Day: January 16, 2025

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Mike Amesbury told man ‘you won’t threaten your MP again’ after street punch

News

Mike Amesbury told man ‘you won’t threaten your MP again’ after street punch

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury told a man “you won’t threaten your MP again” after punching him in the head with enough force to knock him to the ground, a court heard. At Chester Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, Amesbury pleaded guilty to assaulting 45-year-old Paul Fellows in Main Street in Frodsham, Cheshire, in the early hours of October 26 following a dispute about a bridge closure. CCTV of the attack […]

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Deliveroo sees orders and spending grow after expanding shopping ranges

Business

Deliveroo sees orders and spending grow after expanding shopping ranges

Deliveroo has said it enjoyed more orders and spending in recent months despite ongoing weaker consumer confidence in the UK. The boss of the delivery firm said it had been growing the selection of products available on the platform to “bring even more of the neighbourhood to consumers’ doors”. For the UK and Ireland, the number of orders grew by 5% to 43.1 million over the last three months of […]

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Hollyoaks actor Paul Danan dies aged 46

Entertainment

‘Beacon of light’ Hollyoaks actor Paul Danan dies aged 46

Hollyoaks and reality TV star Paul Danan has been described as a “beacon of light” after his death aged 46. The actor played bad boy Sol Patrick from 1997 to 2001 on the Channel 4 soap and was later known for his reality TV appearances, including on Celebrity Big Brother and Celebrity Love Island. He had been due to appear for a plea hearing at Warrington Magistrates’ Court on Thursday […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025 2

Moyes loses on Everton return

Sport

Thursday’s football briefing: Moyes loses on Everton return as Arsenal ignite title bid

David Moyes began his second spell as Everton manager with a defeat as Aston Villa ruined the Scot’s return to Goodison Park while Arsenal ignited their title charge with victory in the north London derby. Ollie Watkins scored the only goal of the game to leave the Toffees just a point above the relegation zone, while Arsenal went up to second and in-form Newcastle moved into the top four. No […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025 2

Davey calls for UK to join EU customs union to ‘turbocharge’ economy

News

Davey calls for UK to join EU customs union to ‘turbocharge’ economy

Sir Ed Davey will call for the UK to seek to rejoin the EU customs union to help protect the economy amid concerns about potential trade tariffs under Donald Trump’s incoming US administration. In his first major speech of the year, the Liberal Democrat leader will urge the Labour Government to negotiate a new agreement with Brussels which has at its heart a system for goods to move freely between […]

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves

News

UK economy sees weaker-than-expected growth in November

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has insisted she will “fight every day” to deliver economic growth after the latest official figures showed weaker-than-expected expansion in November. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated the UK economy grew in November by 0.1% after falling by 0.1% in both September and October. While a welcome return to growth, most economists were expecting gross domestic product (GDP) to rebound by 0.2% in November. The figures […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025 2

Regulator must show its teeth over some practices by insurers

Business

Regulator must show its teeth over some practices by insurers

That's according to the Consumer Group, Which? The City regulator is being urged by Which? to crack down on some practices by insurers. The consumer group raised concerns that some firms could be failing to meet their obligations under the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s Consumer Duty, which requires firms to focus on customer outcomes by putting themselves in customers’ shoes and pro-actively take action. It said the impact of poor […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025 2

Conclave, Emilia Perez and The Brutalist lead Bafta film nominations

Entertainment

Conclave, Emilia Perez and The Brutalist lead Bafta film nominations

Conclave, starring British actor Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal overseeing the election of a new pope, leads the Bafta film awards nominations with 12 nods. The film’s star Fiennes is nominated in the leading actor category, where he will go head to head with Adrien Brody for immigrant tale The Brutalist, Timothee Chalamet for Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and Colman Domingo for Sing Sing, about prisoners becoming part […]

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