Pension alert as 400,000 older Britons to be hit with retirement tax ‘for the first time’
New research suggests that 420,000 pensioners are in line to be slapped with a pricy retirement tax “for the first time” within the next couple of years. This is due…
Les Dennis says Strictly Come Dancing experience was ‘like Black Swan’
TV star Les Dennis has said his “great” Strictly Come Dancing experience felt “like Black Swan” due to the professional dancers’ desire to win. Despite comparing the BBC dancing show…
NI Olympian on watching video message from late father night before winning medal: ‘It was what I needed’
Olympic rower Philip Doyle has revealed he watched a video from his late father the night before competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics. The 31-year-old from Banbridge went on to…
Drugs in sweet wrappers handed out in New Zealand food parcels
A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand, has unknowingly distributed sweets filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamines. The sweets were found in food parcels after…
Prince Andrew braced for backlash as new picture from upcoming TV series drops
Prince Andrew is being braced for backlash as a new picture from an upcoming TV series has dropped. Amazon Prime has shared a first look at Michael Sheen as the…
We tried the cool Bristol harbour venue that’s one of the Top 100 local restaurants in the UK
On a sweltering July evening in Bristol Harbourside, the coolest place to be was certainly the rooftop tables outside Tare Bistro. This space is shared with Seven Lucky Gods and…
I tried Asian street food in a charming city centre restaurant
Bristol City Centre is not short of options when it comes to Asian cuisine. From Four Wise Monkeys to Pho, there is plenty to choose from and they are all…
Actor returns home to Bristol to run pop-up Cambodian-inspired restaurant
A Bristol chef is returning to the city where he grew up to run a Cambodian-inspired pop-up restaurant. Originally from Bristol, Tom Geoffrey is the founder of Barang, which focusses…
Rail fares inflation figure revealed as 3.6%
A July inflation figure on which annual rail fare rises have historically been based was 3.6% this year, the Office for National Statistics announced.
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 17 in Gaza overnight, Palestinians say
Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Wednesday killed at least 17 people, including five children and their parents, Palestinian health officials say. The latest strikes came on…