Tesco faces £1bn national insurance hike amid price rise fears Tesco is facing a £1billion increase in national insurance after Rachel Reeves hiked employer contributions by 1.2 percentage points, reports suggest. The bill for Tesco, which employs 300,000 people in the UK and expects operating profits of £2.9billion this year, is based on an analysis by Morgan Stanley, according to the Sunday Times. It comes after the bosses of Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons detailed the…
Popular cold medications don’t work, say experts, as US considers ban A pharmacy drugs expert says many popular cold and flu remedies should be banned because they are a waste of money. It comes as as the American Food and Drug Administration wants to stop phenylephrine, which is widely used in cough and cold medicines from being sold in the US. The ingredient is in some of the best-selling remedies such as Sudafed, Benadryl, Lemsip and Beechams. Hisham Al-Obaidi, a…
NHS is drinking in ‘last chance saloon’, says Labour health advisor The NHS has been warned it is “drinking in the last chance saloon” and must end its culture of asking for more money, by Labour’s top health advisor. In the Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced what she called the biggest real-terms increase in day-to-day NHS spending since 2010 – outside the Covid pandemic – providing £22.6 billion for the health service along with another…
Met Police refers itself to watchdog over Mohamed Al Fayed allegations Scotland Yard has referred itself to a police watchdog after two women complained about how their cases against Mohamed Al Fayed were handled. According to the Metropolitan Police, the two women raised concerns about the quality of police response and, in the case of the 2013 investigation, how details came to be disclosed publicly. Commander Stephen Clayman, from the Met’s Specialist Crime team, said:…
Severed arm and leg found hidden in bushes near prison | UK News A severed arm and leg have been found hidden in bushes near a prison in Thamesmeade, it has been reported. The human remains were found by a member of the public on Sewell Road and Eastern Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. This is just a short walk away from HMP Isis, which also holds young offenders. The Metropolitan Police confirmed ‘enquiries are ongoing’.…
Man who cleaned London Underground seats reveals how dirty they really are | UK News A man who voluntarily cleaned seats on the London Underground has revealed just how gross they are. Footage shows cleaner Steven James power washing chairs on the Northern line, before cutting to the water which was almost black with dirt. Steven, who goes by ‘Mr Carpet Clean’, said the dirt extracted was ‘vast’ and is a serious long term issue.…
10 best London deals – from £5 pizza to 50% off shuffleboard night out Looking for 10 things to do in London? Luckily, there’s lots to do in this city for cheap! At least… There is now. Metro has teamed up with Time Out to bring you the best deals across the capital. Every Friday, 10 new deals will drop, available in the Metro newspaper, on Metro.co.uk, and on our socials. You’ll also find them in our weekly London…
Full list of TfL messages you can hear on the London Underground | UK News Footage has emerged of maintenance workers at a London Underground station that has left one or two people a little unnerved. Titled ‘Coming to a station near you’, the video post on Reddit shows men in orange high vis casually walking along the platform during an alarm test for if there was an armed attack. TfL has had the warning…
South London Greggs bans customers from wearing headphones in store | UK News A Greggs outlet in south London has said they will refuse to serve customers who are wearing headphones. Staff at the bakery in Croydon, South London, put up a notice to customers who are listening to music or on calls when they order. The notice read: ‘When in queue, remove your headphone/AirPods and come off phones or we may have to refuse…
Map shows location of potentially deadly mpox strain in UK | UK News The second and third cases of the Clade Ib mpox virus have been detected. The two new cases are household contacts of the first case recorded in the UK, who contracted the virus after returning from a holiday in Africa on October 21. They are both receiving specialist care at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London. Professor Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser…
Filmmaker to ‘remake’ hit film 34 years later after admitting he was ‘wrong’ The producer behind hit 1990 film The Krays has said he regrets ‘glamourising’ the East End gangsters in his film 34 years ago and is setting out to revisit the criminals in a new movie. Ray Burdis has now vowed to show the London mobsters, Ronnie and Reggie Kray, as they really were. The Krays – which starred real-life brothers and Spandau…
Inside the £995,000 London home where Star Wars icon grew up When you move into a house, you might find yourself imagining the people who lived there before you – who they were, what they loved, and how they spent their years inside the four walls of your new home. But there’s one £995,000 home that’s come onto the market in South London that leaves no doubt as to the identity of its previous inhabitant.…
Gang on bikes who snatched phones worth £20,000 jailed | UK News Highlight the bias, if any in the title by underlining the biased words or phrase in the original title Three e-bike riding thieves who snatched £20,000 worth of phones from pedestrians in London have been sentenced. Kie Joyce, 21, and a 16-year-old boy who can’t be named for legal reasons, werejailed for three and a half years and six months respectively, while another…
London Underground November 2024 Tube strikes suspended | UK News Londoners can let out a sigh of relief after all the upcoming Tube strikes have been called off by Aslef. It comes after the RMT union had already called off its walk-out which would have impacted Tube travel this week after reaching an agreement over pay. Now the drivers’ union Aslef has also cancelled its industrial action which was set to paralyse the Underground tomorrow and…
EU leaders tell Trump to stand up to ‘bully’ Putin as Starmer is warned Britain can’t rely on US for defence Sir Keir Starmer and fellow European leaders have urged Donald Trump to stand up to the “bully” Vladimir Putin as they digest the potential consequences of the historic Republican election victory in the US. Volodymyr Zelensky made a desperate appeal at the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Budapest for leaders to continue their…
Father and son jailed for murder plot after hiring ‘female assassin in hijab disguise’ A father and son who hired a hijab-wearing female assassin to carry out a gun attack have been jailed after their assassination plot was bungled. Mohammed Aslam, 58, and Mohammed Nabil Nazir, 30, from Derby, orchestrated the attack on a rival family in September 2019. The suspected would-be killer, a US woman identified during the trial as Aimee Betro, threatened Sikander…
Labour minister struggles to name any benefits of Trump election win A Labour minister struggled to name any benefits of Donald Trump returning to the White House in an awkward Question Time grilling. The Minister for Industry, Sara Jones was asked about the Republican’s historic win repeatedly by host Fiona Bruce when she appeared on the show on Thursday evening (7 November). Discussing trade between the UK and the US, the BBC host stepped in…
David Lammy dismisses past criticism of Donald Trump Foreign secretary David Lammy has dismissed his past criticism of Donald Trump in his first interview since the Republican’s election victory. Mr Lammy previously described the president-elect as a “woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath”. In his first interview since Trump’s victory, he appeared on BBC’s Newscast podcast to discuss the future of the UK’s relationship with the US. Lammy said he sees Trump as “someone that we can build…
Kemi Badenoch slashes two points off Labour’s lead in her first week as Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has cut into Keir Starmer’s poll lead in her first week as Conservative Party leader, closing the gap by two points. The Techne UK weekly tracker poll for The Independent has revealed in the week since she took over from Rishi Sunak, Ms Badenoch has increased the Conservative support by one point to 25 per cent while Labour…
David Lammy breaks silence on past criticism calling Trump ‘neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath’ for first time David Lammy has moved to dampen down speculation of a rift with Donald Trump after his comments branding the president-elect “a racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser” resurfaced. In an article in 2018 the now foreign secretary wrote about Mr Trump’s first official visit to the UK and described him as a “tyrant” and “a woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath”. However, in his first…
Royal news – live: Kate Middleton to make poignant return to duty as Prince William opens up on ‘brutal’ 2024 The Princess of Wales is continuing her steady return to royal duties as she prepares to appear at two remembrance events over the weekend. Kate, who announced she had finished cancer treatment in September, is to attend both the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph and the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall…
Prince William has opened up about the ‘brutal’ year he and his family have faced following his wife’s cancer diagnosis. William also discussed his father’s cancer diagnosis and expressed how proud he was of both of them for the way they handled their health issues.
Prince William has opened up about the difficult year he and his family have faced following his wife’s cancer battle. Shortly before Kate’s cancer was announced, William’s father was also diagnosed with cancer. The prince has described the year as ‘brutal.’
The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4.75%. It’s the second cut in the base rate this year – it came down from 5.25% to 5% in August. The Bank’s base rate heavily influences the cost of borrowing, including mortgages – a lower rate is supposed to encourage consumer spending. Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey says it is “likely that interest rates will continue to fall gradually from here” – but adds inflation needs to stay close to the 2% target.
Three people have been arrested in the death of former One Direction pop star Liam Payne. They have been arrested on drug charges and “the abandonment of a person followed by death”. Payne fell from a hotel balcony in Argentina last month, his body was recently flown home.
Most areas will have a dry but cloudy and cool day, with hill fog in places. It will be breezy in the west, with patchy drizzle most likely here too. Northern Scotland will see some sunshine. Local brighter breaks elsewhere.
The Independent says European leaders have urged Donald Trump to stand up to the “bully” Vladimir Putin.
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