[ The picture-postcard image of snow-blanketed festive scenes has become synonymous with Christmas thanks to Charles Dickens, Bing Crosby and, frankly, the entire Hollywood festive film output. In the UK, a white Christmas is officially announced by the Met Office – and it is a responsibility they don’t take lightly. Here, Craig Snell, a senior … Read more
[ Dear Rocio, What needs to be done to simplify the pension system for savers? Name and address supplied. Rocio says: My husband is going to be getting an extra Christmas gift this year, but I’ll not share what it is in case it ruins his surprise. As I was wrapping presents I remembered that … Read more
[ Trade talks between Britain and the US designed to reach a slimmed-down deal have been quietly ended, it has emerged. Joe Biden and his allies are understood to have opposed the idea of a so-called “foundational” deal which would tackle a number of currently existing barriers to transatlantic trade. But UK Government officials insisted … Read more
[ As Parliament finishes its last full week before the Christmas recess, the high drama of immigration rebellion gives way to the same old story. All year, Labour has been in a dominant position with polling consistently showing Sir Keir Starmer on the path to a landslide victory at the next election. Nothing has shifted … Read more
[ The Prime Minister’s independent ethics adviser has introduced new rules requiring ministers to declare outside work before taking up government roles following lobbying claims against David Cameron. In the first register of ministerial interests since July, Sir Laurie Magnus introduced a new clause stating that ministers should “provide additional information in a number of … Read more
[ Homeowners with large amounts of equity in their houses are seeing the biggest benefit from falling mortgage rates – with the deals available to them being slashed more quickly than those available to cash-strapped first-time buyers with small deposits, data shared with i show. Average mortgage rates have tumbled over the past four months, … Read more
[ TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM — Tottenham Hotspur finally kept a lead. Richarlison finally scored without his head. Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario came so, so close to keeping a clean sheet. It was another unpredictable game in the unpredictable world of Ange Postecoglou’s relentlessly attacking football and this time Newcastle United were the victims of it, rather … Read more
[ Surrounded by moorland, Marsden in West Yorkshire is often overshadowed by better-known villages, such as Haworth and Saltaire. Yet it has a similarly Gothic appeal, helped by its 19th-century mills and St Bartholomew’s Church, which has a history dating to the 15th century. There is also an active pagan community that runs events such … Read more
