Uefa ‘not worried’ as Women’s Euro 2025 and Club World Cup clash
Uefa is aiming to sell out all matches at Euro 2025 and make it the most watched women’s European football tournament. It has a target for a total attendance of more than 700,000. A portion of tickets went on sale on 1 October and over 200,000 have been sold. St Jakob Park in Basel will […]
Bolt drivers win right to holiday and minimum wage
Getty Images Thousands of drivers working for ride-hailing and food delivery app Bolt have won a legal claim to be classed as workers in the UK rather than self-employed. The ruling means drivers could be entitled to holiday pay and the minimum wage, which lawyers said could lead to compensation worth more than £200m. Bolt […]
Yvette Cooper won’t set timetable for cutting ‘dangerous’ boat crossings
Yvette Cooper says slogans won’t solve small boat crossings problem Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has told the BBC the level of “dangerous” small boat Channel crossings is “far too high” but she refused to set out a timetable to reduce the number. More than 20,000 people have made the crossing to the UK since Labour […]
The Great British Bake Off: Winning ‘changed my life’
Love Productions Georgie Grasso became the first Welsh baker to win The Great British Bake Off The winner of this year’s Great British Bake Off has said the experience has been a “dream” that has changed her life. Georgie Grasso, 34, who works as a nurse at Carmarthen, became the hit show’s first Welsh winner […]
New electricity plant captures carbon dioxide for fizzy drinks
BBC Captured carbon dioxide from electricity generation is used for fizzy drinks A new gas-fired power plant in Nottinghamshire plans to turn planet-warming carbon dioxide into an ingredient for fizzy drinks. The 10-megawatt project at Rhodesia outside Worksop uses waste heat to capture and clean the gas which would otherwise contribute to climate change. The […]
Hospitality workers’ jobs threatened by Budget, bosses warn
Getty Images Last month’s Budget raised the amount employers will pay in National Insurance Contributions Top pub and restaurant bosses have warned the chancellor that tax rises in last month’s Budget will “unquestionably” cause closures and job losses. In a letter, more than 200 signatories have said the hospitality industry is disproportionately impacted by an […]
Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi merger to create global car giant
Honda and Nissan plan to merge as the two Japanese firms seek to fight back against competition from the Chinese car industry. Joining forces would create one of the world’s biggest car producers alongside Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors and Ford. The potentially multibillion dollar deal to combat “the rise of Chinese power” was a key […]
Second walk-in clinic for County Durham farmers after success
Durham County Council Farmer Becky Land spoke to her peers about the challenges they were facing A second walk-in clinic for farmers has been planned after health challenges they were facing were highlighted. Farmer Becky Land spoke to others in Teesdale about what issues they felt affected their physical and mental health. It resulted in […]
John Swinney considers call for under-16 social media ban
PA Media John Swinney says there is a “strong argument” for an Australian-style ban First Minister John Swinney says he would consider a ban on social media for under-16s. The UK government, which is in charge of online safety rules north of the border, has said such a move is “on the table” after Australia […]
How new Robbie Williams biopic Better Man lays bare the terror of fame – by making its hero a CGI chimp
Paramount Pictures A new film about the tumultuous career of UK boy-band sensation turned solo star Robbie Williams depicts him as an ape. Directed by the maker of The Greatest Showman, it’s a revelatory look at the highs and lows of pop stardom. Fame is a relentlessly potent force in pop culture. Its pulse-racing allure […]