Barclays to close 14 branches across UK - full list

A new government list has outlined the key risks facing the UK, including a potential future pandemic and disruptions to global energy supplies.

Roland Emmerich’s upcoming gladiator series Those About to Die has been picked up by Prime Video across Europe.

The cost of living crisis continues to squeeze millions of household budgets this year despite the lower energy price cap and inflation finally starting to drop. The UK Government’s cost of living payments have already provided lump sums of £301 for families on means-tested benefits and £150 for those claiming disability benefits.

A travel warning has been issued to British holidaymakers heading to France this summer following dozens of cases of a tick-borne infection.

The Met Office has provided its prediction for when the UK will finally see a picturesque summer.

Red Rooms won a leading three awards including Best Feature at the 27th annual Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, with the thriller Femme taking Best Director for Sam H. Freeman & Ng Choon Ping and Outstanding Performance for Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. See the full list of winners below.

EXCLUSIVE: UK broadcaster ITV will “closely monitor” productions from under-fire TV chief James Martin going forwards.

As the trend of ordering a takeaway increases across the UK, obesity rates are also on a sharp spike upwards.

Eight new branches of bargain store B&M opening in the coming months - including one in Wigan.

Plans are in place to close one of Ayr’s best-known hotels - and turn it into three luxury homes.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Ever since the celebrity version of Race Across The World was announced in May, many have been waiting to see who has signed up to the challenge. Now, the participants have now officially been announced and it’s been confirmed the journey will take the celebs from Africa to the Arctic.The famous faces who will go-head-to head on the race of their lives are, Good Morning Britain's Alex Beresford and his dad, Noel; singer Mel Blatt and her mum, Helene; McFly drummer Harry Judd and his mum, Emma and British Racing Driver and pundit Billy Monger and his sister, Bonny.

Virgin Money has made the decision to close a number of branches across the country due to "changing customer demand". In total, 39 branches will be closing their doors. However, Virgin has assured customers that each affected location is less than half a mile from the nearest Post Office, where they can still carry out day-to-day transactions such as cash deposits and withdrawals, cheque deposits, balance enquiries, and coin exchange.

A Scots bar has closed its doors for good just days after its workers went on strike.

Boots has confirmed it will begin closing the first few of 300 axed stores across the UK within the next few days.

Manchester’s most abusive restaurant Karen’s Diner is safe from closure, its owners have said, after some of the brand’s original restaurants in Australia went into liquidation. The first Karen’s Diners were in Aussie cities including Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

The Daily Record launched the Our Kids…Our Future campaign in February 2023 after a series of shocking attacks involving children across Scotland.

All train lines are closed between Bolton and Preston railway stations as emergency services deal with an incident. Northern said train services running through the stations would be cancelled or delayed by 60 minutes

A cyclist has been rushed to hospital after a crash with a lorry on the A9 in the early hours of this morning.

As the summer holiday season gets underway, many British tourists will be flying abroad for some sun, sea and relaxation.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International The U.K.’s Empire Cinemas has gone into administration with six movie theaters shuttering immediately, Variety can confirm. Empire operates 12 locations under the Empire brand and two Tivoli-branded cinemas in Bath and Cheltenham. The companies employ 437 people across England and Scotland. Around 150 staff — roughly a third of the company’s workforce — have been laid off as part of the administration process. BDO LLP have been appointed as administrators handling the case. So far, Empire cinemas have closed in Bishop’s Stortford, Catterick Garrison, Sunderland, Swindon, Walthamstow and Wigan. In addition, a site that was previously shuttered at Sutton Coldfield won’t reopen.