Pension win as 100,000 older Britons to get £29 weekly retirement income boost after ‘decades-long injustice’
More than 100,000 former mineworkers are set to receive an increase in their pensions from today, following a Government move to return £1.5billion to the miners’ pension scheme. The boost…
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ‘protected and settled in the US’ following Prince Archie update
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry live in a “protected area” and feel “settled in the US” following a Prince Archie update, according to a royal commentator. The Duke and Duchess…
Bristol mum who decorates Christmas trees is already taking bookings for 2025
A mum who has turned her knack for festive decor into a “professional Christmas tree decorator” side hustle is already taking bookings for 2025. Janine Ralph, 31 and from Bristol,…
Electric car charging costs deemed ‘stubbornly high’ with petrol and diesel owners left reluctant to switch
Drivers have been warned that prices at public charging points for electric vehicles still remains “stubbornly high” with motorists paying roughly four per cent more than last year. The price…
Haigh resigns as Transport Secretary after guilty plea over phone incident
Louise Haigh has resigned as Transport Secretary after it emerged she pleaded guilty to a criminal offence related to incorrectly telling police that a work mobile phone was stolen in…
British Airways expands Italian network with three new routes to popular coastal destinations
British Airways is set to expand its Italian network with three new routes launching in summer of 2025. The flag carrier will introduce flights from London Heathrow to Rimini, Gatwick…
Exact date the last pub in the UK will close – and it isn’t far away
132,945 small businesses on UK high streets will be extinct within 15 years – with local pubs and bars set to vanish in little over a decade. In a stark…
Gregg Wallace accused of making ‘lesbian jokes’ and ‘inappropriate’ comments
Gregg Wallace has been accused of making “lesbian jokes” and “highly inappropriate” comments in the latest of a string of complaints made against the TV presenter by people who claim…
Conclave review: Ralph Fiennes is impeccable as the lead in this luxuriously directed papal thriller
“There is one sin which I have come to fear above all others: certainty.” That line, delivered by the always reliable Ralph Fiennes, is the core of director Edward Berger’s…
Sycamore Gap tree update issued by National Trust as saplings continue to grow
The National Trust has given an update on the future of saplings taken from the famous Sycamore Gap tree, which was felled in 2023 in an act of vandalism which…