Fashion

Fast fashion mogul weds model whose Dior gown took 540 hours to make

Posted by - May 5, 2024 Fashion

He is famed for his fast fashion clothing company, which churns out hundreds of garments a week.Umar Kamani, co-founder of PrettyLittleThing, has even been known to give products away in “100 per cent off” sales, while his tops and dresses are so expendable they are often sold for pennies.But it...

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Fitness

Meghan’s fitness obsession can help ‘build full body strength’ says expert

Posted by May 5, 2024

Meghan Markle's followers won't be surprised to learn she likes to keep fit and healthy with the help of one particular kind of workout - pilates.While yoga focuses on spiritual wellbeing, pilates is all about strengthening muscles with repetitive movements that focus on balance, posture, and flexibility. It is said...

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Shopping

Infra

Bathgate Battery Producer Gets £25M From UK Infrastructure Bank

Posted by - May 3, 2024

The £25m from the UK Infrastructure Bank—a government-owned policy bank helping to finance the country’s net zero transition—forms the cornerstone of a £56 million raise, with UKIB’s investment helping to accelerate the deployment of Invinity’s products onto the UK grid. Invinity creates “vanadium flow” batteries, cited as one of the...

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Sports

Boozed-up Ipswich Town players slam Sky Sports pundit – and…

Posted by - May 6, 2024

Boozed-up Ipswich Town players slammed a Sky Sports pundit on their Premier League promotion parade, surrounded by thousands of their fans.Ipswich's heroes celebrated their Premier League promotion in style as thousands of supporters flocked to cheer on their boozy open top bus parade.They also took another opportunity to mock Championship...

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Gambling

UK Gambling Commission Introduces Stricter Regulations

Posted by May 5, 2024

New checks will focus on players who might be spending more than their annual or monthly salaries on gambling. May 5, 2024 • 06:04 ET • 4 min read The UK Gambling Commission has announced new rules designed to safeguard players.  The rules, which are to be introduced from Aug. 30,...

UK Gambling Commission Launches Ambitious 3-Year Strategy

Posted by May 3, 2024

(Image: Pexels) With its new three-year strategy launched this March, the UK Gambling Commission aims to navigate the complex world of gambling by adapting regulations to the fluid and fast-paced digital landscape. The Commission's strategy sets forth ambitious objectives which include safeguarding the fairness and safety of gambling for consumers,...

UKGC unveils wide-ranging changes across UK gambling industry, including “light…

Posted by May 3, 2024

The Gambling Commission announced Wednesday widespread changes across the UK industry. The measures include reducing the intensity of online games, improving consumer choice over receiving gambling marketing, "light-touch" financial vulnerability checks, and tightening processes to support age verification checks on premises. With the intention of "boosting safety and choice for consumers",...

British gamblers who lose £500 or more a month could…

Posted by May 3, 2024

The UK Gambling Commission has responded to increased pressure from the British government by tightening a host of measures such as safety checks for online gamblers who lose £500 ($628) or more a month. The regulator published its consultation on Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP) Remote Gambling and...

Scammer targeted victims in pubs to fund online gambling habit

Posted by May 2, 2024

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsA woman who duped victims out of nearly half a million pounds after meeting them in the pub has been jailed for six years.Susan Goose,...

UK’s online gross gambling yield rises 5%

Posted by May 2, 2024

Online total gross gambling yield in the UK regulated market grew by 5 per cent year-on-year in Q4, according to new statistics from the Gambling Commission. Rising to £1.4bn, the increase in revenue was matched by a new peak of total bets/spins of 24 billion, which rose by 10 per...

Gambling Market size in UK to record USD 3.28 billion…

Posted by May 1, 2024

NEW YORK, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The global gambling market size in UK is estimated to grow by USD 3.28 billion from 2024 to 2028, according to Technavio. This growth is expected to occur at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.36% during the forecast period.To understand more about this market- Download...

Online gamblers who lose £500 or more a month to…

Posted by May 1, 2024

Online gamblers who lose £500 or more a month are to face extra checks from August, the regulator has confirmed, as part of a large package of measures aimed at protecting the most vulnerable customers.The extra checks come in from 30 August, and the threshold for qualifying will fall to...