The Priory Tavern, on the corner of Belsize Road and Kilburn Vale, is to close less than two years after it reopened following a major refurbishment.

A strike by some workers at Gatwick Airport has started – and could continue over the May half-term school holiday, the Unite union has warned.

Maryam Delavary, 48, pleaded not guilty to charges of preventing a lawful burial and doing acts tending to pervert the course of public justice.

High-profile supporters include Dame Esther Rantzen while Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is among those opposed.