Andy Burnham government to bring in 'six month' rule from next week in major employment law change

Manchester Evening News - Sep 23, 2026

The change is being brought in under the Employment Rights Act and will take effect from October 1

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Tightening their belts: Boss of Timpson says shops have seen 680 per cent rise in drilling of extra holes as fat jabs slim down customers

Sep 23, 2026

Tightening their belts: Boss of Timpson says shops have seen 680 per cent rise in drilling of extra holes as fat jabs slim down customers

Olivier Picard, chairman of the National Pharmacy Association, said: 'It is encouraging to see more and more people needing extra notches in their belts after starting weight management treatments.'

Farmer, 88, tells of drama as fighter jet crashed and exploded in his caravan park - as RAF grounds test flights and says pilots who ejected are still receiving medical attention

Sep 23, 2026

Farmer, 88, tells of drama as fighter jet crashed and exploded in his caravan park - as RAF grounds test flights and says pilots who ejected are still receiving medical attention

Richard Owen, 88, owner of Afallon Caravan Park near Rhosneigr, Anglesey, described his dramatic near miss with the wrecked plane, which remains scattered across his field.

BBC licence fee could be axed and replaced by £11-a-month internet charge whether people watch live TV or not under new plans being considered by Labour

Sep 23, 2026

BBC licence fee could be axed and replaced by £11-a-month internet charge whether people watch live TV or not under new plans being considered by Labour

The move would see the current £180 TV licence axed and an extra charge added onto broadband bills in its place. (Pictured: Josh Widdicombe, Emma Willis, and Johannes Radebe)

US delegation walks out as Iranian president tells UN country has been 'victim of terrorism' and 'cannot be made to surrender'

Sep 23, 2026

US delegation walks out as Iranian president tells UN country has been 'victim of terrorism' and 'cannot be made to surrender'

The US delegation to the UN General Assembly has walked out after Iran's president told the international body his nation was the 'victim of terrorism'.

Mike Tindall reveals his rugby-loving father Phil has died aged 79 after long battle with Parkinson's

Sep 23, 2026

Mike Tindall reveals his rugby-loving father Phil has died aged 79 after long battle with Parkinson's

The former England rugby star, 47, who is married to Princess Anne's daughter Zara Tindall, 45, said his father passed away last week.

Pictured: Mother and her three school-age children who were killed in Bootle house fire - after hero father 'tried to save family by breaking windows'

Sep 23, 2026

Pictured: Mother and her three school-age children who were killed in Bootle house fire - after hero father 'tried to save family by breaking windows'

Elisha Brabin and three of her children are understood to have been found dead in a bedroom at their home in Stone Square during the early hours of Tuesday.

All you need to know about a state visit, as White House rolls out red carpet for Xi

Sep 23, 2026

All you need to know about a state visit, as White House rolls out red carpet for Xi

A grand military welcome, a state dinner, tea at the White House and a tour of the National Archives: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington will see his American counterpart, Donald Trump, roll out the pomp and pageantry. The United States’ capital is bracing for high-level bilateral discussions served with a side of symbolic gestures, marking Xi’s first state visit to the country since 2015. But what exactly makes this a state visit, and how does it differ from other official...

Orphan, 14, wins gigantic payout after his teacher mom was killed in freak concrete accident while driving him home from water park outing

Sep 23, 2026

Orphan, 14, wins gigantic payout after his teacher mom was killed in freak concrete accident while driving him home from water park outing

The boy's mom was killed four years ago and her family filed a lawsuit. After a five-day trial, a jury recently agreed to award the teen 'the largest trucking crash jury verdict in Colorado.'

Colosseum to close for two days after worker, 22, plunges 30ft to his death while fitting new lights at ancient Roman amphitheatre

Sep 23, 2026

Colosseum to close for two days after worker, 22, plunges 30ft to his death while fitting new lights at ancient Roman amphitheatre

A Colosseum worker has died after plunging 30ft from the Roman amphitheatre while he was fitting new lights.

Bollywood actor faces having garden of his £900,000 Shropshire home torn apart by bulldozers after building it 1.4m too high without planning permission

Sep 23, 2026

Bollywood actor faces having garden of his £900,000 Shropshire home torn apart by bulldozers after building it 1.4m too high without planning permission

Sumeet Singh Sarao, 39, has become embroiled in a bitter planning dispute with his local council after he spent thousands raising the ground levels of his garden at the property in Telford, Shropshire.

‘It means a lot to us’: Bistro added to Michelin Guide after only one year

Sep 23, 2026

‘It means a lot to us’: Bistro added to Michelin Guide after only one year

A restaurant which only launched last year has been added to the prestigious Michelin Guide, brining Kent’s total on the list to 27.

Dusk shoppers say 'beautiful' £60 bedding set reduced to £36 'is better without ironing'

Sep 23, 2026

Dusk shoppers say 'beautiful' £60 bedding set reduced to £36 'is better without ironing'

'Looks so fresh and is warm and comforting'

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