Image caption Lord O’Donnell: Public opinion could change A former head of the civil service has predicted that the UK might remain in a “more loosely aligned” European Union, despite the referendum vote to leave. Lord O’Donnell told the Times it would take Parliament “years and years and years” to separate fully from Brussels. “It […]
Image copyright Ewa Banaszak Image caption A Polish family targeted by arsonists in Plymouth in July received what police called a “hate-filled” letter “Divisive” and “anti-immigrant” rhetoric by UK politicians during the EU referendum helped to fuel a spike in race hate crimes in the weeks before and after the vote, a UN body has […]
Image copyright Reuters Strong growth in spending by consumers helped to drive the UK economy ahead of the Brexit vote, official figures show. Consumer spending in the April to June period grew by 0.9% from the previous quarter, the fastest pace since 2014. A rise in business investment also helped growth, the Office for National […]
The lobster has now joined the Aquarium’s Plymouth Sound tank with a brand new name, JJ – in honour of British Olympic silver medal-winning boxer Joe Joyce, a super heavyweight. Aquarium curator James Wright said: “After weighing JJ in at 7.65kg, it does indeed look like he is the heaviest common lobster to be discovered in UK waters since […]
“It was one simple mistake. It was just a slip, an unintentional error. We were not trying to bend the rules,” said Louise Talbot to the Daily Mail. Kiwi family to be deported from UK over technicality – TVNZ
Image copyright Ewa Banaszak Image caption A Polish family targeted by arsonists in Plymouth in July received what police called a “hate-filled” letter “Divisive” and “anti-immigrant” rhetoric by UK politicians during the EU referendum helped to fuel a spike in race hate crimes in the weeks before and after the vote, a UN body has […]
Image copyright Reuters Strong growth in spending by consumers helped to drive the UK economy ahead of the Brexit vote, official figures show. Consumer spending in the April to June period grew by 0.9% from the previous quarter, the fastest pace since 2014. A rise in business investment also helped growth, the Office for National […]
Image copyright PA About 5.1 million people will be heading off on breaks within the UK over the bank holiday weekend, tourism agency VisitEngland has estimated. Officials said they are expected to generate about £1.3bn for the economy. The AA says traffic is likely to begin building up on Friday evening but the busiest single […]
Image copyright PA About 5.1 million people will be heading off on holiday within the UK over the bank holiday weekend, the tourism agency VisitEngland has said. This is expected to generate about £1.3bn for the UK economy. And travel organisation Abta estimates that two million Britons will head abroad from Friday to Monday. Heathrow […]
The government is to launch a tourism action plan including cutting red tape for B&Bs and ready-made train tours as an increasing number of Brits take bank holiday breaks in the UK. Just over 5 million Britons are planning a staycation in the UK over the weekend, 6% more than last year, according to Visit […]
