9 h. ago Another blow for collapsed UK broadband provider as bidder pulls out over wires ‘chewed to pieces by RATS’

A COLLAPSED UK broadband firm has been dealt another blow after a rescue bid was pulled over fears its fibre cables were chewed to pieces by rats. Administrators were called in last month as hopes faded for the so-called “altnet” provider, which had piled up around £300million of debt despite having just 25,000 customers. The...

Politics

14 h. ago Broadband company will go bust over fears rats have chewed through its fibre

Community Fibre says it bowed out of a bid for troubled firm G.Network after fearing that much of the firm's cabling had been chewed up by rodents.

Transport

15 h. ago Broadband company will go bust overs fears rats have chewed through its fibre

Community Fibre says it bowed out of a bid after fearing that much of the firm's cabling had been chewed up by rodents.

Transport

4 d. ago Britain's best pub boss warns Chancellor: 'We're facing a perfect storm'

Soaring costs and changing drinking habits have already led to more than 2,000 pub closures since 2020 - and there are fears that the rate of shutdowns could rise from one a day to six a day this year without urgent action

Events

4 d. ago Man Utd's £45m blow laid bare as Sir Jim Ratcliffe fears mounting

It has been almost two years since Sir Jim Ratcliffe purchased a 27.7% stake in Manchester United, with his tenure at Old Trafford going far from swimmingly

Economics

5 d. ago Police arrest over 100 people in huge drugs bust linked to 20 labs across Europe

Some 9.3 tonnes of narcotics were seized in the large-scale operation

Events

9 d. ago Villagers fear trucks rattling down their road after pub transformation plans

“No one has a problem with offices but we don’t want the HGVs"

Transport

1 week ago Andy Burnham piles pressure on Rachel Reeves to 'rebalance' taxes on the high street after Chancellor refuses to extend rate bail out beyond pubs despite fear of mass closures

The Greater Manchester mayor, a former Cabinet minister and possible challenger to Keir Starmer, said changes were needed as part of wider reform that includes revaluing council tax.

Events

3 w. ago Top Cardiff City ratings as midfielder and fearless winger standout in Wigan win

Here is how the Bluebirds players rated in the 1-0 win over the Latics

Politics

3 w. ago Christmas dinner poisoning mystery deepens amid fears Italian father may have accidentally poisoned his wife and daughter to death with rat poison

Antonella Di Ielsi, 50, and Sara Di Vita, 15, passed away within hours of each other over the weekend at Cardarelli hospital in Campobasso, days after consuming a festive meal.

Events