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Consumer confidence has seen its third monthly increase since March bolstered by increasing optimism about the economy, a survey suggests. GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index rose by three points in June as it made its slow climb out of negative territory to minus 14. The increase was driven by a seven-point improvement in confidence in […]

Canadian actor Donald Sutherland has died aged 88 following “a long illness”. He rose to fame after starring in films such as The Dirty Dozen (1967) and Kelly’s Heroes (1970). He is perhaps best known as the womanising Captain Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce Jr in the 1970 film version of M*A*S*H, and would eventually becoming […]

About 75,000 prosecutions of alleged fare evasion brought by train companies under the controversial single justice procedure were “probably unlawful” and could be quashed, a court has heard. The train firms involved – including Northern Rail and Greater Anglia – prosecuted alleged fare evaders under a system which allows certain offences to be prosecuted in […]

New British number one Jack Draper claimed the biggest victory of his career by beating top seed Carlos Alcaraz at the cinch Championships. The 22-year-old, now ranked a career-high 31 after winning his maiden ATP title in Stuttgart last week, stunned the reigning Queen’s and Wimbledon champion 7-6 (3) 6-3. Spanish superstar Alcaraz, who also […]

Junior doctors in England have been urged to call off “cynical” strikes later this month as experts warned that the health of patients will be “compromised” as a result of the walkout. Health Secretary Victoria Atkins said that the Government cannot make an offer to medics during the pre-election period as she warned that the […]

19 year old Jay Slater hasn’t been heard from since Monday morning The mother of a British teenager who has gone missing during a holiday in Tenerife said searching for her son was “an absolute living nightmare”. Jay Slater, 19, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was last heard from on Monday morning as he told a friend he planned […]

The veteran actor fell from a West End stage on Monday Sir Ian McKellen has revealed he is having physiotherapy while he takes a break from performing following a fall from a West End stage on Monday. The final London dates of the production, Player Kings, will see Sir Ian’s understudy take on the role of Falstaff […]

The Conservatives director of campaigning has taken a leave of absence Rishi Sunak’s election campaign has been thrown into fresh turmoil over allegations of betting on the date of the General Election. With just two weeks until polling day, the Conservatives’ director of campaigning Tony Lee took a leave of absence amid reports both he and his would-be […]

They’re staying at 5.25%, despite inflation falling to it’s 2% target The Bank of England has held interest rates at their highest level since 2008, despite UK inflation returning to its official 2% target last month. The Bank’s governor, Andrew Bailey, said policymakers “need to be sure that inflation will stay low and that’s why we’ve decided to […]

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