Serj Tankian hooks up with The Hu for impossibly epic new version of Black Thunder Also on board: DL from Bad Wolves Metal Hammer · Mar 31, 2023
Post-Brexit UK to join CPTPP free trade bloc Britain has clinched a deal to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and become the trade bloc's first new member since its inauguration in 2018. It's a win for the UK, which had been looking to bolster global trade ties since leaving the European Union. Plus,… France 24 · Mar 31, 2023
Marks and Spencer closing multiple stores across UK - see if your local branch is shutting Marks and Spencer said last year it plans to shut 67 of its larger "full line" stores with home and clothing ranges, with some of the closures having already taken place Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2023
Rishi Sunak sidesteps question about whether having private swimming pool means he’s out of touch – as it happened PM also refused to say what he would do if inquiry into Dominic Raab found justice secretary bullied officials The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023
UK house prices fall at fastest annual rate since 2009 Average property drops 3.1% to £257,122 over year to March, says Nationwide The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023
Town to be left with only two banks after NatWest make 'disappointing' decision The bank confirmed this decision just six months after announcing they would be closing 43 banks across the UK. Manchester Evening News · Mar 31, 2023
UK Government refuses to commit to blocking Rosebank field Meanwhile, the First Minister hit out at Westminster over its latest carbon capture and storage plans Insider UK · Mar 31, 2023
First look inside Edinburgh's new high-rise distillery with jaw-dropping views Set to be Edinburgh's newest and most exciting visitor attraction, the Port of Leith is the UK's first vertical whisky and is set to offer plenty for visitors and locals alike. Edinburgh Live · Mar 31, 2023
Average UK house prices have fallen for seven months in a row House prices prices have dipped 4.6 per cent below their August peak. Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2023
Storm Mathis set to blast the UK with 70mph gale-force winds and heavy rain The cyclonic low pressure system is set to sweep through the UK this morning, with risks of structural damage and flash flooding. Daily Record · Mar 31, 2023
Scottish financial sector faces up to energy transition risks As a new report warns of potential job losses and bail outs, Insider asks what firms and government are doing to reduce potential harms Insider UK · Mar 31, 2023
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds tickets on sale today for UK tour 2023 How to get tickets, full tour dates and when Ticketmaster sale begins Liverpool Echo · Mar 31, 2023
Virgin Orbit: Richard Branson's rocket company to lay off 85 per cent of staff It follows a failed attempt to complete the first ever satellite launch from UK soil earlier this year Wales Online · Mar 31, 2023
UK firms report surge in orders amid signs of economic recovery After UK narrowly misses recession IoD reports rise in business demand, confidence, hiring and investment in March The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023
Al Jazeera · Mar 31, 2023 UK set to join trans-Pacific free trade pact Britain has agreed to join the 11-country CPTPP, described by PM Sunak’s office as biggest trade deal since Brexit.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023 ‘We did Top of the Pops with a track made in our kitchen’: how speed garage revved up club culture Rooted in house, jungle and working-class London, the monstrous basslines and warped samples of speed garage spread into both pop and the underground. Its creators remember the chaos – and a stoned Wesley Snipes
Wales Online · Mar 31, 2023 UK house prices have now fallen for seven months in a row Across the UK, property values fell by 0.8% month-on-month, taking the average house price to £257,122
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023 Average UK house prices have fallen for seven months in a row – Nationwide House prices have dipped 4.6% below their August peak, according to Nationwide Building Society.
ABC News · Mar 31, 2023 How Oscar Piastri's Formula 1 career might not have reached the starting grid Taking his place among the 20 drivers on the Formula 1 grid is a dream that could have easily never happened for Australian Oscar Piastri.
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023 UK economy avoided recession and grew at end of last year, new figures show Updated figures mean UK narrowly avoided recession last year
Wales Online · Mar 31, 2023 70mph winds hitting UK named Storm Mathis There could be flash flooding due to high winds and heavy rain
The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023 UK house price correction ‘has some way to go’ after March falls; eurozone and US inflation falls – as it happened Average UK house prices fell 3.1% in year to March, while energy costs are now falling in the eurozone and US core PCE inflation has dropped
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023 UK passengers set to pay a third more to travel by train than by plane, study finds Some flights create up to 275 per cent more CO2 emissions than an equivalent rail journey
Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2023 11 bits of bad news the Tories slipped out as Parliament heads into Easter break In typical fashion the Government published a series of written statements, documents and reports as MPs head on a two-week break. Here The Mirror looks at some of the news that slipped out on the last day before recess
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 31, 2023 US Appoints New Ambassador to Somalia US President Joe Biden has nominated Richard Riley to be the next US Ambassador to Somalia, according to the Somali National News Agency. Riley will serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, replacing Larry Andre, who has served as the US Ambassador to Somalia since January 2022. Previously, Riley worked at…