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Keir Starmer has promised that he will prioritise economic growth for every part of the UK if he is elected as Prime Minister.

A man has vowed to 'never shop at Home Bargains again' after he was fined £100 shortly after spending £317 in store. The shopper was left furious when he was hit with the hefty £100 fine for spending 'too long' in store, and has now warned others to be careful when out shopping at Home Bargains.

A coffee festival that have been described as the "biggest ever in Scotland" will take place this May in Glasgow.

Rochdale council has passed its annual budget unopposed for the first time in nearly 50 years - including plans for a 2pc council tax rebate to all households. Labour’s proposals were unanimously approved by members, with none of the three opposition parties tabling an alternative budget or amendments.The financial plan for the next 12 months will see council tax bills rise by 4.99pc - including 2pc ring fenced for adult social care - rising to 5.15pc with Andy Burham’s mayoral precepts. It means the average 'Band D' household’s bill will rise by around £9 more per month from April.However, to cushion the blow somewhat, every home will automatically receive a 2pc rebate regardless of which council tax band it is in. This will be funded by reserves. An extra £500k has also been put aside for targeted support to help the poorest households in the borough ‘weather the storm of the cost of living crisis’.READ MORE: Council smash huge £65m-a-year crime network after being led to single Manchester trader

The biggest question about Mamma Mia was finding out who Sophie’s dad was. However, it was never answered in either of the two movies.

The Scottish Government has confirmed that the first payments of a new £50 heating payment will start landing in bank accounts this week. More than £20 million will be paid out over the course of February and March to around 400,000 households across Scotland in Winter Heating Payments.

Billed as the second installment of an elemental triptych, “Afire” comes after Christian Petzold’s 2020 film “Undine” where Paula Beer gave a Silver Bear-winning performance at Berlinale as the titular character, an urban historian and a mythical water spirit. As if the transition between them needed any smoothing out, the new film also relies on aquatic imagery to reinforce the claustrophobic premonition of smothering fires.

Lawrence Shankland ran riot during almost two years as an Honest Man.

coffee cup all over again!Fans of have so far been adamant about their love for HBO's faithful adaptation of the video game series. However, Sunday's latest episode had a few eagle-eyed viewers pointing out an editing error reminiscent of another of the network's major franchises.TikToker @domineo32 was the first to notice the mistake, which is visible in a scene where Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) are walking across a snowy bridge. The camera pulls back to a wide, overhead shot, which is impressively majestic… until you notice the cluster of crew members off to one side.

Former Motherwell and Celtic striker Andy Walker has backed Stuart Kettlewell to land the manager's job at Fir Park on a permanent basis.

Shoppers who are still keen to cut back on their heating bills have been rushing to Dunelm to snap up a portable radiator that is currently on offer.

EXCLUSIVE: UK film and television studios are preparing for inspections as they attempt to ward off property tax bills that could threaten the survival of some filming facilities.

More than half of students in Scotland have skipped a meal due to lack of money, new research has indicated. A total of 52% of the more than 5,000 college and university students and apprentices responding to an NUS Scotland survey said they had missed a meal for this reason.

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Plans for a controversial new 1,050-home community on land north of Mosley Common in Wigan, following two rounds of public consultation.

The latest UK Government figures suggest that almost a third of Scottish households with a prepayment meter have not yet redeemed their energy rebate vouchers. More than 867,000 vouchers were issued in Scotland under the government’s £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) between October and December last year.

Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), who has championed a set of antitrust bills to curb the power of big tech, said that he plans to resign from Congress on June 1 to take a job at a non profit foundation.

Christopher Vourlias Firefly Productions is prepping a new high-end drama that the Belgrade-based outfit is billing as Serbia’s first ever superhero series. “Generation Tesla” is based on the famed Serbian American inventor Nikola Tesla, best known for his pioneering work on electricity. In the series Tesla creates an electric frequency at the time of his death that opens a portal to a new dimension, where many of his unfinished projects and ideas are hidden. As the keeper of a vast trove of secrets and knowledge, Tesla must confront the greatest enemy ever known to man, who is looking to steal the secret of this mysterious frequency to rule the world. To fight him, Tesla assembles a team of superheroes, whom he contacts through a video game-obsessed teenager, in order to save the planet.

Vulnerable families across England will receive additional support from their local councils thanks to a £842m extension to the Household Support Fund.

The final forecast from energy consultancy Cornwall Insight suggests that people across Britain are set to see the cost of each unit of electricity and gas they use soar from the beginning of April.

Thousands of O2 and Virgin Mobile customers across Ayrshire will be hit with price hikes of up to 17.3% on part of their bill.