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City's electronic music venues struggling despite growth 6 hours ago ShareSave Evie LakeNorth East and Cumbria ShareSave Cobalt Studios A report said Newcastle was outpacing London with the number of electronic music events The electronic music scene in Newcastle is experiencing a boom, outpacing London with a 72% year-on-year growth, according to a new report. […]
Service charges coming under government scrutiny 7 hours ago ShareSave Edward RoweGloucestershire Political Reporter ShareSave BBC The government is looking to crack down on increasing maintenance costs but some feel the changes don't go far enough Residents have few rights to challenge them, they often increase annually and cost more than £1,000 a year – […]
Two Cuba-bound aid ships found days after disappearing 1 hour ago ShareSave Paulin Kola ShareSave Reuters Friendship and Tigger Moth departed Mexico on 20 March Two boats filled with humanitarian supplies travelling from Mexico to Cuba have been located days after contact with them was lost in the Caribbean, organisers say. The boats were located […]
House Republicans reject Senate deal, prolonging partial US government shutdown 5 hours ago ShareSave Nathan Williams ShareSave Watch: BBC journalist caught in travel chaos at Houston Airport Republicans in the US House of Representatives have rejected a bipartisan deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and instead approved a different plan, prolonging the […]
Looksmaxxing influencer Clavicular arrested on battery charge in Florida 46 minutes ago ShareSave Sareen Habeshian ShareSave Broward County Sheriff's Office A controversial internet streamer who goes by the name Clavicular has been arrested in south Florida on a battery charge. Braden Eric Peters was taken into custody on Thursday by police in Fort Lauderdale after […]
Football fans rally around female commentator over sexist abuse online 14 hours ago ShareSave Eleri GriffithsBBC Wales ShareSave Getty Images Former Wales international Nia Jones faced social media criticism over her World Cup play-off semi-final commentary Fans are rallying behind former international Nia Jones after she faced sexist abuse after co-commentating on Wales' World Cup […]
Asda boss rejects profiteering claims as petrol price tops 150p 7 hours ago ShareSave Lucy HookerBusiness reporter ShareSave Getty Images The boss of Asda has rejected claims retailers are using soaring oil costs to boost their own profits, after fuel prices inched up again on Friday. The average price for a litre of petrol rose […]
Lloyds bank reveals IT glitch affected almost half a million customers 12 hours ago ShareSave Liv McMahonTechnology reporter ShareSave AFP via Getty Images Almost half a million Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers saw other people's transactions or had their own data shared in a recent IT issue, the bank has revealed. In a […]
I escaped North Korea with my mum. Now I'm terrified she might be sent back 3 hours ago ShareSave Laura Bicker,China correspondentand Julie Yoonnyung Lee ShareSave Handout/Getty Images When Geumseong's phone rang on Christmas Eve 2020, he answered nervously. The previous year he'd made the perilous journey to escape from North to South Korea, using […]
Man arrested over plot to firebomb NY pro-Palestinian activist's home 3 hours ago ShareSave Nardine Saad ShareSave Getty Images Within Our Lifetime co-founder Nerdeen Kiswani was informed of a plot against her life after a New Jersey man was arrested A 26-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly planning to carry out a "violent attack" […]
