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Total UK retail sales increased by 2.3% year on year in September, against growth of 2% in September 2024 and above the 12-month average growth of 2.1%, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG data. Food sales were up 4.3% year on year, driven largely by inflation rather than volume growth. Non-food sales growth…
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which is part of the GCHQ intelligence agency, recorded a 50% increase in “highly significant” incidents in the year to the end of August. The attacks on household names including Marks and Spencer, Co-op and Jaguar Land Rover have shown the real world impact of cyberattacks, the NCSC said….
Hereditary tyrosinaemia type 1 (HT1) affects around one in seven babies a year in the UK. It prevents the normal breakdown of protein in food, leading to a toxic build-up in the blood. Newborns will be screened for HT1 as part of the blood test offered five days after birth, taken from the heel and…
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall called on chief executives to take “immediate action” following incidents hitting household names including Marks and Spencer, Co-op and Jaguar Land Rover. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – part of GCHQ – dealt with 204 “nationally significant” attacks in the 12 months to the end of August 2025, up from…
Mum-of-two Samantha Davies says she was “stepping into medical history” having the state-of-the-art surgery performed by a team of specially trained doctors, nurses and anaesthetists at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in August. Samantha needed precision cutting with help from a robot due to the high risk of damage to the kidney and urethra had it…
Wilkinson is among the lineup of the UK’s first all-celebrity version of the hit psychological game show The Traitors, which is set to air on BBC One and iPlayer in Autumn 2025. Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the nine-episode series will see 19 well-known faces enter Ardross Castle in Scotland to compete for up to £100,000 for…
In a bold pivot signalling the end of an era, Paramount Global has confirmed that five of MTV’s UK music channels—MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live—will cease broadcasting on31 December 2025. This marks a dramatic shift from MTV’s roots as a music pioneer to a future focused on streaming and…
As rumors continues to remain over 3I/ATLAS, several people are asking which regions in the UK have spotted the highest number of UFO sightings. Despite doubts, a considerable number of people think that we are not alone in the universe, with theories covering from Grey’s and Insectoids to feline-like humanoids having intelligence and wisdom more…
London: Vijay Mallya, wanted in India to face trial on fraud and money laundering charges, has discontinued an application to annul a UK bankruptcy order ahead of a planned hearing in London on Monday. It means the “Trustee in Bankruptcy” can continue to pursue assets to help a consortium of banks led by the State…
6 October 2025 25 years ago, this Council adopted UN Security Council Resolution 1325, delivering a united message that for peace to be sustainable, it must be inclusive. This means it must be with women’s full, equal, meaningful and safe participation. Whilst there is much to celebrate since then, decades of hard-won progress are under threat. From…