58% of last year’s Black Friday shoppers ‘would have spent money differently’ More than half (58%) of last year’s Black Friday shoppers would change how they spent their money if they had the chance, a survey indicates. Over two-fifths (43%) of people made a purchase during the Black Friday deals last year, spending £144 on
Rangers make double sacking as chief executive and sporting director axed Rangers have sacked chief executive Patrick Stewart and sporting director Kevin Thelwell The pair have been the target of intense supporter anger after a disastrous start to the season in which Gers won only one of their first eight league games and suffered seven
Chancellor urged to take ‘hard choices’ rather than hit businesses with more tax Rachel Reeves has been warned not to inflict “death by a thousand taxes” on British business in Wednesday’s Budget. The head of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Rain Newton-Smith said the Government must “change course” and avoid heaping more costs on
Reggae superstar Jimmy Cliff dies aged 81 Reggae superstar Jimmy Cliff has died at the age of 81, his family has announced. The musician, best known for the title track from seminal film The Harder They Come, died following a seizure after he came down with pneumonia, his wife Latifa said. A post to his
Tardis arrives at Stonehenge to mark Doctor Who Day The Tardis has arrived at Stonehenge as part of the celebrations for Doctor Who Day. Fans of the long-running BBC sci-fi drama will be able to see the Doctor’s police box-shaped spaceship at the Unesco World Heritage Site in Wiltshire at the culmination of a digital
Reeves to extend benefit fraud crackdown in Budget Rachel Reeves will extend a crackdown on benefit fraud in a bid to raise £1.2 billion as she seeks to balance the books in the Budget this week. It comes as she is expected to scrap the two-child benefit cap, in a move that could cost more
Hundreds take to the streets over plan to house asylum seekers at barracks Hundreds of people have protested against plans to house asylum seekers at an East Sussex army training camp on Sunday as speakers encouraged protesters to “form patrols” and stop paying council tax. Campaigners marched through the streets of Crowborough carrying signs and
Jailed ex-leader of Reform in Wales is ‘ancient history’, says Yusuf Reform UK head of policy Zia Yusuf said the party’s former leader in Wales who was jailed for taking bribes “is a guy which, far as we’re concerned, is ancient history”. Nathan Gill was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years after he was paid £40,000 to
Lando Norris suffers blow to F1 title hopes Lando Norris’ bid to win the world championship has taken an extraordinary setback after he was disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Norris had finished runner-up to Max Verstappen in Sin City to put him 42 points clear of the Dutchman in the title race with
MPs launch inquiry amid warning of ‘generational shift’ in reading for pleasure A “generational shift” in children reading for pleasure appears to be taking place, the chairwoman of the Education Select Committee has warned, as MPs launch an inquiry into reasons for the decline. The committee will question experts on the relationship between children reading