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Bots buy up Britain’s air con: Over-heating customers complain as cooling units for sale online disappear as soon as they try to buy them – and reappear at six times the price on eBay
Air conditioning customers in Britain have reacted angrily after a much-anticipated restock of cooling units from manufacturer Meaco sold out almost instantly during the latest heatwave, with automated “scalper bots” widely blamed. Many shoppers who had been waiting on the maker’s website for the promised restock found the units vanished in under 30 seconds, only…
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Travellers take over school playing fields with more than a dozen caravans and threaten staff – forcing them to cancel sports day and PE classes
A group of travellers with more than a dozen caravans has set up an unauthorised encampment on a playing field used by Caldicot Comprehensive School in Caldicot, south Wales, forcing the school to cancel its sports day and outdoor PE lessons. Staff and students at the 1,300-pupil school have allegedly been subjected to threats by…
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Police called over trouble at school prom at popular hotel – thestar.co.uk
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Migrants win High Court battle against one-in, one-out deal in massive blow to Mahmood scheme
The High Court has ruled in favour of five Channel migrants who challenged their deportation under the Government’s “one-in, one-out” returns agreement with France, dealing a significant setback to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s efforts to curb illegal crossings. The migrants, who claim to be victims of trafficking, successfully argued that a rule change stripping them…
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BIFF BYFORD On Upcoming SAXON Album: ‘It’s Heavier, More Than Anything’
SAXON frontman Biff Byford has confirmed to Classic Rock magazine that the British heavy metal band’s 25th studio album is complete and tentatively scheduled for release on 22 January 2027 via Silver Lining Music. Byford described the record as “heavier, more than anything” — offering his own take on drummer Nigel Glockler’s characterisation of it…
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Ministers plan legally binding debt targets for England’s water companies
Ministers are drawing up plans to impose legally binding debt targets on England’s water companies for the first time, in an effort to prevent further corporate failures of the kind facing Thames Water. The environment secretary, Emma Reynolds, is developing proposals that would compel firms to keep their borrowing below set levels or face legal…
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SWFC News: Wrexham’s stance on player exits as Owls register transfer interest in duo – thestar.co.uk
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The row over just how many penises appear on the Bayeux tapestry continues to rage as famous artefact arrives in UK for first time in 1,000 years
The famous Bayeux Tapestry has arrived in Britain for the first time in almost 1,000 years, going on display at the British Museum after a tightly guarded, high-tech operation that saw the 11th-century artefact moved in overnight and brought across the Channel. Its arrival has reignited a long-running scholarly debate over an unusual question: exactly…