Pubs, bars and restaurants revealed their average bills have surged 81 per cent over the past year as firms make further pleas to the government for support. Industry bodies have revealed that less than a third of hospitality businesses are optimistic about their future after swallowing mammoth energy price increases, as well as more expensive food and wage bills.
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Let e-scooters on our roads? As a cyclist, I'm all for it...
Transport secretary Louise Haigh is preparing to announce a plan to legalise electric scooters on Britain’s roads, as part of her wider integrated transport strategy.
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'Des was the gold standard'
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Watkins gamble pays off to leave tricky Kane question
In the tale of the captain and the caretaker, Lee Carsley’s great gamble paid off.
Why I'm not mega excited about Reeves's pension play
The chancellor aims to free £80bn of investment by pooling funds. But are savers being overlooked in pursuit of growth?
Could Zelensky go nuclear if Trump cuts US support?
Two years ago, as the Russian army was retreating back from northeast Ukraine, there were serious worries that Vladimir Putin would use tactical nuclear weapons to block the Ukrainian advance.
Israel's forced displacement of Palestinians a 'war crime'
Israeli forces have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza through a \"systematic\" campaign of \"massive deliberate forced displacement\" of Palestinians, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
Fears for climate pledges as Argentina leaves Cop29
Right-wing leader orders delegation to quit Baku summit
Thousands in Spain unable to return home as deluge brings fresh risk of floods
Thousands of Spaniards evacuated ahead of a fresh deluge of rain have been told not to return home as swollen riverbanks threaten to overflow.
House pariah status landed.Gaetz attorney general nod
President-elect Donald Trump has lined up former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz to be his next attorney general.
