July 2023

Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty has claimed the top place as one of Britain’s best dressed for 2023. The businesswoman and fashion designer, 43, was named on the list compiled by Tatler magazine alongside Princess Beatrice’s husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Love Actually star Bill Nighy. Chandler Tregaskes, style editor for Tatler said: “The coveted number one spot […]

Two retired Metropolitan Police officers have been jailed for a three-year plot to share “the most depraved” child sexual abuse images together with a serving Met chief inspector, who was found dead before he was charged. Jack Addis, 63, and Jeremy Laxton, 63, were sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Friday, having previously pleaded guilty

Jeremy Hunt said “no decisions” have been made over compensation for the victims of the “terrible” contaminated blood scandal following their decades of suffering. Appearing before the official Infected Blood Inquiry on Friday, the Chancellor said he is “absolutely content” the Government has been working “at pace” on setting out a full compensation scheme. It

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz topped a rain-hit practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix. With persistent rain falling at Spa-Francorchamps, not one driver completed more than eight laps. Sainz headed the timing charts, half-a-second clear of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri with team-mate Lando Norris third. Max Verstappen, who is set to serve a five-place grid penalty

The Lionesses beat Denmark 1-nil in Sydney Lauren James’ maiden World Cup goal was enough for England to maintain their 100 per cent record in Group D with a 1-0 victory over Denmark at the Sydney Football Stadium. The Chelsea forward struck the sixth-minute opener, but England suffered a major blow after 38 minutes when

The business has reported that total revenue was up 4% to 22.3 billion dollars AstraZeneca made no money from its Covid-19 vaccine in the second quarter of the year for the first time since it developed the drug which helped protect people from the pandemic. The company, which made no profit on its Covid vaccine,

Lloyds Banking Group looked at reports made by customers between August 2022 and May 2023, compared with the same period a year earlier Football fans are being warned by a major bank to watch out for ticket scams, after it recorded a jump in reported incidents last season. Lloyds Bank said that, based on analysis

That’s according to the property website, Zoopla Housing markets where average property prices are more than £300,000 are particularly likely to be feeling the impact of higher mortgage rates, according to a property website. Zoopla said areas where average house prices are more than £300,000 may be more exposed to falls in property values. Its

Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds has messaged under-fire Manchester United goalkeeper Nathan Bishop to thank him for the way he responded to injuring Wrexham’s Paul Mullin, the PA news agency understands. The fiercely ambitious League Two new boys ran out 3-1 victors against the Red Devils’ youngsters on Tuesday evening at sold-out Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego. Wrexham

That’s according to the British Retail Consortium Local Data Company Vacancy Monitor Britain has lost 6,000 storefronts in five years amid Covid and cost-of-living pressures and “crippling” business rates, according to figures. The overall vacancy rate increased to 13.9% across Britain in the second quarter of this year, a 0.1 percentage point drop on the