Game of Thrones studio tour ‘not growing fast enough’ as loss widens Business The company behind the Game of Thrones studio tour has admitted it’s not growing as fast as it had hoped as it slipped further into the red. The firm has reported a pre-tax loss of £17.4m for the year to 30 September, 2023, after also making a loss of £15.5m in the prior 12 months. [...]
Britain’s last coal-fired power station set to close in landmark moment Energy The UK’s last remaining coal-fired power station is to shut at the end of September, drawing to a close Britain’s 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel to produce electricity. Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station has been generating electricity since 1968 via its four coal-fired boilers, eight vast cooling towers and 199-metre tall chimney, which occupies a prominent [...]
EU would give ‘fair hearing’ to plans to improve relationship, Irish PM says UK Politics EU leaders would give Keir Starmer a “fair hearing” on plans for “ironing out practical issues” between the UK and Europe, the Irish Prime Minister said.
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson: Former DUP leader released on bail over sex charges April 24, 2024 Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been released on continuing bail after he appeared in court to face a number of historical sex charges, including one count of rape.
British ex-soldiers will not be prosecuted over Bloody Sunday perjury April 20, 2024 Fifteen former British soldiers and a civilian will not be prosecuted for perjury over evidence given to the Bloody Sunday Inquiry.