Price hikes will be limited despite cost pressures, Wetherspoon’s boss says The boss of JD Wetherspoon has said the pub group will try to “keep price increases to a minimum” amid pressure from rising labour costs, despite reporting higher sales and profits over the past year. The company, which operates nearly 800 pubs across the
Heavy rain and wind warning as Storm Amy threatens travel disruption Commuters across the UK have been warned about the possibility of widespread travel disruption as Storm Amy looks set to batter the country well into the weekend. The first named storm of the season has prompted weather warnings throughout Britain for heavy rain and
Consumer confidence in economy falls to lowest point this year Consumer confidence in the UK economy fell during the last quarter to its lowest point so far this year, according to a survey. KPMG’s latest Consumer Pulse survey of 3,000 UK consumers saw the number of people feeling that the economy is worsening increase from
Taylor Swift says Opalite is Travis Kelce’s ‘favourite’ track from new album Popstar Taylor Swift has said her song Opalite is Travis Kelce’s “favourite” track from her new album. The 35-year-old musician spoke about her 12th studio album, The Life Of A Showgirl, during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, which was filmed on
Holyrood committee backs community wealth building legislation A Holyrood committee has backed the principles of community wealth building legislation. The Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill would impose a duty on councils and other public bodies to create plans that would “facilitate and support the generation, circulation and retention of wealth in the local economy” which
Labour are ‘handmaidens’ to Reform, Green Party leader to tell conference The Green Party will accuse Labour of being too strongly influenced by Reform UK, as the party’s conference gets under way. Newly elected Green leader Zack Polanski will make an appeal to voters ahead of the local elections in May next year, pledging his
Some of UK’s biggest banks ‘investing ever larger sums into fossil fuels’ Some of Britain’s biggest banks contributed billions of pounds to oil and gas financing last year, while just two were found to meet high ethical standards, analysis by a consumer group has revealed. Which? Money said consumers may not be aware that some
Taylor Swift calls The Life Of A Showgirl album a ‘self-portrait’ Taylor Swift has unveiled her highly anticipated 12th studio album, The Life Of A Showgirl, telling fans the record is a “self-portrait”. The album, expected to top charts around the world, dropped at 5am in the UK, with many Swifties likely setting early alarms
Terrorist who killed two at synagogue was Syrian granted UK citizenship in 2006 The terrorist who killed two Jewish men outside a synagogue on the holiest day of the religion’s calendar was a British citizen of Syrian descent, police have said. Three people have been arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack in connection
Four injured after car driven at people and man stabbed outside synagogue Four people have been injured after a car was driven at members of the public and a man was stabbed outside a synagogue. Greater Manchester Police said it was called to an incident in Middleton Road, Crumpsall, on Thursday where a man –