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Small Business Saturday: Shoppers urged to support local economy in run-up to Christmas
Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Shoppers are being urged to back Small BusinessContinue Reading
Why science says smelling your own farts could be good for you
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Instead of stopping to smell the flowers, scientists suggest stopping to smell your farts. While the thought may be enough toContinue Reading
uk businesses cut staff at fastest pace since february as growth stalls
UK businesses cut staff at the quickest pace in nine months in November, as uncertainty ahead of the Budget and fragile client confidence triggered a renewed slowdown across the economy, according to new data from S&P Global. The latest purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showed that economic growth stalled over theContinue Reading
Snooker scores LIVE Mark Williams and Judd Trump in action at UK Championship
Snooker star Mark Allen left Stephen Hendry baffled at the UK Championship on Monday evening after struggling to get out of first gear during his clash with Scott Donaldson. The Northern Irishman, who won the tournament in 2022, was second best throughout the encounter as he suffered a shock defeat at the hands of the worldContinue Reading
Three-million-year old fossil tracks spark search for human ancestor species
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email South Africa is well known for its fossil heritage, a record of plants and animals that tells us what the worldContinue Reading
Legal claim over ‘resurrected’ Star Wars actor ‘should be thrown out’
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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails A legal battle over the digital resurrection of actor Peter Cushing in the Star WarsContinue Reading
Women’s Institute expresses ‘deep regret’ as it bans trans women after Supreme Court ruling
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Transgender women will be banned from joining the Women’s Institute from April next year, with the organisation saying it “had hadContinue Reading
Service sector growth slows as price inflation drops to almost five-year low
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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails Growth in the UK services sector slowed down last month amid softer consumer demand, accordingContinue Reading
Weight loss jabs can cut sick days in half, new research finds
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Weight-loss jabs could cut sick time in half, according to a new study of NHS patients. A trial carried out byContinue Reading
Rugby World Cup draw LIVE as England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland discover fates
How are the countries seeded, you ask? Well the seedings are taken from the world rankings as of Monday – December 1. That means the six highest-ranked teams in the world sit in Band 1, and so on and so forth. With six pools of four, a country from eachContinue Reading