19 h. ago Two mosque proposals among major planning, licensing and road closures planned across Greater Manchester

These scheme have all been tabled with councils across the city-region recently

Politics

62 h. ago How to get around London this weekend as strikes and closures are planned

All Tube lines will be impacted by strike action on Sunday

Events

3 d. ago Poundland shuts down 11 stores to avoid 'running out of money'

It is part of a major restructuring plan

Politics

3 d. ago Thousands of Lloyds staff face the axe amid performance review overhaul

Lloyds Banking Group has 63,000 employees and is planning a major overhaul of its performance management system.

Politics

3 d. ago Major plans to rejuvenate Swansea city centre block which is home to McDonald's and Taco Bell

There'd be 29 new flats and a new commercial unit

Politics

4 d. ago Major airport incident after plane crashes into fence as all flights grounded

A Gulfstream G150 appeared to overshoot a runway as it crashed at Chicago Executive Airport earlier today, grounding all flights

Events

4 d. ago Iconic high street brand to return 5 years after closing all shops – full list

The news comes amid efforts from department store chain John Lewis' attempt to drive its growth as it continues with a major transformation plan under boss Peter Ruis

Economics

6 d. ago Keir Starmer makes major asylum hotel vow as plan met with backlash

Prime Minister Keir Starmer revealed he wants to shut all asylum hotels down before his existing 2029 deadline, saying he understands public anger amid a wave of protests

Events

6 d. ago Yvette Cooper to give major asylum update as PM lashes out at Farage's fantasy plans

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will address MPs returning from the summer break after a difficult summer for Labour with tensions rising over asylum hotels

Events

6 d. ago Poundland to close final Scots store this month in major restructuring plans

The discounted chain has already closed stores in Perth, Broxburn and Port Glasgow last month.

Sport

6 d. ago Drivers advised to plan ahead with journeys to combat trio of Monklands road closures

Diversions will be available during two of the three closures.

Transport

6 d. ago All the major planning, licensing and road closures across Greater Manchester

All the recent public notices submitted to authorities across the city-region

Politics

1 week ago Lotus to sack nearly half its UK workforce with 550 jobs at risk amid fears it could quit Britain

The company has launched a consultation process to determine how many roles out of the 1,300-strong workforce at the factory in Norfolk will be affected.

Events

1 week ago Welsh council issues major update on plan for 'highly disruptive' bin strikes

An initial 13 days of industrial action were pledged with the possibility of more over the Christmas holidays

Events

1 week ago ‘Bristling with spikes’: oldest known ankylosaur fossil found in Morocco

Extravagant armour and tail weaponry on Spicomellus afer fossil confound existing theories of how the species evolvedTank-like physique, bristling with body armour and a collar of spikes the length of golf clubs, Spicomellus afer looks more like a Pokémon creation than a living creature. This bizarre dinosaur roamed the flood planes of what is now north Africa 165m years ago, palaeontologists have revealed.The fossil, the oldest known ankylosaur specimen, was unearthed near the central Moroccan town of Boulemane. Its extravagant armour has confounded existing theories of how the ankylosaurs, a major group of plant-eating dinosaurs, evolved. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago List of Poundland store closures revealed after restructuring plan agreed

Poundland has avoided entering administration but is set to close more stores

Politics

1 week ago Poundland to close 68 UK stores after High Court battle – see full list

Poundland is to push ahead with more store closures after receiving court approval for a major restructuring plan. Here is the full list of affected UK locations

Events

1 week ago Full list: All the Poundland stores to close after restructure approved

The closures come after the company received court approval for a major restructuring plan

Politics

1 week ago The Poundland stores set to close revealed after business escapes collapse

The closures come after the company received court approval for a major restructuring plan

Politics

1 week ago Full list of Poundland closures as major restructuring plan announced

One of the stores set to close is in Darwen, Lancashire

Politics