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Shares in the pub company rose on Wednesday morning after it also reported higher profits and revenues for the past six months.

HS2 Ltd calculated in September that building the line between London and the West Midlands would cost between £49 billion and £57 billion.

The 20-year-old climate activist, from Sweden, was arrested during a demonstration near the InterContinental Hotel in Mayfair on October 17.

The ‘add to music app’ feature will be rolled out in the UK and US over the coming weeks.

Catherine Martin said a unit would be set up within her department to oversee the allocation of funding for the broadcaster.

The overall number of applications has fallen from a record high earlier in the year.

Thomas Cashman was handed a mandatory life sentence for the murder of the nine-year-old in Liverpool in August 2022.

The Prime Minister’s flagship asylum policy was dealt a huge blow by the ruling.

Transport Secretary Mark Harper urged union Aslef to put an offer to a vote of its members.

Wednesday has brought mixed news for Rishi Sunak on two of his five priorities for the year.

Moneyfactscompare.co.uk said the dip in CPI inflation means there is now a choice of savings rates offering higher returns than inflation.

Andrew Walters’ light display in Co Durham has become a local tradition.

The authority is facing a £23 million in-year budget overspend but has said it can meet all of its current financial obligations.

The average UK house price fell by 0.1% in the 12 months to September 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The 29-year-old American died after being hit in the neck by the skate of an opposition player during a match in Sheffield.

The establishment of Great British Railways, first proposed in May 2021, was included in a draft Rail Reform Bill in last week’s King’s Speech.

The ruling has a bearing over Rishi Sunak’s promise to ‘stop the boats’.

Detectives said the death of Jaydon Beckford in Ladywood, Birmingham, is believed to be linked to the shooting of Diego Henry.

Benefits must be uprated in the usual way using September’s inflation figure, campaigning organisations have said.

It would mean those in financial difficulty pay lower prices for energy.