Month: December 2021

A white Christmas could be possible for some northern parts of the UK while much of the country is likely to see cold and bright weather, according to the Met Office. A white Christmas could be possible for some northern parts of the UK while much of the country is likely to see cold and bright weather, according to the Met Office. Unsettled weather in the lead-up to Christmas is […]

The UK is expected to add to its growing debt last month, as statisticians prepare to release official data next week. The UK is expected to add to its growing debt last month, as statisticians prepare to release official data next week. With debt having risen higher compared to GDP than at any point since the 1960 during the pandemic, Tuesday’s public sector borrowing figures will likely show another expansion […]

Chelsea have confirmed a request to postpone Sunday’s Premier League match at Wolves was rejected. Chelsea have confirmed a request to postpone Sunday’s Premier League match at Wolves was rejected. Manager Thomas Tuchel says the London club are “a bit angry” after seven players were ruled out following positive tests for coronavirus. Six of the weekend’s top-flight fixtures had already been called off following Covid-19 outbreaks at various clubs but […]

The winner of Strictly Come Dancing will lift the glitterball trophy on Saturday after AJ Odudu had to pull out at the last minute over an ankle injury. Soap star Rose Ayling-Ellis and partner Giovanni Pernice and baker John Whaite and partner Johannes Radebe will go head-to-head for the trophy after Odudu suffered a torn ligament. Her withdrawal means just two pairs will compete in the final, performing three routines […]

It is “highly unlikely” Britain or its allies will send troops to defend Ukraine if it is invaded by neighbouring Russia, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said. US intelligence claims Russia has stationed about 70,000 troops near the border of Ukraine and has begun planning for a possible invasion as soon as early next year. Mr Wallace and Ukrainian defence minister Oleksii Yuriyovych Reznikov issued a joint statement on November […]

Joe Root and Dawid Malan shared their second century stand of the Ashes, batting serenely on the third afternoon in Adelaide to make England’s first steps on a long road back in the second Test. The tourists were run ragged on day two, unable to prevent Australia running up 473 for nine declared and then losing both openers for single-figure scores under the floodlights as the hosts played the day/night […]

They went up by 1.4% UK retail sales picked up pace in November as shoppers hit the high street for early Christmas shopping and Black Friday, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said retail sales volumes increased by 1.4% for the month, accelerating from a 0.8% increase in October. The reading was better than expected, with analysts having forecast that growth would remain steady at 0.8%. […]

Pictures have been shared on the BBC's official Instagram account Fans of Killing Eve have been treated to a first glimpse of the latest series due to arrive early next year. Pictures shared on the BBC’s official Instagram account showed stars Jodie Comer, Sandra Oh and Fiona Shaw in stills from the series, which will air in February 2022. Comer is pictured twice in religious themed outfits, first in a […]

The fire broke out in Sutton on Thursday evening Four children, all believed to be related, have died in a house fire in south London after firefighters battled to save them as the blaze tore through the building. Firefighters in breathing apparatus entered the mid-terrace house in Collingwood Road, Sutton, on Thursday evening, as it was being ravaged by an “intense blaze”, before removing each of the four children and […]