After stumbling upon the 2002 novel Soul Drinker in a small Irish library, Dave Rudden became hooked on Warhammer. The young adult writer, known for his Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy, says the mix of dark sci-fi and ‘ludicrous bombast’ was gripping and spurred him to write fan fiction before he could even afford…
By ALEX BRUMMER Updated: 09:48 GMT, 14 December 2024 Bank of England watchers are convinced the Monetary Policy Committee will sit on its hands next week when it sets interest rates for the last time this year. If, as governor Andrew Bailey says, the Bank is data-driven, it has little choice but to surprise the…
By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 21:54 GMT, 13 December 2024 US fast food giant Chick-fil-A is aiming to avoid another backlash over the anti-gay views of its billionaire owners when it opens in the UK next year. Chick-fil-A scrapped its Reading pop-up site after just six months when gay rights campaigners targeted it in 2019. But…
By GEOFF HO Updated: 21:53 GMT, 13 December 2024 Rachel Reeves yesterday hailed the impending listing of a French TV and film giant on the London Stock Exchange as a ‘vote of confidence’ in the UK. Ahead of the LSE debut of Canal+ shares on Monday, the Chancellor met the Paris-based firm’s chief executive Maxime…
By SABRINA PENTY and REUTERS Published: 13:17 GMT, 13 December 2024 | Updated: 15:13 GMT, 13 December 2024 French President Emmanuel Macron named Francois Bayrou as his fourth prime minister of 2024 on Friday, tasking the veteran centrist with steering the country out of its second major political crisis in the last six months. The…
GDP shrinks again but analysts say the bank is more concerned about inflation By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 15:06 GMT, 13 December 2024 The pound fell back from recent highs on Friday after fresh data showed the economy shrank for a second consecutive month. Data from the office for National Statistics showed a 0.1 per cent…
By SABRINA PENTY Published: 09:58 GMT, 13 December 2024 | Updated: 14:41 GMT, 13 December 2024 US President-elect Donald Trump could ditch Joe Biden‘s diplomatic policy as he considers a pre-emptive air-strike on Iran in order to halt its nuclear development According to the Wall Street Journal, the option of striking Iran’s nuclear facilities is being strongly…
By SABRINA PENTY Published: 12:01 GMT, 13 December 2024 | Updated: 12:45 GMT, 13 December 2024 A randy donkey’s attempt to mount a woman’s horse in County Dublin while she was riding it has led to a £50,000 personal injuries claim. The cheeky donkey’s owners were sued by company director Helen Dunne for negligence and…
NATO fighter jets have been scrambled in Poland and along the Alliance’s eastern flank as Vladimir Putin used strategic bombers and modern warplanes to unleash terror on Ukraine. Russia staged a brutal attack on Ukraine this morning, targeting energy and military facilities to plunge civilians into darkness and misery ahead of the festive season. A massive…
By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:01 GMT, 12 December 2024 The European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates for the fourth time this year as the continent’s floundering economy faces political strife and possible US tariffs. The quarter-percentage point cut from 3.25 per cent to 3 per cent takes rates to their lowest since May…
