Novak Djokovic showed his class as he talked up Carlos Alcaraz ahead of their Wimbledon final rematch. The Spaniard stunned the 24-time Grand Slam champion in last year’s championship match. The world No. 2 is now out for revenge after Alcaraz ended his nine-year unbeaten run on Centre Court. ButContinue Reading
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Jeremy Clarkson has made an unfortunate discovery after buying a Cotswolds pub for £1m. The Grand Tour star, whose Prime Video series Clarkson’sContinue Reading
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has said he will leave “no stone unturned” in trying to find a future for workers at Grangemouth, after ministers from the Scottish and UK governments met its owners. It is understood a report called Project Willow, worth around £1.6 million and funded by both governments,Continue Reading
Kyrgios, who lost to Djokovic in the 2022 final, has been helping the Serb practice this week. And he marvelled at the world No. 2 on commentary for the BBC during the sixth game when Djokovic broke. “Incredible! Incredible volleys peppering the baseline. How many times did Novak hit thatContinue Reading
The FTSE 100 nudged upwards on Friday – driven higher by several utilities, housing and mining stocks. The blue-chip index rose 30 points to end the week on 8,253, a 0.4% uplift. Investors were buoyed this week by stronger-than-expected gross domestic product news in May on Thursday. Early in theContinue Reading
Preparations for the Euro 2024 final are reaching fever pitch with pubs preparing for another welcome economic boost as an extra 10 million pints will be poured on Sunday. Publicans have laboured under tough trading conditions in recent years as they’ve battled closures during the Covid-19 pandemic, inflation and theContinue Reading
Suella Braverman launched a bizarre attack on her own party’s policies, urging the Conservatives to admit they “shamefully” did not build enough prisons while in office. As Labour announced a series of measures to ease the overcrowding crisis facing UK jails, the ex-home secretary said the Tories needed to “takeContinue Reading
View Apart/Shutterstock Being a sports fan, whether you’re watching top flight football, the Olympic games or your favourite local team, can be a rollercoaster ride. Incredible highs if you win, depressing lows if you don’t, and lots of stressful feelings in between. Thankfully, the overall impact should be a positiveContinue Reading
The soft drinks industry levy came into effect in the UK in early 2018. The first study to investigate the effect of this “sugar tax” on individual-level consumption has just been published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The headline finding is that adults reduced their daily addedContinue Reading
The largest food bank in Westminster, home of the Houses of Parliament, has called for an end to subsidised “fine dining” for MPs, suggesting funds be redirected to combating poverty. The North Paddington food bank (NPFB) has launched the campaign “No Food in The House” urging Parliament to use theContinue Reading
