Comedy club that launched Peter Kay’s career denied funding as it’s not ‘culturally significant’

The Frog and Bucket was opened in 1994 by Dave Perkin with a capacity of just 60. A few months after opening it started an amateur comedy night and three years later it moved to its current location on Oldham Street, a former bank, with a larger capacity.   Because the building was reinforced it was … Read more

Pupils at Eton College sent home to isolate after ‘a significant number’ of students test positive

Pupils at £42k a year Eton College are sent home to isolate after ‘a significant number’ of students test positive – prompting concerns from anxious parents that the move will ‘spread coronavirus across the country’ ‘Significant number’ of students at college, near Windsor, test positive for Covid School bosses have decided to send entire Year … Read more

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have ‘burnt significant bridges beyond repair’, royal expert claims

Meghan Markle ‘won’t ever want a way back’ into the royal family after she and Prince Harry ‘burnt significant bridges beyond repair’ because it’s no place for someone with political ambition, royal expert claims Royal biographer Penny Junor claims couple have ‘burnt significant bridges’ Claims Duchess of Sussex ‘won’t ever want a way back’ after … Read more

Paris Hilton celebrates a significant dating anniversary with beau Carter Reum at Nobu 

Paris Hilton puts on a leggy display as she celebrates a significant dating anniversary with beau Carter Reum at Nobu By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 07:38 BST, 30 August 2020 | Updated: 07:38 BST, 30 August 2020 She is currently celebrating an important dating anniversary with her entrepreneur beau Carter Reum. And Paris Hilton made … Read more

Gatwick Airport is planning to axe up to 600 jobs in ‘significant restructure’

Gatwick Airport is planning to axe up to 600 jobs in ‘significant restructure’ after impact of Covid-19 pandemic on passenger and air traffic numbers Gatwick Airport has announced a ‘significant restructure across its business’  Up to 600 jobs could be cut, which amounts to around a quarter of workforce  Passenger numbers fell by 80 per … Read more

Metal detectorist unearths `nationally significant´ Bronze Age objects

A metal detectorist has discovered artefacts in the Scottish Borders dating back 3,000 years, including a preserved horse harness and a sword in its scabbard.  Archaeologists called to the site near Peebles also excavated decorated straps, buckles, rings, ornaments and chariot wheel axle caps.  Evidence of a decorative ‘rattle pendant’ from the harness was also … Read more

Prince Charles secretly makes a ‘significant’ donation to a new charity

Prince Charles has secretly made a ‘significant’ donation to a new charity helping farmers cope with mental health issues. More than one farmer a week commits suicide, with experts saying those working in the industry are subject to extreme stress as a result of financial pressure, poor harvests, market fluctuations and isolation. In a video … Read more

ISIS still ‘most significant’ threat to UK, says Defence Secretary

ISIS remains the ‘most significant’ threat to the UK, the Defence Secretary has warned today.   Ben Wallace said an estimated 360 people from the UK who travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight for the terror group, also referred to as Daesh, remain in the region either at large or in detention. RAF aircraft have … Read more

Facebook has caused ‘significant setbacks for civil rights’ by not acting harshly enough on content

Facebook has made a series of decisions that undermined civil rights, including allowing posts from President Donald Trump that violate the values of the leading social network, an independent audit report said Wednesday. The audit commissioned by Facebook in 2018 found the California giant had taken ‘important steps forward in building a long-term civil rights … Read more

Iran nuclear site suffered ‘significant’ damage in accident

Iran says its nuclear site suffered ‘significant’ damage in mysterious accident that will slow the production of enriched uranium One of Iran’s main uranium enrichment plants was damaged on Thursday The Natanz nuclear facility suffered damage to its roof, walls and doors Isreal has been accused of masterminding the damage through a cyber-attack The attack could … Read more