Top UK chefs call for 10% VAT cut for pubs and restaurants

Tom Kerridge, Yotam Ottolenghi, Ravneet Gill and Simon Rogan told BBC Newsnight VAT should be slashed to 10% to ease mounting pressure on the hospitality industry.

29th, May 2026, 10:55pm

Top UK chefs call for cutting VAT for pubs and restaurants to 10%

Tom Kerridge, Yotam Ottolenghi, Ravneet Gill and Simon Rogan told BBC Newsnight VAT should be halved to ease mounting pressure on the hospitality industry.

29th, May 2026, 10:55pm

Body of 16-year-old boy recovered from water near Callander

Emergency services were called to Bracklinn Falls near Callander on Thursday evening.

29th, May 2026, 10:45pm

Social media ban 'won't keep children safe', commissioner warns

Scotland's children's commissioner has warned a social media ban could drive children to less regulated or riskier parts of the internet.

29th, May 2026, 10:40pm

Exploding rocket casts doubts over Nasa's Moon plans

Explosion of Blue Origin rocket is a setback for the company and for Nasa's Moon plans.

29th, May 2026, 10:38pm

Sea Life penguins kept in basement to get better home with daylight

The aquarium's owner will also stop breeding gentoo penguins at its London and Birmingham sites.

29th, May 2026, 10:15pm

Inquest opens for three sisters who died in sea off Brighton

Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters, and Rebecca Walters died off Brighton beach on May 13.

29th, May 2026, 10:14pm

Pharmacies in England to prescribe more medication from autumn

The £340m deal will see five common conditions added to the list of things pharmacists can prescribe medication for from this autumn.

29th, May 2026, 10:03pm

'Choreographers are the new DJs': The art of the viral dance routine

The choreographer behind the PinkPantheress song Girl Like Me says the first move is usually the best.

29th, May 2026, 09:54pm

Konate set to leave Liverpool on free transfer

Ibrahima Konate is set to leave Liverpool for free when his current contract expires in June.

29th, May 2026, 09:48pm