Month: August 2024

The 69th Eurovision Song Contest will be hosted in Basel in Switzerland next year, organisers have announced. In a statement on Friday, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said the semi-finals on May 13 and 15 and the grand final on May 17 for the 2025 event will be held in the St Jakobshalle arena. The international singing competition is being hosted in Switzerland after Swiss singer Nemo took the trophy […]

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Professional dancer Amy Dowden’s return to Strictly Come Dancing will be celebrated with an “empowering” group dance by the show’s professionals. The performance will feature in the launch show of the BBC dancing programme’s 22nd series, which will see it celebrate its 20th anniversary. Dowden will return to the show after being diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2023, when she found a lump the day before her honeymoon, and […]

Police have launched a murder investigation, after being called to a house in Oldbury on Thursday afternoon A 13-year-old boy has been stabbed to death at a house, sparking a murder investigation. West Midlands Police officers were called to an address in Lovett Avenue, Oldbury, at about 4pm on Thursday. The child died despite being treated by paramedics. Detective Superintendent Shaun Edwards, from the force’s homicide team, said: “It’s absolutely tragic a young […]

Annual house price growth picked up in August to the fastest rate since December 2022, according to an index. Across the UK, property values increased by 2.4% annually, Nationwide Building Society said. This took the typical house price to £265,375. Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s chief economist, said: “UK house prices fell by 0.2% month-on-month in August, after taking account of seasonal effects, but the annual rate of house price growth continued […]

Riots across the UK earlier this month “severely impacted” shopper footfall as many consumers stayed away from shops and retail parks during the violent unrest, according to a report. Latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Sensormatic IQ revealed that UK footfall fell 0.4% in August, dropping for the 13th month in a row. Some cities fared worse than others, with footfall tumbling by 8.1% in Birmingham while Bristol and […]

People will be able to have their risk of developing certain heart diseases assessed in the workplace for the first time, under a new NHS scheme designed to boost economic growth. It is estimated that more than 130,000 employees in England will be eligible. Plans for a digital version of the NHS Health Check have also been announced, in a bid to make the programme more accessible. Workers will provide […]

Government-funded childcare support may not be “plain sailing” for working parents, the Education Secretary has warned. Bridget Phillipson said early years support is her “number one priority” in Government, but her department claimed it must find around 85,000 more childcare places by September 2025 compared with 2023, to expand its free childcare offer. The Government will fund 15 hours per week of free childcare for eligible working parents whose children […]

In response the band has warned against buying resold tickets unless it is via Ticketmaster or Twickets. A post to the band’s X page on Friday said: “We have noticed people attempting to sell tickets on the secondary market since the start of the pre-sale. “Please note, tickets can ONLY be resold, at face value, via @Ticketmaster and @Twickets. “Tickets sold in breach of the terms and conditions will be […]