63 h. ago Wetherspoon announces major payment change in blow to customers

One customer expressed his anger after trying to pay with cash for a pint in a pub he has been frequenting for years

Economics

64 h. ago Wetherspoon to slash price of all food and drink for one day only this month

Wetherspoon has announced that it will be cutting the price of all of its food and drink for one day only this month, in a bid to highlight the benefits of a VAT reduction

Politics

4 d. ago Lando Norris must now change the habit of a lifetime after cruel F1 title blow

Comment: Norris’s unfortunate retirement in Zandvoort is a game-changing moment in the McLaren intra-team title battle, with intriguing consequences for both the Brit and championship leader Oscar Piastri

Politics

9 d. ago The Guardian view on France’s latest political crisis: François Bayrou’s gamble on austerity does not deserve to pay off | Editorial

The likely fall of another prime minister is a further blow to Emmanuel Macron’s becalmed presidency. A change in priorities is neededFollowing a startling victory for Marine Le Pen in European elections last June, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, foolishly called a snap legislative poll. The idea was to give voters a salutary wake-up call, daring them to repeat their embrace of Ms Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party in a domestic election. The unanticipated result was a suddenly deadlocked parliament, in which the influence of the National Rally and the left significantly increased, and a lame-duck status for Mr Macron’s second term.That failed gamble has now led to another, which appears equally doomed. This week, Mr Macron’s fourth prime minister in two years put the future of his minority government on the line, in an attempt to pass a deeply unpopular budget this autumn. François Bayrou, intending to deliver his own wake-up call to MPs, has unexpectedly called a confi...

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2 w. ago DWP confirms full list of benefits that will be paid early due to August bank holiday weekend

The early payment arrangement will apply to all major benefits this week

Economics

2 w. ago Loose Women faces another blow amidst ITV cuts and 'disappointing' change

The stars of Loose Women have reportedly been left 'disappointed' after they undergo a studio 'downgrade' after it was announced the show was being cut to 30 weeks

Politics