7 h. ago Cheshire gets huge car parts centre the size of NINE FOOTBALL PITCHES creating 200 new jobs in the region

The enormous Parts Distribution Centre is located in Ellesmere Port to streamline the supply chain for the car maker's 10 global brands.

Politics

12 h. ago LIVE updates as building taped off near Stockport town centre car park following serious incident

The entire car park had been sealed off

Politics

12 h. ago Car drives through major shopping centre as terrified shoppers forced to hide

Shoppers huddled in stores while an allegedly stolen SUV raced at dangerous speeds through a shopping complex, before emergency services were called to the building

Economics

55 h. ago Major £4.23 overhaul of Ayrshire Gypsy Travellers site in pipeline

The redeveloped site would create 16 new larger pitches which provide tenants with an amenity block comprising: open plan kitchen / dining / living room, double bedroom, second lounge.

Economics

3 d. ago Illegal Albanian migrant killed two people in car rampage including dad

Emiljano Kasaj, 34, ploughed into Leo Moran as he crossed the road before hitting Joel Carriedo as he cycled home from a night shift in Coventry in September 2023.

Events

3 d. ago Plans for Perthshire solar farm the size of 140 football pitches refused

Perth and Kinross Council felt the "excessive" scale had not been fully justified for such a "significant" loss of prime agricultural land

Politics

3 d. ago Car rampage killer was on bail from immigration detention centre, court told

Albanian national Emiljano Kasaj was suffering from severe mental illness when he deliberately used his Mercedes to kill a pedestrian and a cyclist.

Events

7 d. ago Poundland is sold for 'nominal' sum as workers brace for job losses with up to 200 branches at risk of closing

High Street discount chain Poundland has been sold for a 'nominal' sum following growing financial difficulties, as workers brace for job losses amid reports up to 200 stores could be at risk of closing.

Economics

9 d. ago Poundland stores closing: dramatic discount chain overhaul could see 200 stores close and jobs at risk

The chain faces a major shake-up as tough trading forces radical cuts and a potential change of ownership 🛒

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9 d. ago Net migration will halve again to 200,000 next year due to worsening job market, Home Office advisor predicts

Net migration to the UK fell from around 860,000 to 431,000 in the year up to December 2024

Society

1 week ago In pictures: Cheshire Oaks then and now as huge shopping park celebrates 30 years since its construction

The huge shopping park first began construction in 1994

Economics

2 w. ago Eurozone interest rate cut expected; Tesla’s UK sales fall by a third – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsStock exchange dealt another blow as £12bn fintech ditches main London listingUK trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds has also called for reforms of the WTO, including changes to the much criticised dispute resolutions system which can also take years to settle disputes between trading nations.Reynolds told the European Policy Centre security conference in Brussels:“We do recognise that reforming and repositioning the WTO so that it can respond more effectively to the challenges of today is the only way to safeguard long term stability and growth tomorrow.“Our eyes are fixed on greater flexibility in decision making, greater openness in the east of plurilaterals and building a fully functioning dispute settlement system,”“the trees that survive the storms aren’t the tallest. They’re the ones whose roots are intertwined with their lives.“Just in the past two days, during the OECD trade ministerial [summit] the message was clear a...

Economics

2 w. ago Eurozone interest rate cut expected; Tesla’s UK sales drop by a third – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsThe UK car market has returned to growth, new data shows, but sales of Teslas have fallen by a third.Overall car registrations rose by 1.6% in May, to 150,070 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). That’s the strongest May for new car sales since 2021, but 18% below pre-Covid levels. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Eurozone interest rate cut expected; fintech Wise delivers blow to London stock market – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsMay was the busiest month for UK house sales since March 2022, new data from Rightmove this morning shows.Across Great Britain, the number of sales agreed is now 6% ahead of the same period last year, Rightmove reports. But London is lagging, with sales just 1% higher than a year ago. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Two children left orphaned after parents hit by car while at Boxing Day sales

Anthony Hogg and his wife Georgina Hogg-Moore were struck by a car while crossing a road near the entrance to Blanchardstown Shopping Centre in Dublin on December 26

Society

2 w. ago Major update on Leicester crash after car 'hit multiple pedestrians after fight'

An update has been given after four people were taken to hospital after a car reportedly ploughed into several pedestrians in Leicester city centre during the early hours of Saturday morning

Events

2 w. ago Leicester crash major update as car 'hit several pedestrians after fight'

Police initially arrested a 31-year-old man after a car reportedly hit several pedestrians in Leicester city centre - two others have now been arrested following extensive enquiries

Events

2 w. ago From DJing and folk to songwriting and salsa: 10 of the best music and singing holidays

Combine beautiful locations with musical creativity on these perfectly pitched learning breaks from Somerset to MarrakechThe Kora Workshop is a small UK company that makes beautiful, high quality koras (a type of West African harp) and teaches people how to play them. UK festivalgoers may have bumped into its staff at Womad or Tribal Earth, but it also offers week-long immersion workshops in the Aveyron in southern France. They include seven days of tuition (both individual and group sessions), as well as shared accommodation and the loan of a kora. The first week got booked up quickly, so move fast if you’re interested. 14-21 Sept, £510, thekoraworkshop.co.uk Continue reading...

Culture

2 w. ago Mum 'feared the worst' after seeing son lying in road after Liverpool parade horror

Maria and her son attended Monday's title victory parade but were caught up in the horror when a car ploughed into a dense crowd of pedestrians in a city centre street

Events

2 w. ago Car 'crashes into several pedestrians' in UK city centre as man arrested

An serious incident occurred on a popular UK high street on Saturday morning, leaving multiple pedestrians hit with some being rushed to hospital, investigations say

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