Mike Ashley’s retail empire Frasers is set to announce as much as £550 million in underlying profit next week, as the retail giant reports its full-year results. The London-listed company, which owns the Sports Direct and House of Fraser retail brands, will announce its earnings for the year ending AprilContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has admitted that 16 and 17-year-olds in England hoping to get the vote in next year’s local elections will be forced to wait. The Labour leader had made reducing the voting age in England to 16 a key promise in his manifesto amid claims by Tories thatContinue Reading
Just minutes after winning the Wimbledon men’s doubles, Brit Henry Patten admitted that he cannot remember much from his triumph with Harri Heliovaara. He was victorious alongside his partner in the doubles final on Centre Court this evening. Patten and Heliovaara came from a set down to defeat Australian pairContinue Reading
The UK’s under-fire nursing regulator is being forced to investigate as a third of universities may have released trainee nurses to work in hospitals despite failing to carry out hundreds of hours of mandatory training. The potential training failure comes after the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) allegedly ignored warningsContinue 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’s working relationship with Richard Hammond and James May appears to be officially over. The TV star is currently enjoying the biggestContinue Reading
Nick Kyrgios has backed Novak Djokovic to take advantage of Carlos Alcaraz’s ‘curse’ in the Wimbledon final tomorrow (Sunday). The Spaniard and the Serb meet again in a repeat of last year’s showdown on Centre Court. Alcaraz defeated Djokovic in a thrilling five-setter 12 months ago. However, Kyrgios believes theContinue 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 Graziano Di Prima has been dropped from Strictly Come Dancing over “events” he “deeply regrets”. In what has become yet another disaster forContinue Reading
The 28-year-old held it together on court as she gave a heartwarming speech, earning plenty of laughs from the Wimbledon crowd. But the BBC aired an emotional moment in the clubhouse after Krejcikova walked off court. Cameras cut to Krejcikova, who covered her face as she cried, standing by theContinue Reading
John Healey has set out the UK’s continued commitment to the Aukus defence project as he welcomed Australia’s defence minister to the country. Aukus is a “fundamental” part of the UK’s future security and can help drive the Government’s growth agenda, the new Defence Secretary said. Mr Healey spoke asContinue Reading
A Black nurse who tried to call out alleged racism at a scandal-hit regulator was hit by a complaint, The Independent can reveal. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), which regulates more than 800,000 nurses and midwives in the UK, was heavily criticised in a review which found it hadContinue Reading
