166-year-old West Midlands hotel rescued from administration — 99 jobs saved

The Grade II listed property dates back to 1866. Source link
Cost of living: £250 help with heating bills in Wales

Up to 20,000 homes using heating oil could get a £250 payment from the Welsh government to help with the rising cost of living. The government said £5m from a new £130m package will help “off grid” households who are dependent on either heating oil or LPG and are eligible for reduced council tax. The […]
Newcastle and Leeds 'keen' on January transfer but numbers would never add up for Coventry City

Coventry City talisman Jack Rudoni has started to impress as a Premier League player Source link
Anger erupts over Bedworth cemetery changes as council issues statement

Restrictions are being enforced on what can be placed around gravestones Source link
Edinburgh Academy pupils suffered decades of ‘dreadful abuse’

Publishing her findings, former judge Lady Smith said the school had “failed to look at itself through a realistic and critical lens” for decades. “It is clear it was assumed that abuse did not and would not take place,” she said. “When it did, the school could not accept that it had happened, failed to […]
Anthropic heads for $1.3 trillion valuation in major stock market listing

Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude chatbot, could be valued at $1.3 trillion (£1 trillion) when it lists its shares for sale on New York’s Nasdaq stock exchange. The loss-making company says it will offer its shares for between $70 and $78 each and plans to raise up to $64bn when it floats this […]
Moment BMW driver 'erratically' overtakes lorry on M6 as he's issued two-year ban

Ernest Qafaliaj, 36, was caught on a fellow motorist’s dashcam Source link
How did Mildenhall become crucial to the US Air Force?

Local politicians have called for a greater level of transparency after reports of a threat against RAF Mildenhall. Ian Shipp, a Mildenhall town councillor, said: “I’ve had a number of people contact me this morning, they are concerned,” he said. “They’d like to know what’s happening, there’s a lot of speculation – there’s a lot […]
Tinned food and bottled water sales jump after ‘Be Ready’ campaign launch

Sales of essential goods such as bottled water and canned food soared in the 10 days following the launch of the government’s “Be Ready” emergency preparedness campaign on 22 October, research indicates. Hand sanitiser sales were up 83%, sales of bottled water rose 67% and tinned and jarred goods climbed 37%, according to data from […]
Frank Lampard sends message to Coventry City strikers as Taiwo Awoniyi emerges in lead role

Coventry City have three options up front but Taiwo Awoniyi is the man in possession of the shirt Source link