Katie Melua and Fisherman’s Friends to play Kate’s carol service Together at Christmas service at Westminster Abbey The Princess of Wales’s annual carol service will feature performances by singer songwriter Katie Melua, Cornish folk group Fisherman’s Friends and rising star Griff. Kate will preside over the Together at Christmas service at Westminster Abbey, now in
Higher business taxes to cost pub sector £150m and threaten jobs – analysis Pubs are facing steeper business taxes that could cost the sector an extra £150 million and threaten thousands of jobs, new analysis suggests. Firms will end up paying more despite business rates being lowered in the Budget, industry bosses are warning. This
Disruption expected in airports Software update issued for Airbus 320 Passengers are expected to face disruption over the next few days as several UK airlines are required to carry out a software update in some Airbus 320 aircrafts, an aviation agency has said. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the main certifying
Aerosmith score first UK No.1 album with Yungblud – Official Charts Company Veteran rockers Aerosmith have scored their first ever UK number one album with One More Time, their collaborative project with pop rock star Yungblud, the Official Charts Company has confirmed. The achievement comes more than 50 years after the Steven Tyler-led US band’s
Zelensky’s chief of staff resigns as Ukraine corruption investigation widens Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the resignation of his chief of staff Andrii Yermak, whose residence was searched earlier in the day by anti-corruption investigators. Mr Yermak has been Ukraine’s lead negotiator in peace talks with Russia and the US, and he has been a trusted
Prostate cancer screening: Committee says no to testing all men Prostate cancer screening should not be made routinely available for the vast majority of men in the UK, a committee advising the Government has said. In a draft recommendation, the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC) said it would not recommend population screening using the prostate specific antigen
Two-child benefit cap a ‘failed social experiment’ that had to go, PM says Sir Keir Starmer has condemned the two-child benefit cap as a “failed social experiment” after Rachel Reeves announced the abolition of the limit in her tax-raising Budget. The Prime Minister argued the move, which is set to cost £3 billion by the
Housing market ‘will bounce back into the new year after Budget uncertainty’ Speculation around property taxes ahead of the Budget contributed to a fall in home buyer demand and sales agreed in recent weeks, according to Zoopla. It said house prices had recorded an annual fall in London and southern England for the first time
Number of cars built in the UK sharply down following JLR cyber attack The number of cars built in the UK fell last month, new figures show. Production was down by 23.8% compared to last October, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Just over 59,000 cars left factories, 18,474 fewer than in
Trump calls for Afghan refugees to be investigated after shooting President Donald Trump called for the reinvestigation of all Afghan refugees who entered under the Biden administration after the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington DC. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser described it as “a targeted shooting” and said the two victims were in