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Fifty pubs a month shut in first half of year in England and Wales, figures show The number of pubs open fell to 39,096 by end of June and experts say tax rises in 2025 could result in more closuresFifty pubs a month closed for good across England and Wales in the first half of this year, with experts warning that tax rises in 2025 could make it even harder for some businesses to keep their doors open. Analysis by the real estate intelligence company Altus found that 305 pubs were forced to shut their doors permanently in the first…

Rachel Reeves to announce investigations into £600m worth of dodgy Covid contracts Rachel Reeves is set to announce an investigation into more than £600m worth of Covid contracts and will pledge to chase down firms who have ripped off the taxpayer. The chancellor will use her speech at the Labour conference on Monday to announce she has reversed a Conservative approach to “waive” £674m worth of disputed contracts, as her party attempts to re-establish its moral standing during an ongoing row over donations. She will confirm that a new Covid corruption commissioner will be appointed next month to claw back…

Met police chief hails race action plan as ‘a step in the right direction’ Mark Rowley launches initiative that includes reset of stop and search, but acknowledges ‘there is still a lot to do’. Scotland Yard has launched its latest steps to try to rebuild trust with London’s black community, which the Met police commissioner acknowledged had been let down for many years. Mark Rowley said “there remains a long way to go and there is a lot more work to do”, but that the force’s race action plan was a step in the right direction. Met police chief hails…

Waltz says FBI stonewalling the House as the taskforce attempt to investigate the assassination attempt. With few details still known about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the would-be assassin of former President Trump, one member of the House task force probing the assassination attempt is saying the FBI has not been forthcoming with their investigation. Rep. Mike Waltz says FBI stonewalling House after the attempt – Assassination task force Rep. Mike Waltz and Rep. Madeleine Dean both said the failures appear to rest with U.S. Secret Service’s (USSS), which has since taken full responsibility, Waltz appreciated that the agency has been forthcoming…

English football tonight – Premier League fixtures WSL fixtures and EFL Championship today 22/09 English Premier League fixtures todayKick offWhere to watch?Brighton & Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest14:00Sky SportsManchester City vs Arsenal16:30Sky Sports   English Women’s Super LeagueKick offWhere to watch?Arsenal vs Manchester City12:30Sky SportsLiverpool vs Leicester City14:00WSL YoutubeTottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace14:00WSL Youtube English football league – Championship fixturesKick offWhere to watch?Preston North End vs Blackburn RoversEnglish Football League – Championship fixturesSky Sports

Weekend travel latest amid planned closures and M62 traffic incident | UK News Here’s a list of the major motorway closures planned for this weekend, September 20-22. M62 Full weekend closure, junction 18-20 eastbound and junction 20-19 westbound, from 9pm Friday until 6am Monday M6 Southbound closure, junction 22-21A southbound, from 9pm Friday to 6am Saturday Southbound closure between junction junction 4A-4, 11pm Friday to 6am Saturday Northbound junction 12-13, 11pm Friday to 6am Saturday M5 Northbound closure between junction 6-4A, 11pm Friday to 6am Saturday A14 Eastbound closure, junction 12-13, 8pm Friday to 6am Saturday A52 Closed in both…

What I Rent: I’m paying £1,250 for my Acton flat — but a little-known scheme means I’ll buy it in three years Welcome back to What I Rent – Metro’s tenant diary series exploring what renting is like in the UK and further afield. Last week, we visited Maisy Dewey and Harrison Kent, who moved to London from Philadelphia last year. As they struggled to find a pet-friendly property that would accommodate their dog, Kipper Von Spot, they took the plunge and rented a houseboat on the Thames. This week, we’re back on dry land in West London having a nosy around 25-year-old Tia Costell’s…

This set of steps near a busy railway station has been rated London’s worst | UK News Londoners have expressed their outrage over ‘bizarre’ steps near a busy station, claiming the slanted stairway is the ‘worst in London’. Commuters and visitors making their way in and out of London Bridge station have taken to social media to express their dismay at the station’s impractical stairway. The peculiar slanted design has led to some passengers claiming the steps are ‘dodgy’, and mean that pedestrians have to focus more in order to exit and enter the station. Opened 187 years ago, in…

80s legend’s house up for rent for a staggering £65,000 per month Ever fancied living like the stars? You can now do just that as one 80s music legend has placed their house up for rent for a staggering £65,000 per month. Boy George rose to fame as the lead singer of Culture Club, known for hits like Karma Chameleon, Do You Really Want To Hurt Me and Love Is Love – and now, he’s reportedly searching for a tenant for his five-bedroom property in Hampstead. As Julia Garber at estate agents Robert Irving Burns tells the Evening Standard, the…

Wetherspoons could open pub in former London dungeon | UK News A new Wetherspoons pub could soon open inside the railway arches which were once home to the London Dungeon attraction. The Sun Wharf pub has been proposed for the railway arches on Tooley Street, which runs alongside London Bridge station, from 6.30am to 12.30am daily. The name is thought to reference one of the wharves in east London where imports from Australia arrived. If the pub does open, it will be the first time the arch on Tooley Street has been used since 2013, when the London Dungeon attraction…