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British Gas is the first of the Big Six to announce it’s hiking prices for millions of default tariff customers in April after the price cap announcement The Big Six provider is the first to announce its hiking its prices in April It is increasing costs in response to the energy price cap announcement Default … Read more
Professor compares British Empire to Japan’s savage treatment of PoWs during World War II Corinne Fowler compared British Empire with Japan’s treatment of WWII PoWs She was among those to publish a reported outing National Trust links to slavery Sir John Hayes criticised her comments as ‘blinkered and blinded’ By Andrew Levy For The Daily … Read more
Emmerdale ‘to be the first British soap to feature a character getting the Covid vaccine as Eric Pollard announces he’s received the jab’ Eric Pollard, who is played by Chris Chittell, 72, is said to tell his family he’s had his first jab in an episode which is scheduled to be screened next month on … Read more
Mr Superdry’s super-chic retreat: The delights of fashion tycoon Julian Dunkerton’s Cheltenham townhouse hotel The George in Cheltenham is owned by Julian Dunkerton, the entrepreneur behind the Superdry fashion chain The hotel stretches across five Grade II listed townhouses – all 46 bedrooms are ‘joyful’ with rain showers While it doesn’t have its own restaurant, … Read more
British scientists are developing a ‘universal Covid-19 vaccine’ that would effectively beat all variants of the virus and could be ready in as little as a year. Researchers at Nottingham University are working on a jab that targets the core of the disease – rather than the spike protein – because it is less likely … Read more
British Army will slash nearly 10,000 troops over the next decade to just 72,500 under plans to boost funding for drones, artillery and warplanes The government is considering slashing troop numbers by 10,000 by 2031 MoD officials believe the savings could be used for cutting edge technology The government will publish its delayed strategic defence … Read more
While fishing off the English South Coast recently, Marco Pierre White (above) almost caught a large spider crab While fishing off the English South Coast recently, Marco Pierre White almost caught a large spider crab. ‘I saw it rising to the surface and immediately thought: delicious,’ says the celebrated chef. ‘I lost it, sadly, but … Read more
Wide open spaces, spectacular natural scenery and a chance to take a much-needed, proper break. A camping holiday is just the ticket, and mixed messages from the Government aside, we’re all hoping that we can get out and about this summer in Britain. Certainly, the confidence is there, with a boom in bookings. Coolcamping.com recorded … Read more
British commandos have been put through their paces as they underwent extreme survival training Norwegian woodland where temperatures can drop to -30C (-22F). Pilots and aircrew from the Joint Helicopter Command were challenged during Exercise Clockwork, a cold weather warfare course at the Norwegian air base at Bardufoss. Before taking to the skies over the … Read more
The family of a Brit killed by Spanish police in a hail of bullets believe he was ‘executed’. Barber Sean Hercules, 39, was shot at least 18 times in a hotel on the Costa del Sol in what Spanish police described as a gun battle. But, at an inquest today there was no evidence produced … Read more