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Manchester City host Brighton & Hove Albion with the hope of returning back to winning ways after a tough 1-1 draw to Chelsea on Sunday. City’s first home game of the year ended in disappointment as Enzo Fernandez prodded the ball into the net in the 94th minute to cancel out Tijjani Reijnders first half strike, leaving the Blues six points away from Arsenal at the top of the table.AdvertisementThe 1-1 draw shared the same story as the previous draw to Sunderland, with Manchester City the dominant side once again but wasteful in the final third. City held 57 per…

06 Jan 2026 By Contributor Allan Wilen is economics director at Glenigan After a challenging 2025, the outlook for the UK construction industry is set to brighten over the next two years. While geopolitical uncertainty remains a risk, we expect a strengthening in domestic demand and investment to underpin construction… > No online subscription: This article requires a subscription to read it in full. If you already have a subscription, please click here to sign in, or see below for how to set up your subscription todayCN Intelligence is available for subscribers only. If you are already a subscriber please…

New distributor The PetFellas has added BeLoved and Dog Rocks to its growing portfolio of brands following the signing of a new UK distribution agreement. The partnership will see The PetFellas supply the BeLoved collection of natural products, including wellness-inspired balms, oils and shampoos as well as Dog Rocks lines to UK retailers. Petfellas director Gerard O’Mahony said: “This partnership gives retailers access to brands that deliver on product performance and margin. BeLoved fits perfectly with our strategy of representing brands that provide strong sell-through, reliable supply and a clear point of difference in-store.” BeLoved and Dog Rocks founder Carina…

Claire CavanaghWest of EnglandBBCAlan “Big Al” Platt who paints and cleans for free in GloucesterA man who cleans road signs and completes paint jobs on public buildings for free says it gives him a lot of satisfaction. Alan “Big Al” Platt, 68, began clearing up litter in Gloucester during Covid, then teamed up with other volunteers to carry out more tasks in the city.”I can redo things that haven’t been done for decades and then walk down there and think, ‘I did that’,” he said.He has repainted black bollards near the Hooper Monument close to Gloucester Cathedral and the golden…

AN ENERGY expert has recommended one trick to warm up your home without using the central heating. British Gas has shared an ultimate trick to warm up your home without having to turn on your radiator as temperatures drop. Sign up for the Money newsletter Thank you! It can be hard to keep warm without relying on a radiator, but a British Gas expert has shared that you don’t need to use itCredit: Getty Snow and ice has hit parts of the UK and Britain is bracing for Storm Goretti to bring more heavy snow and rain, as well as…

Many Brits are grappling with elevated energy costs this winter following Ofgem’s latest price cap adjustment in January. Whilst the increase was modest at just 0.2% from the prior figure, it represents a £20 rise compared to the January-March 2025 period, with typical households now facing bills of £1,758.For those seeking methods to reduce electricity expenditure in response, help is at hand. Various organisations including the Energy Saving Trust, EDF Energy, and Octopus Energy have provided straightforward cost-cutting strategies to adopt at home.One practical recommendation from the Energy Saving Trust involves making a simple adjustment to how you use kitchen…

‘Everybody’s in the same boat, from the small independent suppliers to the big boys like B&Q and Travis Perkins’07:25, 11 Jul 2020Updated 07:25, 11 Jul 2020Huge queues outside a B&Q in Blackpool(Image: Sunday Mirror)Bags of plaster are being sold for up to £50 on eBay and Facebook – more than seven times the normal retail price.The building industry is facing a ‘massive shortage’ caused by the coronavirus lockdown.Tradesmen and small building firms are struggling to get their hands on supplies as the main factories build back up to full capacity after being temporarily closed at the start of the pandemic.It’s…

Within most plumbing and heating companies are departments such as service, sales, repair, installation or finance, and people rely on each other for information. Together, these departments form a team.When information, regardless how slight, is not shared in a timely manner and with a cooperative attitude, then teams suffer. On the other hand, teams who have learned to leverage synergy to their advantage also understand the importance of being effective and efficient.The words, synergy, effective and efficient are key teamwork terms. “Synergy” is the creation of a whole that is greater than the simple sum of its parts. In other…

Havering Council has issued five enforcement notices and one enforcement warning notice following the construction of a storage building, the placing of a portable cabin and the use of the land as a scaffolding yard at Three Horseshoes Farm in Noak Hill Road. All works have allegedly “breached planning control” and have been carried out “without planning permission”. The storage building was described as “visually intrusive” and of “poor design”. The enforcement notices claimed no justification for its construction for storage purposes arose. This building has been ordered to be demolished (Image: Havering Council) The council also deemed that any…

The GistEarly tensions between Prince Harry and Prince William sparked around November 2018, when Harry felt William didn’t “roll out the red carpet” for Meghan Markle.In June 2019, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle split from their joint charity with Prince William and Kate Middleton. In January 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they would step back as senior working royals.The divide between Prince Harry and his family continued to deepen with the 2022 release of the Netflix documentary “Harry & Meghan.” In January 2023, Prince Harry released a memoir, Spare, continuing to bring private family members into public light and further…