The government will deliver a mini-budget on 23 September, Sky News understands. It is expected that details of Prime Minister Liz Truss’s plans to help households and business amid the cost of living crisis will be revealed. The new PM had vowed to hold an “emergency budget” during the Conservative Party’s leadership race “to get
A leading trade union has written to the head of staff at King Charles’s former household calling for him to halt planned job cuts at Clarence House. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), the sixth largest union in the UK, has written to King Charles’s Principal Private Secretary Sir Clive Alderton, asking him to
Members of the public are queuing for hours to see the Queen lying in state – but MPs can skip the long wait. A House of Commons spokesperson confirmed that Members of Parliament can view the Queen‘s coffin without having to queue for miles – and can also bring up to four guests. Parliamentary House
Photo courtesy of ImaxTree.It’s the most fashionable time of the year. By Ivy Tang Date September 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter September has so far spoiled us with a fabulous feast of ready-to-wear and couture seen on the red carpets from the Venice film festival and TIFF to the Emmys. But for the most devoted style lovers, fashion month, starting
When it comes to Janine, Madeline Brewer knows there’s more than meets the eye. In season five of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, which dropped its first two episodes Sept. 14, Janine refuses to shake free from being a subservient Handmaid under the control of the Aunts, despite the urging of Esther (Mckenna Grace). While Janine’s complacency might
Although Matthew McConaughey was heard reprising Buster Moon late last year in Sing 2, we haven’t seen the actor in a live-action movie since 2019’s The Gentlemen, where he teamed with director Guy Ritchie. Well, that wait is about to get longer, as it’s been reported that McConaughey’s upcoming movie about a soccer team that
The John Lewis Partnership says it is “forgoing profit” to help customers, partners and suppliers navigate the challenges of the cost of living crisis. The employee-owned company, comprising the eponymous department store chain and Waitrose supermarkets, reported a loss of £99m for the half-year to 30 July compared to a red figure of £29m a
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is considering a plan to scrap caps on bankers’ bonuses as part of a post-Brexit bid to boost the City’s competitiveness and the UK economy, Sky News understands. He argues the cap, which was introduced under EU rules in 2014 following the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent eurozone debt crisis, would make
If fans of Hadley know one thing about Essex-born producer Hadley, it’s that his releases are all over the board. Hadley likes to mix it up both in terms of style and on which imprint he releases. Last eyar alone, Hadley dropped releases on Overview Music, Four Corners, MURKT, Subtitles, Fokuz, Identity Records, Balearic Breaks,
The Ukrainian soldier stooped over an ammunition box and picked up what looked like a giant, metal cork. ”Russian landmine,” he said. He walked to another discarded crate inside a large warehouse. “This is a mortar,” the serviceman, 39, said, holding up the deadly weapon, which was the shape of a stretched, grey-coloured balloon. The haul
Jordan Crane’s graphic novel Keeping Two, which took him 20 years to complete, pays very strict attention to form. Over the course of 300-plus pages, Crane rarely strays from a simple six-panel grid, arranging the action in neat squares that move down and across the page with an almost mesmeric energy and speed. With this
Baltimore prosecutors have filed a motion seeking a new trial for Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction was the subject of the hugely popular Serial podcast. Syed was 17 when he was sentenced to life in prison for the 1999 murder of his girlfriend Hae Min Lee. He has maintained his innocence and been appealing his
The billionaire owner of Patagonia has given his business away to an environmental trust and non-profit. The company will continue to produce outdoor clothing, camping supplies, and other goods, but now all profits will go to organisations to fight the climate crisis. Yvon Chouinard, founder of the company and reluctant billionaire, said when announcing the
by Regina Avalos, September 5, 2022 Derry Girls is returning for its third and final season on Netflix next month. The streaming service announced the UK teen comedy series’ return on Twitter with new photos. Starring Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, and Dylan Llewellyn, the series follows five teenage friends living in
Things are getting cutthroat on the season finale of Password. In E! News’ exclusive sneak peek at the Sept. 14 episode of the NBC game show, Jimmy Fallon and Chrissy Metz are going up against Joel McHale and Yvette Nicole Brown for the $25,00 prize. The tie-breaking password in question? Mullet. After the word is
In the visual art world, the term “folk art” refers to a type of outsider art that’s usually home made and serves a practical purpose, but doesn’t necessarily refer to the mediumor genre. Being quite far from anything definitively “folk” in terms of music, London-based indie pop duo Sparky’s Magic Piano seem nonetheless a sort