Calls for major change to iconic UK theme park as visitors demand free entry! B
The major seaside resort once allowed visitors to enter for free and only pay for individual rides, and many think something the policy should return. Many residents are in favour of making the popular amusement park free to enter. (Image: Getty)…
Sir David’s tribute to natural history broadcasting ‘pioneers’! B
Sir David Attenborough says the BBC’s natural history broadcasting unit in Bristol has “led the world to be truthful”. Sir David Attenborough (Image: Broni Lloyd-Edwards/PA Wire ) The corporation is celebrating 90 years of output from the studios. Sir David, 98,…
Labour frontbencher accused of ignoring the homeless over housing demolition! B
Labour’s Housing Minister is being criticised by his constituents for failing to intervene in a dispute that could see the local council make them homeless. The MP has so far refused to intervene in the dispute between constituents and the…
£105 warning over ‘vampire devices’ hiking up energy bills, expert states! B
‘Vampire devices’ consume a surprising amount of energy and may be the culprit behind unnecessarily heightened energy bills. An expert has warned of some typical household items that require a lot of energy (Image: Getty) An expert has issued a stark…
UK universities call for higher fees and more funding in face of budget deficits! B
Proposals from Universities UK to raise funds for members include ‘reset’ on student maintenance loans and grants Proposals seen by the BBC suggest funding for each student needs to reach £12,000-£13,000. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA Universities have called for an increase in…
Starmer’s £100,000 in tickets and gifts more than any other recent party leader! B
Prime minister has come under fire recently for clothing, accommodation and glasses provided by Waheed Alli Keir Starmer before the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal last season at Molineux. Photograph: Manjit Narotra/ProSports/Rex/Shutterstock Keir Starmer has declared more free…
More than £494bn subsidies a year are harmful to the climate, says report! B
ActionAid says ‘parasitic behaviour’ is fuelling the climate crisis and represents ‘corporate capture’ of public finance A new report points toward subsidies for dirty industries as an obstacle for clean climate finance. Photograph: Matias Delacroix/AP More than $650bn (£494bn) a year…
UK inflation stays at 2.2% as lower petrol prices offset by higher air fares! B
Annual rate in August unchanged, and hovering above Bank of England’s 2% target’ Petrol prices have fallen in response to concerns that the global economy is slowing down and demand from big consumers such as China will be weaker. Photograph: Joe…
Man, 27, dies after NHS gave him wrong Covid jab in major blunder! B
A ‘fit and healthy’ young man died from a blood clot on the brain after being mistakenly given a Covid 19 vaccine due to an administrative error. Jack Last who tragically died just three weeks after taking the Oxford AstraZeneca…
Runner with Down’s Syndrome takes £350k dash in his stride! B
Down’s Syndrome runner Joseph Adams says “80s rock music” helped him to the finish line, completing over 60 miles in just six days. Joseph Adams celebrates with friends after running the Altrincham 10K. (Image: Cameron Fillery, SWNS) Joseph, 21, has raised…