Bleak Black Friday for high street as bargain-hunters went elsewhere
The high street suffered its first decline in visitors for a Black Friday on record, according to industry data that suggested spending may have held up more widely.
Campaign group creates interactive map to advise locals and tourists where not to bathe
Council on the Ageing says doctors who charge consultation fee for prescription for older people should be called out
Nadhim Zahawi has denied the government has "gone missing" as Boris Johnson was pictured enjoying his second foreign holiday of the summer. Speaking to broadcasters, the chancellor was asked whether the prime minister is absent "at a time of national emergency". Mr Zahawi replied: "I don't agree with that, nor do I recognise that."
Taylor Lautner revealed that his partner will have exactly the same name when they get married
MOTORISTS are being urged to travel with care after reports of cows on a road.
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Wednesday that it remained unsafe for Rohingya refugees to return to their homes in Myanmar, nearly five years after a crackdown there sparked an exodus to neighbouring Bangladesh.
Gregory Vooght was accused by the Metropolitan Police of flouting the pandemic restrictions, but told a court he was sitting at his desk working when officers arrived.
GCSE results day is a nerve-wracking experience for students after months of anxious waiting over the summer.
As the supermarket chain’s IT transformation lead, Sireesh Nallanthighal has just overseen the opening of its first checkout-free store. Having joined from university – graduate area managers now earn £44,000 – he’s a great advocate for the ‘massive opportunities’ on offer
‘Calls to defund the FBI are just as wrong as calls to defund the police’
Announcement comes as hosepipe ban begins in parts of country
A UNION is calling for the end of privatised water after “500 Olympic sized swimming pools of water was wasted every day last year”.
One in four hosts plan to end arrangement due to cost of living pressures – as Treasury urged to boost payments
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will answer to a committee on Friday as part of investigations into a financial scandal that cost the government billions, as the leader struggles to shed suspicions over his possible role in the huge tax fraud scam.
A cold front brought lower than usual temperatures and widespread rain to parts of Texas on August 18, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.Showers and storms were expected across north and central parts of the state on Thursday, with this footage showing rainfall in Bonham.In Austin, rainfall broke a 51-day dry streak, according to local reports. Credit: @karimonstertx via Storyful
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss remains far ahead of leadership rival Rishi Sunak in the race to become Britain's next prime minister, a YouGov poll for Sky News showed on Thursday. The governing Conservative Party is voting by postal ballot to choose a new party leader after Boris Johnson said he would step down following a series of scandals. Truss, who has consistently topped polls of Conservative Party members, has a 32 percentage point lead over Sunak among those who have decided to vote, the survey showed.
Rishi Sunak has vowed to prevent agricultural land from being covered with solar panels as he aims to persuade farmers to support his bid for the Conservative leadership.
She was at the top of her game before a cosmetic procedure left her “brutally disfigured”, but she’s back and ready to reclaim her crown. Amy Francombe reports
Prosecutors on Friday urged Malaysia's highest court to uphold former prime minister Najib Razak's 12-year jail sentence for corruption, saying his "dishonesty has been established".
Two pole dancers reveal sex of the baby at a baby shower party.Source: @mariap_poledance, TikTok