Beatrice joins family at Sandringham after changing plans on …
Dec 25, 2024 · Princess Beatrice joined other members of the royal family at Sandringham on Christmas Day after changing her travel plans due to medical advice.
Co-op to open dozens of new stores across the UK in 2025
Jan 2, 2025 · The Co-op is planning to open 75 new stores across the UK this year and refurbish scores of existing sites, the company has announced. The new stores will be both Co-op and franchise-run, building on an increase in franchises in 2024, including on more university campus sites, a first Co-op in a ...
NI tourism sector braced for hit as full rollout of visa waiver …
Dec 26, 2024 · The Northern Ireland tourism sector faces a significant hit if visitors arriving across the Irish border are not exempted from the UK’s new visa waiver scheme, industry chiefs have warned.
BBC’s The Traitors: see the latest contestant to be banished
5 days ago · Series three of the intense reality show, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, began on Wednesday (January 1). The game of “detection, backstabbing and trust” sees contestants given roles as either 'the Traitors' or 'the Faithful' as they battle it …
Reeves pushes for closer trade ties with EU in Brussels talks
Dec 9, 2024 · “And so, as we reset our relations, it is with the purpose of growing our economy and improving living standards for ordinary working people.” German finance minister Jorg Kukies said it was a “good signal” that the Chancellor was visiting Brussels, but suggested there were limits to what could be achieved within the Government’s red lines of …
No need for big council tax rises, says Robison after £1bn boost …
Dec 4, 2024 · “While it will be for councils to make their own decisions with record funding, there is no reason for big increases in council tax next year.” Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Ms Robison said the public would see the cash being invested in councils by the Scottish Government and question those who decided to hike the levy.
Bicester London Road Crossing debate secured in parliament
Dec 6, 2024 · An MP for Bicester has secured a debate in the House of Commons next week on the proposed closure of London Road Crossing.
CBI chief hits out at Reeves after firms face ‘heavy burden’ from tax ...
Nov 25, 2024 · She warned it will make it more difficult to achieve the economic growth sought by Ms Reeves and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. “What really defines growth is the decisions made in boardrooms up and down the country,” she told the CBI’s conference in London.
Israeli strikes kill 30 people overnight in Gaza
Nov 5, 2024 · People searching for victims at a destroyed building hit in an Israeli airstrike, in Ghaziyeh, south Lebanon, on Sunday (Mohammed Zaatari/AP) In Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) said the Lebanese Red Cross will send another convoy on Tuesday to Wata al-Khiam in the south of the country to search for and …
Storm Darragh batters parts of UK with 93mph winds recorded
Dec 7, 2024 · National Highways said both the Prince of Wales Bridge, M4 and the Severn Bridge, M48, which connect South West England to Wales were closed due to strong winds.