Fashion

Multi-ethnic New York Fashion Week opens under shadow of tariffs and Chinese retaliation

Multi-ethnic New York Fashion Week opens under shadow of tariffs and Chinese retaliation

Posted by - February 4, 2025 Fashion

Published February 4, 2025 New York Fashion Week kicks off the international catwalk season this Thursday morning with designers deeply worried about tariffs and the brands threatened by multiple international sanctions.New York will welcome a less star-studded line-up this fashion week season - Unsplash/Christian LadewigThe season is increasingly denuded of...

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Fitness

Three actually fun fitness classes to join in Gwent 

Three actually fun fitness classes to join in Gwent 

Posted by February 2, 2025

The thought of joining a gym or training to run a 5k race may be too intimidating for some of us.    However, there are plenty of fun and different fitness classes taking place locally that (you might actually enjoy).  Boojie Bounce Extreme Langstone Newport  If you are a into...

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Shopping

Infra

Jacobs Appointed Integration Delivery Partner for Critical UK Railway Infrastructure Program

Jacobs Appointed Integration Delivery Partner for Critical UK Railway Infrastructure…

Posted by - February 3, 2025

The Transpennine Route Upgrade will deliver faster, more frequent and more reliable journeys across the North of EnglandDALLAS, Feb. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE: J) has been selected by Network Rail as Technical Services Integration Delivery Partner for the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), a transformative, major program of railway...

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Sports

Birmingham scores transformative investment into new Sports Quarter

Birmingham scores transformative investment into new Sports Quarter

Posted by - February 5, 2025

Following on from the Chancellors plans to go ‘further, faster on growth’ US company Knighthead has invested £100m in regeneration project in East Birmingham. The Sports Quarter project will include a 60,000-seat stadium, sporting facilities and commercial and residential spaces, creating 8,400 new jobs and driving further investment. Announcement is...

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Gambling

Best online casinos UK – New online casino sites 2025

Posted by February 4, 2025

18+ gambling can be addictive. Please play responsibly. Registration required GambleAware GamStop Gambling Commission.  Best & new online casinos rated and reviewed You can find our selection of the top 5 new online casino sites in the UK right now, below! Hippodrome Casino (Image: Acroud Media) The Hippodrome Online Casino...

Gambling Commercials Shown on Baby Monitor App in the UK

Posted by February 4, 2025

Ladbrokes commercials have been shown on a smartphone app that parents can use as a baby monitor in the UK.One of the country’s most prominent sports betting companies, the Ladbrokes commercials shown were said to entice prospective customers with a “welcome bonus” of £30 (around $37), asking people to “take...

White label casinos face uncertain future as UK mulls restrictions

Posted by February 4, 2025

Partner contentThe UK’s online casino industry is currently undergoing one of its biggest shakeups since becoming regulated 20 years ago. There are many changes that the UK government is reportedly still considering, with the latest news suggesting that new restrictions could soon be placed on white label casinos. While nothing...

How UK Gambling Companies Contribute to Government Tax Revenues

Posted by February 3, 2025

The UK gambling industry is a multi-billion-pound sector that contributes significantly to the economy, not only in terms of employment and investment but also through taxation. With an ever-growing online gambling market, the government has implemented various tax regulations to ensure that gambling operators contribute their fair share to public...

Wife of Gambler Tries to Get Gambling Ads Banned in…

Posted by February 3, 2025

A woman in the UK is fighting to get gambling commercials banned after her husband racked up debts of £85,000 ($104,621).Tracy O’Shaughnessy, from Merton, joined Haringey Council as it joined forces with the Coalition to End Gambling Ads (CEGA). The Coalition is now pushing for a national ban on gambling...

Many UK players turn to gambling for escapism says Gambling…

Posted by February 3, 2025

In a special report using data from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain, the UKGC has broken down the key motivators for UK gamblers, with escapism one of the driving factors. On 30 January the UK Gambling Commission published an add-on piece of research to the Gambling Survey for Great...

MPs Clash Over £5 Stake Limit and Gambling Levy in…

Posted by February 3, 2025

Last week, the House of Commons debated the amendments to the Gambling Act 2005 and the Draft Gambling Levy Regulations.The Impact of New Stake Limits on Online Slot GamesUnder the new amendments, online slot games will be subject to a statutory maximum stake limit of £5 per spin for players...

Gambling ads: How the UK and US take different paths…

Posted by February 3, 2025

Both sides of the Atlantic are considerable in the gambling industry, but the ways the ads are regulated and acceptable and viewed in the UK and US differ. Although both countries have a strong gambling market, cultural norms as well as legal mechanisms are influencing how gambling ads are produced,...