UK to get three-day working week next year due to bank holiday change
Here’s when you can enjoy time off Next year, Brits will officially get a three-day working week due to “substitute” bank holidays. Following the Bank Holidays of April, the next Bank Holiday in the UK this year is on Monday, May 4, shortly followed by the Spring Bank Holiday on Monday, May 25. But in […]
1 month ago
Revealed: Why Wales and Northern Ireland are playing ‘unwanted’ dead rubber match
Wales and Northern Ireland were both eliminated last Thursday Despite being eliminated in the World Cup play-off semi-finals on Thursday, Wales and Northern Ireland are still required to play again during this international break, in a round of matches only officially confirmed in the hours after their respective defeats. In the style of the infamous […]
2 months ago
Revealed: When and why Ireland and Home Nations will play ‘dead rubber’ matches
Ireland, Wales, and Northern Ireland were all eliminated on Thursday Despite being eliminated in the World Cup play-off semi-finals on Thursday, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are still required to play again during this international break, in a round of matches only officially confirmed in the hours after their respective defeats. In […]
2 months ago
Greyhound racing to be banned in Wales
It becomes the first UK nation to ban greyhound racing Greyhound racing is set to be banned in Wales after a Senedd vote to outlaw the practice. The Senedd voted for the ban by 39 votes to 10, with two MSs abstaining from the vote. The legislation means that greyhound racing could be banned as […]
2 months ago
Where it could snow in the UK tonight as yellow warnings issued
Here’s where it could snow within hours As early as this evening, Brits are facing fresh snow as the Met Office has warned in the latest weather forecast. As 70mph winds lash wide swathes of the UK today, the snow is set to make a return as early as this evening, the Met Office says. […]
2 months ago
UK drivers to see major change to road signs as one word to be removed
Another word will replace “accidents” You will soon see significant changes to road signs and official safety communications, the UK government has confirmed. According to the government, this is part of a wider initiative to reduce deaths and serious injuries on Britain’s roads by 65% over the next nine years. The change in road signage […]
4 months ago