnlyFans channel is "completely safe. The platform retains approximately 20% of the fees, with creators receiving the remaining 80%.While OnlyFans is widely known for hosting adult content, it is not exclusively dedicated to such material.

Image credits: getty imagesHeat exhaustion and heatstroke amid heat alertImage credits: Getty ImagesHow to stay safe? Image credits: Getty ImagesThe time to spend some time indoors seems to be here in the UK. As temperatures soar to mid-30s Celsius, amber heat health warnings have been issued across parts of England. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has announced heat health warnings for the East Midlands, West Midlands, the East of England, London and the South-East from 9 am on Tuesday to 6 pm on Wednesday.Yellow warnings have been issued in the south-west, Yorkshire, the Humber, north-west and north-east for the same days.The agency said the heat was likely to have a significant impact on health and social care services, including potential for a rise in deaths, specifically among those over 65 and with health conditions.Additionally, forecasters have said constant days of high temperature could lead to the UK recording its fourth heatwave of the summer of 2025. A heatstroke might require immediate treatment.According to the NHS, heat exhaustion has symptoms such as feeling faint or dizzy, excessive sweating, clammy skin, nausea or vomiting, and muscle cramps.Confusion, no sweating, temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius, hot and dry skin, nausea or vomiting, loss of consciousness, and convulsions or seizures as signs of a heatstroke.To prevent heatstroke or heat exhaustion during the unbearable heat, ensure proper hydration, stay away from the sun during the hottest hours of the day, limit physical activities, cover up in suitable clothing when going outside and make sure the indoors are cool.

Wigton Motor Club will be hosting its 34th annual Cumbria Classic and Motorsport Show on Sunday, August 17. Featured classes this year are Italian cars and rally cars, and the main event will be reuniting Malcolm Wilson OBE with his first rally car, an Escort Mk1, which has been carefully restored by Neil Kirkham. Also, on display will be one of M Sport’s latest Ford rally cars. There are more than thirty car clubs with ‘fantastic’ displays, and new this year will be the Allard Owners Club. The club is the largest car club in the region, with over a thousand members and promotes a wide range of motorsport and classic car events.

As he began to open his car door, the veiled woman walked toward him, raised a handgun and pulled the trigger. Mr. Ali scrambled back into his vehicle, threw it into reverse and sped off, security footage from a nearby house showed. “It is sheer luck that he managed to get away unscathed,” a local prosecutor, Hannah Sidaway, said. On Tuesday, Aimee Betro, 45, an American woman from Wisconsin, was convicted in the failed assassination attempt against Mr. Ali. A jury in a court in Birmingham found her guilty of conspiracy to murder, firearm possession and importing ammunition after a three-week trial.

The UK is one of only three European countries to rely on self-reporting of eyesight problems that affect driving, leading ministers to consider compulsory eye tests every three years for drivers aged over 70 and a driving ban for those who fail. The shake-up could also see the drink drive limit in England and Wales to be lowered in line with Scotland’s laws. Ministers are also considering tougher penalties for uninsured drivers and failing to wear a seatbelt. Last year, 1,633 people were killed and almost 28,000 seriously injured in traffic incidents, and numbers have remained relatively constant following a large fall between 2000 and 2010. Other proposals are reported to include allowing the police to bring prosecutions for drug-driving on the basis of roadside saliva tests rather than blood tests as increasing numbers of drivers are being caught with drugs in their system.

The door to Shambles Kitchen was damaged as the culprit or culprits forced their way into the sandwich business in a brazen attempt to steal cash. The incident is the latest in a spree of recent low-level crimes in York city centre. The break-in at Shambles Kitchen is believed to have taken place at about 6am today, Tuesday 12 August (Image: Newsquest)Owner Simon Long said nothing was taken as Shambles Kitchen is a cashless operation, but the door to the business now needs to be replaced after the four panels of glass were broken and the lock was damaged. "Shambles Kitchen has been open for ten years and never had a break in before. There's been a spate of people smashing the locks, breaking in and looking for cash in York.

Tell us a bit about yourselfI’m Julie Coffey, and I’m the new landlady since the pub re-opened in June. So, when The Queens became vacant, I applied, never thinking I’d be successful, having no bar experience. We’ve got Smart darts – which means you can play darts with anyone in the world, either individuals or teams. I’ve got a football team ready to go – the Radcliffe Rangers are moving here – and two darts teams. I want to get back to the times when everything revolved around your local pub, watching Sunday league, supporting the darts team, a real community pub.