Share a great natural spa experience in the UK or Europe to win a holiday voucher Tell us about your favourite thermal pools and hot springs – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023
OPINION - The Middle East is burning - but the crisis in Ukraine must not be forgotten James Cowan, head of the landmine clearance charity The HALO Trust, visits Ukraine to see horror that still envelops the nation Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2023
Trial to focus on finding treatments for ‘annual scourge’ of influenza Flu can kill between 290,000 and 650,000 people globally each year, according to the World Health Organisation. The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
Dominic Cummings ‘was most empowered chief of staff Downing Street has seen’ The former chief adviser to Boris Johnson will give evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Tuesday. The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
Boris Johnson met with Russian mogul Lord Lebedev at height of Covid pandemic BORIS Johnson held a private meeting with Russian media mogul Lord Evgeny Lebedev just days before the UK went into lockdown. The National (Scotland) · Oct 30, 2023
Flooding hits parts of Northern Ireland as amber warning comes into effect The latest heavy rain has come before Storm Ciaran, which is expected to batter the UK and Ireland later this week. The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
What Revolut’s attempt to secure a UK banking licence could mean for its current customers and for the 'unbanked' Last year, the CEO of financial technology (fintech) company Revolut added a UK banking license to his 2022 Christmas wish list, telling startup news outlet Sifted: “I would love to have it as a Christmas present. A present for me personally and for the business.” The Conversation · Oct 30, 2023
Announcement of 27 new oil and gas licences is ‘wrong move’ – Yousaf The chief executive of Offshore Energies UK had described the allocation of the new licences as ‘a great boost for UK energy security’. The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
I was all for Halloween mania in the UK. Then I heard about ‘boo baskets’ These hampers full of useless clutter have nothing to do with the true spirit of the season, says freelance writer Amelia Tait The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023
Pierce Brosnan ‘taking legal action’ against UK gallery over 'fake' exhibition and meet and greet The SMS Art Gallery in Nottingham claimed that the actor would be exhibiting his artwork and advertised £500 tickets to meet him Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2023
UK mortgage approvals slump before interest rates decision Remortgaging at lowest level since January 1999 as borrowers face higher repayments The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023
MP accuses UK’s biggest banks of being ‘far too slow’ to reward savers Harriett Baldwin, who chairs the Treasury Committee, said the ‘big four’ banks have not done enough to pass on higher interest rates to savers. The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
Rishi Sunak accused of ‘climate crime' over new oil and gas licences Climate activists have accused Rishi Sunak of “pandering” to corporate interests after the announcement of 27 new North Sea The National (Scotland) · Oct 30, 2023
UK backs suspension of deep-sea mining in environmental U-turn Thérèse Coffey says data will be gathered on impact of emerging industry and UK will not support licences in meantime The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023
The National (Scotland) · Oct 30, 2023 Humza Yousaf insists he has not deleted pandemic WhatsApp messages HUMZA Yousaf has insisted he has kept his WhatsApp messages from during the pandemic but added that it was Scottish Government policy to…
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023 Average value of a romance scam in June was nearly £70,000, says HSBC UK The bank warned that it can take months before romance scammers ‘show their true colours’ to victims.
The Conversation · Oct 30, 2023 Nos Galan Gaeaf: the traditional Welsh celebration being eclipsed by modern Halloween Children throughout Wales will be dressed in witch or ghost costumes come October 31, going from door to door, chorusing “trick or treat” in the hope of receiving sweets. In other words, the scene will be very much like that encountered at Halloween in the rest of the UK.
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023 Hotel chain named the UK’s worst for 11th year running Brand with more than 60 hotels nationwide scores ‘abysmal’ overall customer satisfaction rating
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023 Jewish people in UK experiencing fearful time, says minister Education minister Robert Halfon said there are ‘ever-increasing’ incidents of antisemitism on university campuses.
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023 Murder probe after woman, 19, ‘stabbed to death’ at home in London Police find woman, thought to be an Indian national who recently arrived in UK, with stab woulds at a property in Croydon
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023 Chris Whitty referred to ‘Eat out to help out’ as ‘Eat out to help out the virus’, UK Covid inquiry told – as it happened UK’s chief medical officer said to have attacked Treasury scheme launched by Rishi Sunak that subsidised meals out in August 2020
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023 Suella Braverman calls pro-Palestine demos ‘hate marches’ Home secretary claims protesters want to ‘erase Israel from the map’ by chanting in support of Palestine
The National (Scotland) · Oct 30, 2023 UK weather: Heavy rain expected over next few days ahead of Storm Ciaran The UK is braced for another deluge of rain over the next few days as wet and windy weather is expected to build up to a “nasty storm” later in…
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023 Stressed medical students considering quitting before they qualify as half struggle with mental health Three-quarters of students in the UK are worried about how staff shortages will affect their future careers as waiting lists hit all-time high
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023 German economy shrinks; UK remortgaging lowest since 1999; window firm Safestyle enters administration – business live Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as German GDP shrinks slightly in the third quarter of the year