HMV owner Doug Putman moves closer to Wilko rescue deal
This comes after it was announced by administrators PwC and the GMB trade union that redundances would begin after a potential deal fell through. However, reports are now stating that…
Ministers urged to name schools with collapse risk concrete
M inisters have been urged to “come clean” about the scale of the problems facing England’s school buildings as thousands of pupils faced a disrupted start to term. More than…
Farms on brink of financial ruin thanks to astonishing blunder | UK | News
Some English farmers are on the brink of a financial armageddon with the prospect of losing as much as 63 per cent of their income. Delays to the Government’s new…
‘The Wagner Group is essentially OVER’: Pentagon says warlord Prigozhin’s death means the end for the mercenaries after leaders told them to find new jobs in Russia
The Pentagon said Thursday that the Wagner Group was effectively finished as a fighting force after the death of its leader in a plane crash last week. Tens of thousands…
Home care group covering Oxfordshire named among best in UK
BelleVie Care Home, which works in Abingdon, Witney, Wantage, Oxford, Didcot and Wallingford, has won an award for being listed in the UK’s best Small Home Care Groups for 2023. The list was…
I’m not resigning, NI chief constable says after lengthy Policing Board meeting
P ressure has mounting on PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne as he insisted he would not resign following a marathon meeting with his oversight body. The discussions with the Policing…
One in four of Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ cameras wrecked or stolen by vandals | UK | News
A quarter of Sadiq Khan’s new ULEZ cameras are either damaged or missing as vigilantes step up their efforts to bring a halt to the ULEZ charge scheme. At least 450…
Missouri judge rules white man, 84, WILL stand trial for assault after he shot black teenager Ralph Yarl who accidentally knocked on wrong door while fetching his brothers
A Missouri judge has ruled that a white man, 84, will stand trial for assault after he shot a black teenager who accidentally knocked on wrong door while fetching his…
Bampton’s annual Donkey Derby is a runaway success
The donkey derby in Bampton is run by the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Junketing (SPAJERS), which was formed in 1953 and also runs the village’s famous shirt race.…
I’m not resigning, NI chief constable says after lengthy Policing Board meeting
P SNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne said he would not resign following a meeting with his oversight body that lasted close to seven hours. His comments provoked anger among police…