GB News has surged to become the UK’s fourth largest news brand, according to the newly released Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025, marking a major milestone for the self-styled “People’s Channel”. The report, widely regarded as the most authoritative global study on news consumption, found that GB News has jumped from eighth to fourth place based on weekly reach ...
As the long-awaited Oasis reunion tour draws near, the band is cashing in on the hype with a string of official merchandise stores opening across the UK and Ireland — giving fans a chance to stock up on everything from bucket hats to branded cutlery sets. The first shop opens in Manchester’s Spinningfields on Friday, two weeks before Liam and ...
Retail sales across the UK fell sharply in May, recording their steepest monthly drop in 18 months, as consumers scaled back spending on essentials such as food and clothing, official figures show. According to data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), retail sales volumes declined by 2.7 per cent last month — significantly more than economists had forecast. ...
The government’s borrowing bill came in lower than expected in May, as higher business tax revenues and falling debt interest payments helped to improve the UK’s public finances. According to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), public sector net borrowing fell to £17.7 billion last month — below economists’ forecasts of around £18 billion, and down from ...
Wine drinkers could face supermarket shortages this summer after workers at the UK’s largest wine bottling plant voted to go on strike in a dispute over pay and conditions. The Encirc plant in Bristol, which bottles nearly 300 million litres of wine a year and supplies all major UK supermarkets, will see industrial action from Thursday until July 5, union ...
Inheritance‑tax receipts reached £1.5 billion in April and May, the first two months of the 2025‑26 tax year, HM Revenue & Customs revealed on Thursday. The figure is £98 million higher than in the same period last year and keeps the levy on its long‑running upward trajectory. Yet the latest surge comes just as ministers weigh a rethink of one of their ...
After a week of intense speculation about whether President Donald Trump will launch a strike on Iran in support of Israel’s efforts to eliminate the country’s nuclear weapons program, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced there is a ‘substantial chance’ for renewed negotiations. This comes as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is reportedly scheduled to meet with European leaders ...
Army Gen. Michael ‘Erik’ Kurilla is no stranger to conflict, especially in the Middle East. Two decades ago as a lieutenant colonel, he was at the front lines of combat fighting off insurgents in Mosul, Iraq, while leading the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment. The battalion’s mission was to conduct security patrols and coordinate offensive attacks against anti-Iraqi insurgents targeting ...
As hostilities continue to rage between Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran, U.S. Ambassador to the Jewish state Mike Huckabee has indicated work is underway to provide options for Americans who want to evacuate. ‘American Citizens wanting to evacuate Israel: Sign up at https://mytravel.state.gov/s/step to be on list. We’re working to get military, commercial, charter flights & cruise ships ...
Several Boeing 747s have been spotted on radar leaving China for Iran over the last week, according to reports, sparking concerns that the CCP is helping the Middle Eastern nation transport cargo or people out of the country as Israel continues to strike the country’s nuclear facilities. Starting on June 14th, FlightRadar24 shows that at least five flights traveled from ...