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British stars Charli XCX, Raye and Dua Lipa will be among the artists battling it out at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) ceremony in Manchester, where Pet Shop Boys will also receive an honour. The star-studded event, held in a different European city every year, will be hosted by Manchester’s Co-op Live arena on Sunday night with performances from Shawn Mendes, Teddy Swims and Benson Boone. Pop star Rita […]

Hospitality bosses have told Rachel Reeves her changes to National Insurance are “regressive in their impact on lower earners”, it has been reported. Signatories to the letter organised by UK Hospitality, and seen by The Sunday Times, have said that “some jobs on minimum wage will become unviable” as a result of the new threshold announced at last week’s Budget. The main tax rise in Ms Reeves’ fiscal statement was […]

Phil Salt continued his stunning T20 form against the West Indies with a swashbuckling 103 not out off 54 balls as England drew first blood in the five-match series in Barbados. Salt followed up back-to-back hundreds in Trinidad last December and a match-winning 87 not out against the Windies at the T20 World Cup in St Lucia in June to anchor England’s successful pursuit of 183. On the island where […]

The Princess of Wales is set to carry out two consecutive days of public official engagements for the first time since the start of the year as she joins the King to commemorate the war dead on Remembrance Sunday. In the wake of Kate completing a course of cancer treatment, the Prince of Wales said at the end of his visit to South Africa that he hoped to carry out […]

The show dates to the 13th century and is the first official engagement of a new lord mayor of London. The Lord Mayor serves as the elected head of the City of London Corporation and their terms last one year. This year the new Lord Mayor is Alderman Alastair King. Riding in the golden state coach, and cheered on by thousands of onlookers, he is the 696th Lord Mayor of […]

The Queen is to miss Remembrance events this weekend to ensure she makes full recovery from a chest infection and to protect others from any risk, Buckingham Palace has said. A disappointed Camilla had hoped to join the royal family at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert on Hall on Saturday evening, and to honour of the war dead at the Remembrance Sunday ceremony on […]

Spencer had played matriarch Peggy Woolley in the BBC Radio 4 show since its first episode in 1951 The Queen has said The Archers actress June Spencer will be “greatly missed” following her death aged 105. Spencer had played matriarch Peggy Woolley in the BBC Radio 4 show since its first episode in 1951, and was credited as being the longest-serving character in the programme when she announced her retirement […]

Bryn Hughes and Paul Bone both received an Elizabeth Emblem following the deaths of their daughters Pcs Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone The fathers of two murdered police officers said it was “vitally important” to honour public servants killed in the line of duty after they became the first recipients of a new award. Bryn Hughes and Paul Bone both received an Elizabeth Emblem following the deaths of their daughters […]

A weak day of trading for miners and retailers has helped drag London’s FTSE 100 to a three-month low, while Vistry shares dropped sharply after it warned over cost pressures. The blue-chip index dropped 68.35 points, or 0.84%, to close at 8,072.39 on Friday, the lowest level since early August. Mining giants Antofagasta, Glencore, Anglo American and Rio Tinto were among the day’s biggest fallers with losses of more than […]