Nicola Sturgeon to headline comedy festival show
The former First Minister will be joined by crime author Val McDermid for a night entitled “Books & Banter”....
Month : November 2024
Government steps in over housing plan row
The housing secretary will decide if plans for 8,400 homes near Sittingbourne can go ahead....
Trump names campaign manager as White House Chief of Staff
US President-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles, one of his two campaign managers, as his White House chief of staff, making her the first...
Dozens of monkeys escape US research lab
Officials in rural South Carolina say the female rhesus monkeys escaped into the wild after their pen was left open....
Botswana to legalise undocumented Zimbabweans – president
The new president tells the BBC thousands of illegal Zimbabweans should be given temporary permits....
Sainsbury’s and M&S warn Budget may push up prices
A number of major firms have warned over the impact of higher National Insurance costs....
Interest rates cut but Bank hints fewer falls to come
Interest rates were cut to 4.75% but the Bank expects inflation to creep higher after last week’s Budget....
Irish general election to be officially called
Taoiseach Simon Harris is expected to announce the date for a general election later....
Manchester to still get £100m levelling up cash
Ministers agree to honour the previous government’s £100m levelling up promise to Greater Manchester....
Israeli bombing puts ancient ruins at risk, archaeologists warn
Roman ruins in Lebanon lie just a short distance from sites that have been hit by Israeli air strikes....