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Ten days on from the Autumn Budget, the UK government is facing a barrage of pushback from shop, bar, and restaurant owners that have banded together to decry the impact on businesses.Over the weekend, supermarket bosses lambasted the rise in employer National Insurance contributions (NICs). Meanwhile, more than 200 hospitality leaders wrote a letter to the Chancellor warning the changes are “unsustainable” and could force many firms to close.Ahead of the Budget, the government went to great pains to tell businesses to expect little, warning that a spending “black hole” would require substantial tax rises.Still, the package has clearly caught…

Tuesday 12 November 2024 8:18 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Shares in listed legal service group RBG Holdings have dropped by over 90 per cent over the last year Shares in listed legal service group RBG Holdings have dropped by over 90 per cent over the last year and hit an all time low on Friday. And after these declines, analysts have wanted the company’s “current situation looks bleak”. RBG Holdings group RBG has two law firms under its umbrella: dispute-focused Rosenblatt and…

Police were called to the city centre railway station shortly after 7am on Monday, November 11, following reports of a medical emergency. Emergency crews, including officers and medics, rushed to the scene. The Scottish Ambulance Service revealed they sent an ambulance, a trauma team, and a paramedic response unit to the station. However, sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers from the British Transport Police have since revealed the incident is not being treated as suspicious. A report will be prepared for the Procurator Fiscal. READ MORE: Glasgow trains disrupted amid emergency incident A spokesperson for the Scottish…

Ards and North Down calls for NI wide nappy collections and launches cloth nappy trial Source link

A man travelling without a ticket attacked a train worker. Source link [Featured] [Just In]

In October, UK house prices got to a new record, with an average of £293,999, according to Halifax. This amount is higher the previous high from June 2022. Although mortgage rates are still high and economic pressures are strong, the housing market has shown stability. Amanda Bryden, head of mortgages at Halifax, said, “That house prices have reached these heights again in the current economic climate may come as a surprise to many, but perhaps more noteworthy is that they didn’t fall very far in the first place. “Despite the headwind of higher interest rates, house prices have mostly levelled…

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J24 and J25 . Reason : Police incident. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 07:30 and 07:45 on 12 November 2024. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:30 and 07:45 on 12 November 2024. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed. Source link

Tuesday 12 November 2024 12:36 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Major player in the boxing world Turki Alalshikh will return the Ring Magazine to print after acquiring the boxing publication. The Saudi official has been the face behind the Riyadh Season era of boxing that has taken over the sport. The Ring – or the “Bible of Boxing” – ceased regular publication at the end of 2022, after 100 years of printing, and went digital only. It was purchased 17 years ago by…

The action took place on Monday morning, with students wearing white poppies and painting their hands red. The action was organised by student societies Glasgow Against Arms and Fossil Fuels (GAAFF) and Justice for Palestine Society (JPS), co-ordinating similar Remembrance Day pro-Palestine actions across UK universities; including Queens Margaret University London, the University of Nottingham, University of Lincoln and University of Cardiff. Speeches from protesters in Glasgow urged other students “to oppose the complicity” and call out the “hypocrisy of the university remembering the fallen whilst investing in arms companies”. They argue the university’s £5.5 million of investments in arms companies, such as…

The public transport provider was responding to Belfast Live’s series asking those impacted by the ongoing congestion what they would do to fix the traffic issues. Source link