GSK to sell Horlicks as part of UK review
Getty Images GSK has confirmed plans to sell its Horlicks business in the UK and close the site where the malted drink is made. As well as shutting the site in Slough, the pharmaceuticals giant said it will off-load its MaxiNutrition brand. The closure, as well as an intention to outsource jobs at a manufacturing […]
Eton College set to give ‘brick’ phones to first years
Getty Images Boys starting at the boarding school from September will have basic phones, which can only send and receive texts and calls Eton College is providing basic “brick” phones to pupils set to start at the school in September. The devices, which can only send and receive texts and calls, will be given to […]
Delay to Hull Maritime Museum reopening date
A multimillion-pound refurbishment of Hull Maritime Museum has been delayed. Work started on the building in 2021 as part of a £27.5m revamp of the city’s maritime heritage. It was originally scheduled to welcome visitors in 2025, but now, in a press release, Hull City Council said it was “expected to reopen in spring 2026”. […]
Initial phase of Sheffield’s Attercliffe Waterside development approved
The east end of Sheffield will finally be redeveloped 40 years after councillors first discussed it. The first phase of the Attercliffe Waterside development to transform the city’s former steelworks heartland was approved by councillors on Tuesday. Sheffield Council has partnered with developers Citu, who said Attercliffe would be as successful as the redevelopment of […]
Disney’s Moana 2 features work of Beverley crowd artist Ben Brown
Disney A crowd artist ensures the background of film scenes looks “natural and real” A visual effects artist from East Yorkshire who has worked on some of Hollywood’s biggest films can now add Moana 2 to his impressive list of titles. The Disney animated musical is a follow up to the 2016 original and tells […]
Israeli anger at ‘irresponsible and hasty’ ceasefire
EPA People are afraid to return to their homes in northern Israel Benjamin Netanyahu presented the ceasefire deal in the context of what he said were Israel’s “unprecedented achievements” over the past year of a seven-front war. He said Israel had set Hezbollah back “tens of years” and that it was not the same group […]
Household bills will fall with new tech
Getty Images Senior business figures including Mark Carney were asked to form a taskforce for the National Wealth Fund announced by Labour Greener technologies will help drive down household bills by the end of the decade, former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has said. By 2030, the cost of renewable energy will be lower, […]
Winner of 2024 Channel 4 show revealed
Channel 4/Love Productions/Mark Bourdillon Cooking up a storm: The contestants in series 15 of the Great British Bake Off SPOILER ALERT: This article reveals who has won The Great British Bake Off 2024 After 10 weeks of battle in the kitchen, the winner of the 2024 series of The Great British Bake Off has been […]
Married at First Sight wife admits it was ‘tough watching’ marriage collapse on TV
A woman who had never had a boyfriend before appearing in a reality TV series where she married a stranger, said watching the show was “tough”. Emma Barnes, from Bristol, failed to connect with Caspar Todd after he told her on their honeymoon that he was not attracted to “curvier” women. He later apologised. Ms […]
Russian deserter reveals war secrets of guarding nuclear base
Russian defence ministry A ballistic missile on a nuclear base in Russia On the day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Anton says the nuclear weapons base he was serving at was put on full combat alert. “Before that, we had only exercises. But on the day the war started, the weapons […]