THE Conservative Party is opposed to sending a British warship to help the US open the Strait of Hormuz, chairman Kevin Hollinrake has said. He told GB News: “I think clearly that’s a dangerous thing to do right now. This is the US and Israel’s
easyJet is set to donate hundreds of crew iPads to students in need following findings that one in five children are digitally excluded in the UK. To help address this disparity, easyJet is working with the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) in a new nationwide partnership
Danny George Wilson has today released new album ‘Arcade’ via Loose Music. Wilson, who has been confirmed as special guest on The Handsome Family’s forthcoming UK tour, has unveiled his latest single ‘Before September’. “‘Before September’ is a song about some of the fleeting random
With spring underway, temperatures begin to climb, wildlife emerges from hibernation, and trees return to bloom. These seasonal changes signal the arrival of warmer months ahead, but they can also bring added considerations for where you park your car. Richard Evans, the head of technical
The team at Amazon’s Manchester fulfilment centre enjoyed a celebratory event recently at Freight Island in the city alongside colleagues from the fulfilment centre in Bolton to mark the company’s busiest trading period. Hundreds of Amazon employees gathered to mark the successful completion of ‘peak’
With a new album and novel just around the corner, MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY AKA Colin Macintyre will be taking his latest works out on the road in 2026. With the latest instalment of The Mull Mysteries crime fiction series imminent, ‘An Island Burning’, Colin is
Camp Digital, the annual conference exploring the latest trends in human-centred design and technology will return to Manchester on Thursday 7 May 2026 for its 14th year. The event, held at the Royal Northern College of Music, has become a fixture in the UK’s digital
ARK Investment Management has launched its first private markets fund for UK and European investors. The ARK Private Innovation ELTIF provides access to high-growth private companies including SpaceX and Databricks. The fund targets businesses before initial public offerings (IPOs), where much of the value creation
A cut to Bank of England Base Rate (BBR) looks increasingly unlikely, with the upheaval in mortgage re-pricing leading to a vanishing act of sub-4% fixed mortgages, according to Moneyfactscompare.co.uk analysis. Mortgage market analysis The pool of lenders offering a sub-4% fixed rate deal has
After a winter marked by storms, flood warnings and severe weather alerts, new analysis from Ordnance Survey (OS) has identified the road and rail pinch points across England most vulnerable to river and sea flooding, highlighting how climate-related events could isolate communities, disrupt critical transport