28 h. ago Haven announces deal for four new Wetherspoons pubs at holiday parks after serving almost a 700,000 pints at existing sites

The holiday park business will open the new sites in spring next year, bringing the total number of boozers across the UK to nine.

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41 h. ago Linlithgow MSP highlights number of electric vehicle charging points in West Lothian

Last year, Scotland reached its target of installing more than 6,000 public EV charge points, two years ahead of the 2026 target.

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56 h. ago Britain could lose 14,000 pubs unless they're thrown a lifeline says shock report

More than one third of cherished locals risk closure without 'immediate intervention' from Rachel Reeves says a damning new report

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67 h. ago Epstein tried to set up meeting with Kremlin to offer insight into Trump, newly released emails show

Lawmakers made some 20,000 emails public on Wednesday that shone a light on Epstein’s complex relationship with the US president

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4 d. ago A happy circumstance: Bob Ross paintings sell for more than $600K to help public TV stations

Three paintings from public television legend Bob Ross have sold for over $600,000 at auction

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5 d. ago Little Idrees was thrown a lifeline by the pharma company behind the only drug that could save him. But why won't the NHS fund it?

At five years old, Idrees Qasim's tummy was so swollen he struggled to walk. When he wasn't in his pram, he wanted his mum and dad to carry him.

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5 d. ago Nigel Farage accuses government of only listening to big corporations who take ministers to Wimbledon

Britain's small business owners lose out because government only listens to big corporations whose lobbyists take ministers to Wimbledon, Nigel Farage has said.

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5 d. ago TikTok star kidnapped and executed by 'jihadists' in front of horrified family

Mariam Cisse, who made and shared comedic videos about living in an unstable country with her 90,000 followers, was kidnapped and shot dead in a public square in front of her family

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1 week ago 'Submarine' Rachel Reeves STILL hasn't surfaced publicly since illegal lettings scandal as she waits to see if tenants will try to claim back £40,000

She has not appeared in public since the Daily Mail revealed she had been renting out her south London home for £3,200 a month without the proper licence.

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2 w. ago King forced to break promise to Queen as Andrew thrown astonishing lifeline

A former royal butler has lifted the lid on how the King’s promise to his late mother would have impacted the drastic decision to strip Andrew of his royal titles

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2 w. ago Wetherspoons ordered to pay autistic pub worker £25,000 after 'persecuting' him

A judge at an employment tribunal ruled that Wetherspoons must pay Brandon Halstead £25,412 after he was found to have been placed at a 'substantial disadvantage' due to his autism

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2 w. ago Wetherspoons ordered to pay autistic pub worker £25,000 after 'persecuting' him for using his staff discount for a meal with his family

The kitchen porter, who saved £19.17 with the 20 per cent discount, was unaware that he had breached employee policy which states that it can only be applied to groups of four or less.

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2 w. ago Labour's new deputy leader Lucy Powell among five 'landlord MPs' who made more than £30,000 in public money last year renting flats to colleagues... despite promise of a crackdown a decade ago

Figures obtained by the Daily Mail reveal that five landlord MPs received more than £30,000 in public money last year for letting properties to their colleagues in the House of Commons

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3 w. ago Major Scot shopping centre near Glasgow with hundreds of stores to be sold

A MAJOR Scots shopping centre with hundreds of stores near Glasgow is set to be sold. Braehead Shopping Centre owners are reported to be having discussions about the sale of its popular site. Green Street News - a specialist real estate industry publication - announced that the 800,000 square foot complex "is being offered to...

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3 w. ago New Zealand ‘mega strike’: 100,000 public sector workers demand better conditions

Teachers, nurses and public service staff among those walking off job and also pressing for more government investment in health and educationAn estimated 100,000 nurses, teachers and public sector staff walked off the job in New Zealand on Thursday to call on the government to better fund and resource public services, in one of the country’s largest ever strikes.The so-called “mega strike” brought together workers from multiple sectors, including more than 60,000 school teachers, 40,000 nurses and salaried medical specialists and 15,000 public service staff. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Detroit pastor under fire after publicly demanding $2,000 from parishioner who only offered a $1,200 donation

Pastor Marvin Winans is also a member of The Winans, a Grammy-winning gospel music group

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3 w. ago Chinook helicopter crash families publish 110 'critical questions' about tragedy

The Chinook Justice Campaign's petition has been signed by more than 47,000 people calling for a public inquiry.

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4 w. ago French customs reject British shellfish shipments after UK ‘reset’ deal with EU

One of the largest mussel exporters in Britain lose £150,000 after three lorries were prevented from entering the EU One of Britain’s largest mussel exporters has suffered a £150,000 loss, after three of its shipments to the EU were rejected in recent weeks by French customs.Family-run business Offshore Shellfish, based in Devon, has continued exporting blue mussels to its European customers since Brexit, despite the administrative burden and onerous paperwork requirements. Continue reading...

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last month Millennial dads are experiencing something mums have known for a long time | Gaby Hinsliff

Men want to be active, engaged parents, but many are being torn apart by the competing demands of family and workCan men really have it all? It’s a ridiculous question, obviously; a loaded assumption that women spent years clambering out from under. Mothers have worked long and hard to dispel the myth that anyone should be able to single-handedly juggle a job, children, a happy relationship and a meaningful life without ever breaking sweat or (more pertinently) needing help.And to some extent we have succeeded, judging by a survey of 5,000 UK fathers published this week by the charity Working Families which found three-quarters now say they genuinely want to share the parenting load equally with their partners. Except, it seems, the outside world has yet to catch up.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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