Ministers postpone rail fare increase following HS2 cuts backlash December 2, 2021 A UK Government announcement regarding a 3.8 per cent increase in rail fares from March was postponed last week following the backlash caused by the slashing of rail investments in the north. Rail fares in England and Wales will see the biggest increase in nine years, the Guardian reported exclusively after seeing leaked documents. A [...]
UEFA moves Champions League final from Istanbul to Porto May 11, 2021 UEFA has moved this month’s Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea from Istanbul to Porto, according to Turkish media reports on Tuesday. European football governing body declined to comment on the reports from the media outlets, which included television channel HaberTurk, while Turkish Football Federation officials were not immediately available for comment. Turkey [...]
Manchester airport train station evacuated after ‘suspicious package’ found September 23, 2019 Manchester airport train station has been evacuated after police officers have carried out a controlled explosion after a suspicious package was found. A man was detained by police at the scene. Trams, train and buses have been suspended to and from the airport, Greater Manchester Police said. It said a cordon would remain in place [...]
Watch the last Thomas Cook plane land in Manchester after collapse September 23, 2019 Passengers on a plane from Orlando to Manchester would be forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief this morning as they became the last Thomas Cook customers to touch down before it went bust, leaving a string of cancellations in its wake. The company, which has been facing financial difficulties for months, shut up shop [...]
North London derby: Tactical puzzle awaits in £50m clash between Tottenham and Arsenal May 12, 2022 There is no love lost between the two sides tethered by the Seven Sisters Road but tonight’s north London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal promises to be especially combustible. The stakes are higher than they have been for any north London derby in several years, with both teams hunting a return to the Champions [...]
Garment workers in Leicester face ‘many constraints’ in accessing fair pay and conditions still June 13, 2022 The government must do more to tackle the exploitation of garment workers across the country, a report into Leicester workers has found. Garment workers in the city still face obstacles to fair pay and conditions, according to a study from the University of Nottingham and De Montfort University, commissioned by the Garment & Textile Workers [...]
Adama Traore double sinks Manchester City and presents Liverpool with brilliant opportunity October 6, 2019 “It’s a bit like a recipe,” Pep Guardiola theorises in Pep Confidential. “League titles are won in the final eight games, but they are lost in the first eight games”. When he invited friend and journalist Marti Perarnau to document his 2013-14 season with Bayern Munich, Guardiola wouldn’t have been thinking about the ramifications of [...]
Best London areas to live: From schools to roads and care, this is where council tax takes you the furthest December 21, 2022 As the cost of living crisis rages, energy bills are rising and inflation is biting harder than ever, the council tax rebate scheme was introduced to lift some burden off Brits’ shoulders. However, with it still a significant cost, where in London and across the UK are residents getting the most in return for their council tax? [...]
Record kit sales, bumper crowds and rising TV figures as England gets Women’s Euro fever July 12, 2022 England is getting Women’s Euro 2022 fever after the Lionesses kick-started their campaign with a record-breaking 8-0 win over Norway on Tuesday night. The thrashing of the two-time European champions has raised hopes that hosts England could claim a first major title in the women’s game later this month. And patriotic football fans are throwing [...]
Co-op profit hammered by supply chain disruption as chair warns of ‘stark headwinds’ April 7, 2022 The Co-operative Group’s profit has taken a battering after “significant supply chain disruption” last year, as the grocer pledges to support customers amid a cost of living crunch. The supermarket reported profit before tax of £57m for 2021, down £70m on the year before when it pocketed £127m. The Manchester-based grocer did mark higher profit [...]