The UK government is sending a shipment of British goods, including signed Beano comics, to Australia and New Zealand to mark the beginning of two new post-Brexit trade deals. These agreements are the first that the UK has negotiated post-Brexit and have come into force at midnight. The Business and Trade Secretary, Kemi Badenoch, described
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The ongoing disputes over pay, jobs, and conditions are set to cause more strikes in the coming days, leading to severe reductions in train services. The drivers and other workers’ union members will walk out on Wednesday, June 2nd, and June 3rd, causing inconvenience for passengers. The Rail, Maritime, and Transport union (RMT) has also
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are preparing to launch a legal battle over COVID-related documents just hours before the deadline for handing over sensitive material to the official pandemic inquiry. Johnson, who was the UK’s Prime Minister during the pandemic, is fighting to stop the Cabinet Office from releasing all his unedited WhatsApp messages and
Eamonn Holmes, who formerly presented on ITV’s This Morning, has accused fellow presenter Phillip Schofield of “toxicity” and claimed there was a “total cover-up” over his affair with a younger male colleague while he was married. Schofield recently admitted to the unwise affair but denied there was any toxicity on the show. However, Holmes hit
Jeff Stelling, the 68-year-old presenter of Soccer Saturday, marked his departure from the show with an emotional farewell, including a surprise phone call from Elton John. Stelling revealed that the legendary singer, who was once the owner of Watford football club, rang him at home to wish him well ahead of his final appearance on
Dr Ranj Singh, former star of This Morning, has spoken out about the “toxic culture” at the ITV daytime show. He claimed that he was “managed out” after taking his concerns to Emma Gormley, the head of ITV Daytime. In a post on Twitter, Dr Ranj stated that he was on the show for ten
A nationwide technical issue with e-gates at ports and airports in the UK has caused long queues and scenes of chaos at the UK border. The e-gates stopped working on Friday, and all passengers had to be processed through staffed airport desks. The Home Office stated that the issue had been resolved on Saturday evening,
Phillip Schofield’s former co-presenter, Holly Willoughby, has spoken out about his admission of having an affair with a much younger male colleague. Willoughby claims that she directly asked Schofield about the rumors of the affair and he denied them, which she now finds to be a lie. The broadcaster has since resigned from ITV and
Rolf Harris, a former entertainer and one of the UK’s most popular TV stars, died at the age of 93 after a long illness. Initially a national treasure who arrived in the UK from Australia in 1953, he was later imprisoned for grooming and assaulting young women. Harris was accused of committing sexual assaults on
Which?, a consumer group, has recently issued a warning about the rise of four convincing scams that have emerged so far this year. Consumers are being bombarded with these scams from all directions, making it difficult to identify the real ones. Lisa Barber, Which? tech editor, said that it is appalling that scammers are continuing