Brian Harper, 89, helped David Wilson Homes and Benchmark Grounds Maintenance plant roses at the Rose Place development in Shrewsbury, and the builder donated £500 to Lingen Davies Cancer Support to aid its Sunflower Appeal.
Vistry reported slightly lower full-year revenue and a small rise in adjusted pre-tax profit, and welcomed the government's £39 billion, ten-year Social and Affordable Homes Programme which aligns with its Partnerships strategy.
Michael Carrick has been appointed Manchester United's caretaker manager for the rest of the campaign. He previously took charge of three United games after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 2021 dismissal.
A podcast episode discusses a recent government U-turn on a proposed digital ID and raises questions about the prime minister's credibility; it also revisits long-running plans for rail investment in the north of England and whether links between big cities can be improved.
TGI Fridays has closed 16 UK restaurants, resulting in 456 job losses, while Sugarloaf Holdings has bought the UK business and will operate 33 outlets, administrators said.
The author reports taking more than eight months of parental leave, enabled by a new workplace policy, and says that extended leave has allowed him to support his partner's recovery and be more present for daily parenting and early milestones.
Play was stopped by heavy rain with Raducanu leading Osorio 6-3, 2-4, and the match is due to resume on Wednesday; the winner will face Magdalena Frech in the quarter-finals.
After a strike by delivery workers, the government privately urged quick‑commerce companies to stop promoting explicit 10‑minute delivery deadlines; some firms such as Blinkit have removed the promise but wider compliance appears unclear.
The storm-damaged leisure centre will reopen to the public on Friday, January 23, with swimming lessons starting the following day. During the two-year closure, services continued from temporary locations in Maybole and Girvan.
A 35-year-old woman from Wolverhampton who said she spent about £420 a week on takeaways underwent gastric sleeve surgery in Turkey and reports losing about 13 stone; she also says her type 2 diabetes has reversed.
