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Ministers have pledged to make it easier to open new bars, music venues and cafes as part of plans to rejuvenate the high street. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she wants to “protect pavement pints” as a new licensing framework will also fast-track permissions for al fresco dining in dedicated areas as the Government looks to modernise planning rules. The Government wants to make it easier to convert disused shops […]

Police have imposed restrictions to curb any violence or disorder ahead of fresh protests outside a hotel being used to house migrants. Sunday is set to see the latest in a series of demonstrations outside The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, after an asylum seeker was charged with allegedly attempting to kiss a 14-year-old girl. Stand Up to Racism counter-protesters are also due to gather from 2pm. Essex Police said […]

World champion Luke Little survived an early scare to book his first Betfred World Matchplay final after an historic encounter against Josh Rock at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens. The 18-year-old recovered from being 5-0 down in less than 10 minutes to close out a 17-4 win, which included a perfect nine-darter which he admits kick-started his comeback. Twenty-nine 180s was the most in World Matchplay history as Littler, who had 15 […]

Donald Trump will meet the president of the European Commission as work gets under way on a five-day visit to Scotland. The US President flew into the country on Friday night and was then seen playing golf at his Trump Turnberry resort the following day. However, on Sunday he will meet European Commission Ursula von der Leyen for talks on the trading relationship between Europe and the US. The talks […]

The Lionesses have vowed they will be “giving it our all” as they compete for back-to-back European titles. In the hours before the tournament showdown with world champions Spain, England boss Sarina Wiegman said the team is “going to do everything we can to win it” and she would prefer to avoid a “nerve-wracking” match. This comes after a number of dramatic late comebacks in the tournament to make it […]

Protesters have insisted that Donald Trump is “not welcome here” as the US president took to the golf course on the first full day of his visit to Scotland. Tight security around the Trump Turnberry course meant no demonstrators were seen when the president took to the greens on Saturday morning. Dressed in black, with a white cap that said USA on it, Mr Trump could be seen driving a […]

Max Verstappen won the first Formula One race staged following Christian Horner’s dismissal as Red Bull team principal in Saturday’s sprint race in Belgium. Eighteen days after Horner was told his two-decade reign was over, Verstappen claimed the Red Bull’s first win of any sort since he raced to victory in Imola on May 18. Verstappen started second, but batted aside pole-sitter Oscar Piastri on the opening lap before keeping […]

The mother and stepfather of a transgender teen who died by suicide are taking High Court action against police over a response that may have contributed to his death. Jason Pulman was found dead aged 15 in Hampden Park in Eastbourne in April 2022, with an inquest jury finding in April last year that his emotional and mental needs were “inadequately assessed and provided for” by multiple services, and that […]

Councils in England are set to receive a share of £1.1 billion in recycling funding taken from money charged to companies for the packaging they produce. Under the current system, local councils have footed the bill for disposing of items such as milk bottles, cereal boxes and soup tins using taxpayers’ money. But the new extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme that comes into force this year will require businesses to […]