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A businesswoman who was arrested after sharing a fake name for the Southport attacker online will face no further action. Bernadette Spofforth, 55, was arrested on August 8 after reposting the fake name, commenting that if it were true there would be “hell to pay”. She later deleted the post and apologised after realising the […]

The UK operator of TGI Fridays has gone into administration as the hospitality firm scrambles to sell its chain of 87 restaurants across the country. Hostmore said it had appointed joint administrators from Teneo. The company is in the process of trying to sell the UK restaurants to new owners, which it hopes to complete

Sir Keir Starmer’s top aide reportedly got a pay rise after the general election that put her earnings above the Prime Minister’s. Chief of staff Sue Gray asked for and was given a salary of £170,000, according to the BBC. This means her earnings are some £3,000 more than those of Sir Keir, who is

The Health Secretary has vowed to take on the left and the right to reform the health of the nation, warning that the nation’s economic prosperity is at risk without change. The Health Secretary has vowed to take on the left and the right to reform the health of the nation, warning that the nation’s

Emma Raducanu wants to play as many matches as she can over the closing weeks of the season after admitting making mistakes in her scheduling over the summer. The 21-year-old is playing in just her third tournament since a fourth-round loss at Wimbledon in Korea this week, where she battled to victory over American Peyton

Secondary school pupils and students who started university during the Covid-19 pandemic have been “consigned to the scrapheap”, the employment minister has warned. Alison McGovern vowed to set up a youth guarantee, a Labour general election manifesto pledge which she claimed would “transform the lives of young people”, speaking at the launch of a think

Train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a multiyear pay offer, ending a two-year dispute at 16 rail companies. Aslef said its members voted by 96% in favour of a deal the union said was worth 15% over three years. The turnout was 84%. The offer was made by the new Labour Government within weeks

Annual house price growth has slowed, but private rents continue to climb at a “near-record rate”, according to an Office for National Statistics (ONS) report. Across the UK, property values increased by an estimated 2.2% in the 12 months to July to reach £290,000 on average, slowing from a 2.7% increase in the 12 months

Post Office boss Nick Read is set to step down from the role next year, the company has said. Post Office boss Nick Read is set to step down from the role next year, the company has said. Mr Read described it as a “great privilege” to have worked as chief executive in an “extraordinarily

It’s held steady at 2.2% in the year to August UK inflation remained unchanged at 2.2% last month but price pressures picked up pace in the key services sector as air fares jumped higher, according to official figures. The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed inflation has remained above the 2%