Liverpool has many unusual Beatles-themed venues, including the Casbah Coffee Club, which operated from 1959 to 1962. Founded by the mother of one of the band’s original drummers in the basement of their family home, the venue became a meeting place and a place for the legendary band to play music. Today, the property has been partially converted into a five-bedroom guesthouse.more

The British should start getting used to the fact that their domestic companies, even those with a long history, will be taken over by Polish companies, because this is a symptom of the Polish economy being stronger and stronger - wrote the Daily Telegraph yesterday.more

Which? crowns Asda Everyday winner of best cuppa 2024 after blind tasting by 79 ‘experienced and committed’ tea drinkers.more

The international world order is "under threat in a way we haven’t seen since the Cold War", the heads of the UK and US foreign intelligence services have warned.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said yesterday after meeting his Irish counterpart Simon Harris that his visit to Ireland was a "reset moment" in relations between the two countries. A Downing Street statement said it marked "a new era of cooperation and friendship".more

Russian pranksters claim that former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted in an interview with them that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski would have agreed in 2022 to lose Crimea and Donbas if he had not. Johnson did not say that. The role of warmonger is attributed to him by Russian propaganda.more

A 27-year-old man who set fire to an asylum seeker hotel in Rotherham during the riots sweeping Britain in early August was sentenced to nine years in prison yesterday. It is the longest sentence handed down so far in connection with the riots.more

Google is engaging in anti-competitive practices in online advertising technology and such conduct could be detrimental to thousands of UK publishers and advertisers, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said yesterday, outlining the preliminary findings of its investigation.more

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who began his visit to the UK yesterday, stated that as the West we should, in our own interests, provide Ukraine with effective means to repel Russian attacks as soon as possible.more

Findings of the plane lace bug (Corythucha ciliata) tree pest have been confirmed in the UK for first time in 18 years.more

The Environment Agency warned flooding along the Thames, particularly in West London, is likely.more

UK to supply 650 Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) through £162 million contract to boost Ukraine’s air defences.more

With almost no available prison space left in the UK, the Daily Telegraph has revealed that it is in talks with Estonia to allow British prisoners to serve their sentences in that country.more

Over 300 bodies have been discovered in a mass grave in Oldham, with the unmarked site containing the remains of 145 stillborn children, 128 young babies and kids, and 29 adults. The grim finding in Greater Manchester emerged after a Royton woman conducted a hunt for her twin brothers' final resting place; they sadly passed away shortly after their birth in 1962.more

Indecent assault charges in the UK against disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein have been discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The CPS said it had made the decision after reviewing the evidence in the case and concluding "there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction".more

A Merlin Mk4 helicopter ditched during night-flying exercises with the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier near Dorset, the Navy said. A spokesperson for the Royal Navy said that there were no other fatalities or serious injuries.more

Shoppers can use technology to advise them on outfit choices based on their body shape and style preferences, writes "The Guardian".more

The industry watchdog said it is now focusing efforts on changes to the second class service while keeping first class deliveries six days a week.more

eSky Group buys Thomas Cook, the world's oldest travel brand. The acquisition agreement will allow the Polish company to open a new chapter in the over 180-year history of the British icon of the world of travel and enter the top companies in Europe selling dynamic flight plus hotel packages.more

A single ticket-holder has won the £12.6 million jackpot in Wednesday’s Lotto draw and players have been advised to check their tickets.more

The Conservative leadership race is underway. Rishi Sunak has formally resigned after leading his party to its worst ever general election result. However, he remains acting leader until a successor is chosen. more

A damning report on a deadly London high-rise fire concluded Wednesday that decades of failures by government, regulators and industry turned Grenfell Tower into a "death trap" where 72 people lost their lives.more

The Treasury expects the new full state pension to be boosted above inflation by more than £400 a year in cash terms.more

LSE report suggests chancellor should downgrade projects such as Lower Thames Crossing in favour of services, writes "The Guardian".more

Tories found to have problems with relatability, and few voters can identify party leadership candidates, writes "The Guardian".more