Fashion

‘Fashion has become a gigantic machine spewing out garbage’ – Blackburn brand founder

Posted by - May 19, 2024 Fashion

The sartorial guru, who with co-judge and fashion designer, Esme Young, is generally calm and measured as he offers tips to help budding tailors and seamstresses create beautiful clothes on the BBC One show, is passionately opposed to the shoddy, unethical practices of fast fashion. His latest book, Less, is...

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Fitness

Pole fitness, dance and aerial hoop and more at aerial and fitness studio

Posted by May 19, 2024

Wild Workouts, previously located in Swinton, had been opened by Rachel Wildman, 39, the founder and Scotia Ferguson, 25, one of the company directors. The new studio is located in units 3a and 3b Spa Road, a five minute walk from Bolton town centre. And since opening Scotia, from Little Hulton,...

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Shopping

Infra

UK water companies embrace PFI to deliver £14bn of infrastructure

Posted by - May 17, 2024

Britain’s debt-laden water utilities are being encouraged by the regulator to set up new privately financed companies to deliver billions of pounds worth of critical infrastructure such as reservoirs, treatment works and pipelines, which will be paid for through customer bills.United Utilities — the water company that came under fire...

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Sports

TV sports presenter ‘arrested on suspicion of raping a child’

Posted by - May 19, 2024

Chris DaviePublished May 19, 2024, 8:38am|Updated May 19, 2024, 8:58am Police conducted a 4am raid of the TV host’s homeA TV sports presenter has been arrested on suspicion of raping a child. Police conducted a 4am raid of the TV host’s home in southern England earlier this week and seized...

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Gambling

UK Announces Casino Rule Relaxations and Cashless Payments

Posted by May 17, 2024

 New UK gambling measures to include cashless payments, relaxed casino rules, and an 18+ age limit. (Image: Vastram / Alamy)Back in April 2023, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published its gambling white paper, and this week it has been decided a number of measures will be put into...

UK’s biggest gambling addiction charity investigated for ‘promoting’ gambling

Posted by May 17, 2024

Britain’s biggest gambling addiction charity is being investigated for allegedly “promoting” the interests of the gambling industry, which funds it through donations.The industry regulator, The Charity Commission, told i it has opened a “regulatory compliance case” after receiving a complaint that questioned GambleAware’s independence and claimed it was failing in...

UK to advance with land-based gambling reforms

Posted by May 17, 2024

The DCMS has published a response to its consultation on land-based gambling. UK.- The UK government will advance with plans to reform regulations for land-based gambling venues after publishing its responses to a consultation on white paper proposals. As announced last year, the proposals involve an amendment of the Gaming...

Charity voices concerns after move to let gamblers use debit…

Posted by May 16, 2024

Are you affected by the plans? Email megan.howe@mailonline.co.uk By Megan Howe Published: 21:19 BST, 16 May 2024 | Updated: 21:19 BST, 16 May 2024 A charity which supports families affected by gambling-related suicide has expressed its concerns over a move to allow gamblers to use debit cards on slot machines.It comes...

UK to liberalise rules for gambling venues in light of…

Posted by May 16, 2024

LONDON, May 16 — Britain plans to introduce a range of liberalising measures for venues like casinos, bingo halls and arcades as part of a plan to boost land-based gambling as it seeks to keep pace with the fast-growing online betting and gaming sector.The move was aimed at modernising “the...

UK Relaxes ‘Land-Based Gambling’ Rules as Online Betting Grows

Posted by May 16, 2024

The British government is loosening its rules for brick-and-mortar betting businesses as online gambling grows. The U.K.’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport issued a report Thursday (May 16) that would allow for cashless payments on gaming machines in places like casinos, arcades and bingo halls, while introducing an age limit of 18 for these machines. The...

Rank Group shows support for UK Government’s response to land-based…

Posted by May 16, 2024

The company will now look to introduce a number of investments and improvements.  By Ciaran McLoughlin Rank Group has welcomed the UK Government's response to measures relating to the land-based gambling sector.  As part of the response, there will be an increase in the number of gaming machines permitted from...

UK to Liberalize rules for Land-Based Gambling Venues In Light…

Posted by May 16, 2024

The UK government has announced plans to relax regulations for traditional gambling venues like casinos, bingo halls, and arcades in response to the rapid growth of online gambling. Minister Stuart Andrew outlined these liberalizing steps in a written statement to parliament, emphasizing the need to update “the outdated and...