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A businesswoman who was arrested after sharing a fake name for the Southport attacker online will face no further action. Bernadette Spofforth, 55, was arrested on August 8 after reposting the fake name, commenting that if it were true there would be “hell to pay”. She later deleted the post and apologised after realising the information was wrong. Ms Spofforth said: “My crime was sharing a tweet which I deleted […]

The UK operator of TGI Fridays has gone into administration as the hospitality firm scrambles to sell its chain of 87 restaurants across the country. Hostmore said it had appointed joint administrators from Teneo. The company is in the process of trying to sell the UK restaurants to new owners, which it hopes to complete by the end of September. This would keep the TGI Fridays brand alive on British […]

Sir Keir Starmer’s top aide reportedly got a pay rise after the general election that put her earnings above the Prime Minister’s. Chief of staff Sue Gray asked for and was given a salary of £170,000, according to the BBC. This means her earnings are some £3,000 more than those of Sir Keir, who is paid around £167,000 from his MP and Prime Minister’s salaries. The BBC said a number […]

The Health Secretary has vowed to take on the left and the right to reform the health of the nation, warning that the nation’s economic prosperity is at risk without change. The Health Secretary has vowed to take on the left and the right to reform the health of the nation, warning that the nation’s economic prosperity is at risk without change. But Wes Streeting insisted that he would make […]

Emma Raducanu wants to play as many matches as she can over the closing weeks of the season after admitting making mistakes in her scheduling over the summer. The 21-year-old is playing in just her third tournament since a fourth-round loss at Wimbledon in Korea this week, where she battled to victory over American Peyton Stearns in the first round on Tuesday. Raducanu chose to miss the Olympics to focus […]

Secondary school pupils and students who started university during the Covid-19 pandemic have been “consigned to the scrapheap”, the employment minister has warned. Alison McGovern vowed to set up a youth guarantee, a Labour general election manifesto pledge which she claimed would “transform the lives of young people”, speaking at the launch of a think tank report on employment support. According to the Department for Work and Pensions, the number […]

Train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a multiyear pay offer, ending a two-year dispute at 16 rail companies. Aslef said its members voted by 96% in favour of a deal the union said was worth 15% over three years. The turnout was 84%. The offer was made by the new Labour Government within weeks of the party winning the general election. The ballot result ends what Aslef called the […]

Annual house price growth has slowed, but private rents continue to climb at a “near-record rate”, according to an Office for National Statistics (ONS) report. Across the UK, property values increased by an estimated 2.2% in the 12 months to July to reach £290,000 on average, slowing from a 2.7% increase in the 12 months to June. Average house prices increased in England to £306,000 (1.6% annual growth), in Wales […]

Post Office boss Nick Read is set to step down from the role next year, the company has said. Post Office boss Nick Read is set to step down from the role next year, the company has said. Mr Read described it as a “great privilege” to have worked as chief executive in an “extraordinarily challenging time for the business and for postmasters”. He had previously announced his intention to […]