Ryan Reynolds-owned Wrexham AFC criticises player for boots with ‘f*** the Tories’ on October 25, 2022 One of the oldest football clubs in the world has criticised one of its players for printing football boots with “f*** the Tories” on. Wrexham AFC, which was sensationally bought by US actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, said the boots “will not be worn tonight, or in any other” fixture, after striker Paul Mullin [...]
Russian broadcaster suspends presenter over ‘burn and drown’ Ukrainian children remarks October 25, 2022 Russian state broadcaster RT has suspended presenter Anton Krasovsky after he called to burn and drown Ukrainian children. The presenter made his comments on TV causing anger on social media, and leading to an apology. During a discussion with a fiction writer called Sergei Lukyanenko, he said “just drown those children, drown them”. He also [...]
Happening today: Truss’ last cabinet meeting, Sunak to meet King Charles and form cabinet October 25, 2022 This morning Liz Truss will hold her final cabinet meeting as Prime Minister before Rishi Sunak meets King Charles and starts to form his cabinet. Sunak will become the youngest prime minister in more than 200-years, after being appointed Tory leader yesterday following rival Penny Mordaunt dropping out of the race. The outgoing PM will [...]
Brits take 5* holidays as On The Beach bounces back from Covid in second-half of 2022 October 25, 2022 Travel retailer On The Beach reported its sales were up from pre-pandemic levels despite external shocks such as the war in Ukraine and economic turmoil. The medium and short haul specialists said its second-half sales were 25 per cent up on 2019 and 16 per cent up on the year as a whole. It also [...]
Range of 30 low-cost items increase in price by 17 per cent in last year – ONS October 25, 2022 A range of 30 every-day low-cost items have increased in price by 17 per cent in the last year, new figures have revealed. Data from the Office for National Statistics show a range of products went up considerably over the 12 months to September, as the cost of living continues to bite. Items including vegetable [...]
Watch the moment 30 activists invade Parliament’s central lobby in fuel protest October 24, 2022 More than 30 Greenpeace activists invaded the central lobby in Parliament to mark Rishi Sunak’s ascendency to Number 10. The environmental campaigners, joined by Fuel Poverty Action, sat down in the centre of the Palace of Westminster unfurling a banner reading ‘chaos costs lives.’ They called on the prime minister in waiting Rishi Sunak to [...]
Political and economic uncertainty pushes retail footfall down by 2.3 per cent October 24, 2022 Political uncertainty and economic instability contributed to a dip in retail footfall, with high streets being hit the hardest. Across the UK as a whole, there was a marked decline in footfall for retailers by 2.3 per cent last week, New figures from Springboard show. The data shows in the three retail sectors, high streets, [...]
Four Just Stop Oil activists arrested after smearing cake on Madame Tussauds model of King Charles III October 24, 2022 Four Just Stop Oil activists have been arrested for criminal damage after throwing cake at a Madame Tussauds’ model of King Charles. The campaigners were held by police after launching the stunt on Monday morning. The Metropolitan Police tweeted: We responded quickly to an incident at Madame Tussauds after two people threw food at a [...]
Exclusive: How London’s prime property financing space weathered Brexit, Covid and market mayhem October 24, 2022 Prime property finance is experiencing a boom in demand but battling falling prices. Yet, as the most resilient part of the market shows it can insulate itself from Brexit, the pandemic and current financial woes. While not immune from external shocks, its ability to recover faster than the rest of the industry makes it a [...]
Google searches for inflation surge by 1000 per cent and overtake Coronavirus October 24, 2022 Google searches for inflation have now overtaken people concerned by Coronavirus. Between July and October of this year, searches for inflation have surged by more than 1000 per cent compared to last year. This comes as the UK, US and large parts of Europe are gripped by soaring energy and food prices due in part [...]
