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That's according to the Scottish Retail Consortium The number of shoppers at Scotland’s stores has increased, with tourists over Easter helping to provide a surge in footfall in Edinburgh, figures show. Footfall north of the border rose 7.7% in April compared to the same month last year, the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) said on Friday. Its data shows that in Edinburgh, shoppers increased by 29.4% last month compared to April […]

That's according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Expectations for the growth in demand of pure electric new cars have been downgraded. An automotive industry body said it predicts the vehicles will make up 18.4% of new car registrations this year, down from 19.7% in a forecast issued in January. This is due to “high energy costs and insufficient charging infrastructure” which is “anticipated to soften demand”, according […]

That's according to data from Rightmove First-time buyers with a 15% deposit to put down face paying nearly £200 per month more for a mortgage typically than they did a year ago, according to a property website. Rightmove said those in this deposit bracket will pay an average of around £1,056 per month compared with £865 last year, due to mortgage rates and house prices rising. However, it said this […]

He was taken to court by the family of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer of the 1973 soul classic. Ed Sheeran has won a US copyright lawsuit which alleged he used parts of Marvin Gaye’s hit song, Let’s Get It On, for his own track Thinking Out Loud. The British musician was taken to court by the family of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer of the 1973 soul classic. They claimed that […]

Actors dressed as Darth Vader, Dr Evil and Thanos have staged a protest at a deep sea mining conference in central London on Star Wars Day. The three actors hired by environmental campaign group Greenpeace, who wished not to be named, attended the Deep Sea Mining Summit 2023 at the Marriott Hotel in Canary Wharf on Thursday, coinciding with “May the Fourth”. Greenpeace said the “villains” attended the event as […]

The Prince and Princess of Wales travelled on the Elizabeth Line for the first time as they took public transport to a pub to hear how London workers are preparing for the coronation. William and Kate boarded the Tube at Acton Main Line in west London and chatted to Transport for London (TfL) workers about their plans for the busy bank holiday weekend when tens of thousands of people are expected in the capital. At one point Kate was […]

Trainline has hailed bumper train ticket sales for the past year as the booking platform shrugged off the impact of UK rail strikes. Shares in the company shot higher in early trading after sales leapt by almost three-quarters. Net ticket sales rose by 72% to £4.3 billion for the year to February 28, which it added was 16% above pre-pandemic levels. It brought group revenues to £327 million, up 74% year-on-year, amid growth in the […]

Jeremy Renner and Vin Diesel are among the famous faces who have sent their support to Jamie Foxx after he spoke about a recent “medical complication”. The family of the 55-year-old Oscar-winning actor revealed on social media last month that he was being treated with “great care” following an unspecified incident and was already “on his way to recovery”. On Wednesday, Foxx broke his silence following the incident as he shared a message to Instagram […]