UK set to see warmer weather as cold snap comes to an end The UK will see warmer weather this weekend as the cold snap which brought temperatures as low as minus 11C comes to an end. The Met Office said Friday is expected to bring milder temperatures overnight with wet and windy conditions replacing
Dame Helen Mirren to appear on The Repair Shop for cello restoration TV show The Repair Shop is throwing open its doors to Dame Helen Mirren, Julia Donaldson and Rob Brydon, who will visit the experts to get their special treasures mended and fixed in time for Christmas. Dame Helen will bring a beloved cello
Household energy bills to edge up next year despite falling wholesale prices Household energy bills will rise slightly from January after increases to Government policy costs helped offset falling gas prices, Ofgem said. Funding nuclear power projects and discounts to some households’ winter bills were driving the price cap change, the regulator said. The 0.2%
Cole Palmer ruled out of Barcelona and Arsenal games after ‘accident at home’ Cole Palmer faces another spell on the sidelines after fracturing his toe in an accident at home. The Chelsea forward had just returned to training after two months out with a groin injury. But boss Enzo Maresca has revealed Palmer will miss
Ukraine ‘must determine its future’, says Starmer after call with Zelensky Ukraine “must determine its future under its sovereignty”, Sir Keir Starmer has said following a call with Volodymyr Zelensky about a US-backed peace plan. The Prime Minister said he along with French and German leaders had emphasised to Mr Zelensky their support for Ukraine
Ex-Reform leader in Wales jailed for accepting £40k for pro-Russian statements The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after he was paid £40,000 to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament in a “grave betrayal” of the British public. Nathan Gill, 52, of Anglesey, North Wales, pleaded guilty
Ben Stokes leads brilliant England bowling response on wild first day of Ashes England fought fire with fire as the Ashes began with low scores and high drama on a 19-wicket opening day in Perth. The tourists chose to bat first on a spicy greentop and were shot down for 172 in less than 33
Kings of Leon and Neil Young to headline new festival in Essex Kings of Leon, Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts and The Lumineers will headline a new music festival in Essex. State Fayre will take place at Hylands Park in Chelmsford from June 26 to 28 next year, and will also see the likes
Wetherspoons to open first pub in Spain as chain eyes overseas expansion JD Wetherspoon is to open its first pub in mainland Europe with plans for a bar at Alicante airport in Spain. The pub – to be called the Castell de Santa Barbera – is set to open at the end of January and
60% of farmers ‘at financial risk from supermarket buying behaviour’ – survey Some six in 10 farmers say they consider their farm to be at financial risk because of supermarket buying behaviour, with the industry branding the current regulatory scheme “unfit for purpose”. Some 68% of farmers say making a living through farming has “never