Student gets a first for his dissertation on Wetherspoon pubs

His tutor said it was the first time in his four-decades-long career an undergraduate had done their dissertation on Spoons. The 22-year-old delved into how consumers use the pub, what is popular behind the bar and which…

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Festival headlined by Andrea Bocelli scraps choirs fee after backlash

The "cheeky" fee prompted some choirs to pull out of the event after realising they would be charged thousands of pounds to take part. In a social media post, it was confirmed the fee had been scrapped, and those…

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Mum of man stabbed in front of son at barber shop says she ‘pleaded for him to get up’

His mother, Bash Kehinde, had been with Josh at the family home on an ‘ordinary’ Saturday before he headed out with his child, never to return. The businessman – who ran a company helping people coming out of care to…

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Britain's best motorway services named as northern spot on the M1 with a gym, play area and outdoor exercise space - while the worst is blasted for filthy toilets and dated facilities

But done right, service stations can fuel up drivers and cars alike and send them on their way refreshed and ready for the road. The best in the country was named last night as Welcome Break Rotherham, which received a…

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Celebrity accused of sex abuse could be named after he appears to miss deadline for appealing injunction refusal decision

The Court of Appeal said it had not received anything from the star before the deadline of 4.30pm on Monday, which suggests reporting restrictions on his case may be lifted. The well-known individual had made the…

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Newcastle’s January transfer plans – with £20m striker among targets

While a weekend draw at Fulham was far from perfect, it did afford the Magpies – and a manager who has received a crash course in the scrutiny that comes with being a Premier League boss – much-needed breathing space…

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Burnham’s immigration U-turn shows the limit of his power

In recognition of the sheer scale of the Boriswave, and the massive cost of granting those migrants and their dependants indefinite leave to remain (ILR), she had planned changes which would delay the date of settlement…

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Pete Hegseth's downfall begins: 'Stubborn' defense secretary believes God wants him to run the Pentagon... but insiders holding a lethal dossier of secrets are 'giddy' with excitement as his path to destruction is revealed

And, according to high-level sources, there is certainly no chance that Pete Hegseth , perhaps the most polarizing defense secretary in modern US history, falls on his sword and resigns. 'That would be deeply out of…

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Waitrose serves up a joyous Christmas ad 'cheesier than its deli counter...'

But its sister brand, Waitrose , is on course to save the festive season by bringing home the beef – the beef Wellington, that is. The pastry-wrapped dish shares star billing with Keira Knightley and Joe Wilkinson, both…

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Girl, 3, ‘stuffs stolen goods down pyjama bottoms’ after being ‘trained by mum’

Store owner Shamly Sud was ‘gobsmacked’ when she watched CCTV which appears to show the girl – who she believes was around three years old – stuffing about five items down her pyjama bottoms at her shop in Glasgow…

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