16 minutes ago About sharing Dani Alves was first arrested in January 2023 and has been detained since By George Wright BBC News A Spanish court has ruled that ex-Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves can be conditionally released from jail after serving about a quarter of his sentence for rape. Alves, who was sentenced…
24 minutes ago Comments About sharing By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reversed a decision to close its self-assessment telephone helpline for half of the year. The tax authority announced on Tuesday that the line would be closed between April and September, with taxpayers directed to online services…
It follows reports, first published by the Daily Mirror, that staff at the the London Clinic attempted to access her private medical reports.
29 minutes ago About sharing Dominic West played Prince Charles in the last two seasons, with Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana By Yasmin Rufo & Ian Youngs BBC News The final season of Netflix’s The Crown leads this year’s Bafta TV Award nominations, despite controversy over its depiction of the Royal Family. The sixth season…
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the DUP MP for Lagan Valley, says yesterday the Northern Irish Assembly for the first time used its new veto powers to prevent the application of new EU law that would harm their ability to trade with the rest of the UK. He asks whether the PM will continue to faithfully implement…
Leo Varadkar has served as taoiseach since December 2022, and previously from 2017 to 2020 – at the age of 38, being the youngest person to hold the position in office. During the campaign for the 2015 same-sex marriage referendum, Varadkar came out as gay becoming the first serving Irish minister to do so. Varadkar…
12 minutes ago Comments About sharing By Jemma Dempsey BBC News Inflation fell to 3.4% in February, down from 4% in January and edging closer to the Bank’s target of 2%. The drop means the cost of living is rising at its slowest pace since September 2021, when it stood at 3.1%. Inflation, the rate…
The ship was reportedly at anchor because of stormy weather.
Some shops are closed as the bakery chain says it is working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Inflation measures how quickly prices are rising (or very occasionally falling) for goods and services. And a series of shocks to the economy over recent years has caused high inflation, the Bank of England says. First, the Covid pandemic pushed prices up as more people bought goods – but there were problems getting enough of…