Author: David Pike

Britain’s most affordable towns have been revealed in a new study. To find the most affordable areas within Britain’s nations and regions, Zoopla analysed house value-to-earnings ratios, based on a two-earner household on an average salary for the local area. Home-buyers in a dual-salary household face paying nearly four times their income to purchase a property typically, according to Zoopla. The property website said households where both people are working full-time typically face paying 3.8…

Apple facing near-£3bn UK lawsuit over cloud storage ‘monopoly’ Which? claims firm engaged in anti-competitive practices that led to 40 million people ‘being overcharged’ Apple is facing a near-£3bn lawsuit over claims it breached competition law by effectively locking millions of UK consumers into its cloud storage service at “rip-off” prices. The legal claim is being brought by Which?. The consumer group claimed that about 40 million Apple customers in the UK could be entitled…

John Lewis Christmas advert this year tells tale of two sisters This year’s ad is actually about going shopping and features Oxford Street store plus song by Richard AshcroftOver the years its Christmas adverts have featured a menagerie of lovable creatures but this year John Lewis is tugging on heartstrings with a Narnia-inspired tale of two sisters that for the first time gives its struggling department stores a starring role.After last year’s lighthearted outing featuring…

'We need a Mr Bates figure' as bid to derail holiday home rules suffers setback But housing campaigners have applauded a decision not to block Article 4 measures https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/we-need-mr-bates-figure-30366779

'The pain never goes away' says brother of man stabbed to death in North Wales pub Craig Maddocks died after he was attacked in Wrexham and his family don’t want others to die in the same way https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/the-pain-never-goes-away-30367110

Council request for residents to 'withdraw objections' to parking fee hike branded 'undemocratic' Conwy Council is proposing the introduction of parking fees along Old Colwyn promenade https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/news-opinion/council-request-residents-withdraw-objections-30363044

Asda website goes down | UK News Asda’s website went down for thousands across the country, leaving shoppers unable to access their orders or place new ones. The majority of the problems appeared to be with the app, with over 1,000 complaints registered on DownDetector. Thousands weren’t able to access their orders from the shop Thousands of shoppers were unable to access their orders and the app of one of Britain’s biggest grocery giants. The…

‘Highly likely’ John Smyth continued to abuse young men in South Africa Smyth moved to South Africa after he was barred from re-entering Zimbabwe, where he abused boys at summer camps The evangelical Christian barrister John Smyth abused as many 130 boys and young men in the UK, Zimbabwe and possibly other African countries but an independent review has said there remains little concrete information on his time in South Africa. The review into the…

Underperforming NHS hospitals to be named and shamed in league tables in bid to end rewards for failure Failing hospitals will be named and shamed in league tables and NHS managers sacked if they cannot improve patient care and take control of finances, the health secretary will say on Wednesday. Wes Streeting will tell leaders at the NHS Providers conference in Liverpool there “will be no more rewards for failure” as he sets out a…

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns: Welby quits as Bishop says Church ‘not safe’ and more may need to go Other people may need to resign, the Church of England’s deputy lead bishop for safeguarding has warned in the wake of Justin Welby’s decision to step down from his role. The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned after a damning report found he failed to alert police about sexual abuse allegations made against a barrister associated with the…

Children evacuated from football pitch after fire breaks out in suspected arson attack Dozens of young footballers were evacuated after a fire swept through their training pitch in Sussex, with the blaze being treated as a suspected arson attack. Two lines of trees at Hailsham Town Football Club’s recreation ground were engulfed in flames on Tuesday night. The blaze spread to a stand where children had been sitting after a training session. East Sussex Fire…

Trending News Inspiration Papers News that Matters Impact on your life Good News Premier League referee David Coote suspended over video of X-rated rant at Jurgen Klopp New ‘game changer’ pill to stop smoking to be given to thousands for free Abuse survivors call for Justin Welby to resign as Archbishop of Canterbury in ‘clean sweep’ of Church Starmer yet to make up his mind on assisted dying Bill as cabinet split emerges Man in…

Fog and frost clearing through Wednesday morning, although perhaps slower to clear in the northwest and Northern Ireland. Elsewhere, dry and mostly sunny spells, but light rain and drizzle continuing to move southwards across western Scotland. TONIGHT: Good deal of low cloud across western and central areas, with drizzle on some upslopes. Clear spells and patchy fog in far north and south with local frost.

Today’s newspaper summary – Paper Talk UK If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s newspaper summary – Paper Talk UK If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s newspaper summary – Paper Talk UK If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s newspaper summary – Paper Talk UK If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s newspaper summary – Paper Talk UK If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s newspaper summary – Paper Talk UK If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

The newly unemployed Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby leads most of Wednesday’s front pages as he announced his departure following a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church of England found that Welby “could and should” have reported John Smyth’s abuse of boys and young men to police in 2013.

Fighting for space on the front pages this morning is the confirmation that Gary Lineker will step down from hosting Match of the Day at the end of the season. Lineker confirmed he will leave the BBC altogether following the end of the 2026 World Cup.

There is a dash of foreign politics on the newspaper’s front splashes this morning with several stories on President-elect Donald Trump.

One former SNP minister questioned how Mr Flynn would be able to spend half his time in london and still be “a good MSP.“ The deadline for applications to be considered for selection as an SNP candidate for the Holyrood 2026 election closed on Monday. Mr Flynn aims to oust colleague Audrey Nicoll as the candidate in the Aberdeen South and North Kincardine. Stephen Flynn slammed by SNP colleagues over Holyrood bid Writing in the…

The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW) report, ‘Living in Disrepair,’ highlighted key issues and learning points from complaints about housing disrepair, damp, and mould. The report identified several themes, including the need for occupiers to repeatedly chase public bodies to initiate complaints and the questionable quality of pre-letting inspections. It also highlighted the plight of occupiers in vulnerable situations who would have waited significantly longer for necessary works to be completed without the Ombudsman’s…

Men sent messages about ‘people smuggling business’ Dilshad Shamo, 41, and Ali Khdir, 40, both from Caerphilly, are accused of unlawfully moving hundreds of people through Europe, by arranging the movement of migrants in boats, lorries and cars from Iraq, Iran and Syria. Khdir, who was born in Iran, and Shamo, originally from Iraq, owned and operated the Fast Track Hand Car Wash in Caerphilly, where people trafficking is alleged to have been organised. Cardiff…

Who will be the next Archbishop of Canterbury. Justin Welby’s resignation has left a power vacuum in the Church of England. as the Archbishop of Canterbury over his handling of historic abuse allegations leaves a vacancy at the top of the Church of England’s leadership. He had been facing growing pressure to stand down over his “failures” to alert authorities about John Smyth QC’s “abhorrent” abuse of children and young men. From the steady hand…

Dad WhatsApped wife to say he'd done Eryri peak before climb ended tragically David Brookfield, 65, died accidentally as he made his way back Pen Yr Ole Wen in the Carneddau range, an inquest heard today https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/dad-whatsapped-wife-say-hed-30356663