Barclays issues tax letter warning to anyone with a bank account
Barclays has issued a warning about a tax check that applies to all customers. The update came after a perplexed saver contacted the bank having received a letter requesting some…
Cameras plan to catch parents parking illegally outside city schools
Cameras to catch parents parking illegally while dropping off their kids at school could be installed across Bristol under city council plans. Councillors will meet on Thursday, December 5, to…
Huge backing for first event for Max Dixon Foundation
A foundation set up in memory of one of the teenagers murdered in South Bristol earlier this year has held its first big fundraising night. The Max Dixon Foundation, a…
Tower block residents demand to be rehomed after fire alarm and broken lifts provoke protest
Residents of Barton House flats have staged a protest at council offices demanding to be rehoused after fire alarms were activated and lifts in the tower block broke down. Following…
DJs launch fundraiser to support cricket star living with MND
A former Gloucestershire cricket player who played five test matches for England is being supported by a group of Bristol DJs and musicians after contracting Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in…
Malaysia, Thailand brace for more rains after floods kill more than 30
With tens of thousands already displaced, both countries set up shelters, rescue teams and evacuation plans in anticipation of further downpours. Malaysian police transport residents on a boat through floodwaters…
Vietnam court upholds tycoon’s death sentence for $12bn bank fraud
Truong My Lan’s life could still be spared if she pays back three-quarters of the assets she embezzled. Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan was sentenced to death in April…
South Korea martial law: How did we get here?
Opposition and members of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s own party condemn the move amid low public popularity. Soldiers advance to the main building of the National Assembly after South Korean…
South Korea’s President Yoon says he will lift marital law
Decision comes after parliament votes to reject his martial law declaration and cabinet approves reversal of decision made hours earlier. South Korea’s president said he would lift a martial law…
South Korea’s President Yoon declares emergency martial law
Parliament voted later in the evening requiring President Yoon to lift the martial law he declared earlier. While making the announcement on Tuesday, President Yoon Suk-yeol said he will rebuild…