🇬🇧Bridget@SitUpTrueBritain🇬🇧

Direct Line is set to agree to a £3.6bn takeover by its bigger rival Aviva, after it returned with a sweetened bid for the company today.

https://www.cityam.com/aviva-set-for-direct-line-takeover-after-sweetened-bid/

Under-fire principal of Dundee University has resigned, days after the institution defended a £7,000 business trip he took to Hong Kong with a colleague.

Last month he told staff in an email that job cuts were "inevitable" as the university faces a potential deficit of £30m in the next financial year.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23v80lzv2zo

King Charles's farming adviser becomes latest to criticise new Bovaer feed supplement, accusing dairy giant Arla of trying to 're-engineer the cow'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14160445/King-Charles-farming-adviser-criticise-bovaer-feed-supplement-arla.html

ALL English cows to be given controversial Bovaer feed by 2030😝😡

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14165711/Bovaer-fears-Government-giving-cows-controversial-feed-2030.html

Andrew Neil backs Nigel Farage as he tips Reform to crush Labour at next election.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1985656/andrew-neil-backs-nigel-farage-reform-labour

Prince William is travelling to Paris today to join Heads of State at the ceremony marking the re-opening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral.

While he's there, he will hold meetings with the First Lady of the US, Dr Jill Biden, and US President-Elect Donald Trump, Kensington Palace has confirmed.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1985681/prince-william-paris-donald-trump

Storm Darragh major roads closed - full list from National Highways but includes:

M4 - Prince of Wales Bridge is closed in both directions due to strong winds as is the M48 Severn Bridge.

A282 southbound QEII Bridge at the Dartford Crossing is closed to all traffic travelling southbound/clockwise on the M25.

All eight London royal parks are also CLOSED today.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1985713/storm-darragh-national-highways-roads-closed-full-list

Hundreds of Essex and Dorset residents left without electricity after power outage following Storm Darragh.

Update is about 86,000 homes are without power.

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/hundreds-essex-residents-left-without-9774652

Around three million people in parts of Wales and south-west England have been sent an emergency alert from the government after a rare red warning given as Storm Darragh approaches the UK.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2dxlwz219ko

UK home insurance companies, aren't signing up new customers today, due to the red weather warning. 😒🤦‍♀

Just had an EBS in Wales tonight..

A friend of mine works on the front desk of a hotel in Bournemouth, and has noticed MANY US and Canadian military men and women, checking in over the past few months. When she asked her manager (who's been there for 17 years, and is asleep), if this was normal, she replied she'd never seen so many this year and they're checking in more frequent. She couldn't say why. 🤔🤔🤔

UK Government sends emergency alert to millions of Brits' mobile phones as Storm Darragh moves in.

Brits in Devon, Bath, City of Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Somerset are set to receive the red warning for wind across parts of England and Wales from 0300 hrs until 1100 hrs on Saturday 7th December.

The Emergency Alert system will send a message to every compatible mobile phone in the impacted areas, containing information about the red warning and guidance on how to stay safe into Saturday. 😳🤔

https://mol.im/a/14166713

Millions spent on NHS care for migrants in hotels while Brits can't see a doc.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1985123/migrant-hotel-nhs-care

Shock poll puts Reform UK ahead of Labour for first time, as Tories surge😜

https://www.cityam.com/shock-poll-puts-reform-uk-ahead-of-labour-for-first-time-as-tories-surge/

Sadiq Khan savaged over charging drivers £100m to go through two tunnels under the Thames in London.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1985046/sadiq-khan-savaged-over-charging-drivers-tunnels

JUST IN: London Mayor Sadiq Khan 'to be knighted' in the New Year Honours List  - alongside a string of other politicians, Whitehall insiders say. 🙄

Sports Direct has found itself the subject of mockery after mistakenly spelling Cymru as ‘Cyrmu’ on Welsh beanie hats.😂

https://metro.co.uk/2024/12/04/sports-direct-mocked-unfortunate-spelling-error-wooly-hats-22122858/

Shoppers increasingly using cash to budget after a rise in its use for the 2nd year in a row.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1el81lenq1o

French PM to resign after government falls while Macron seeks solution to crisis.

First time in 60 years that a prime minister has resigned - and was done in record time - was only in office for 3 months.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/05/french-pm-to-resign-after-government-falls-while-macron-seeks-solution-to-crisis

Broadcasting icon Chris Tarrant, 78, announces end of 50-year career: 'I’ve stopped'
https://www.gbnews.com/celebrity/icon-chris-tarrant-retires

Andrew RT Davies resigns: Gaffe-prone Welsh Conservative leader steps down following no confidence vote.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andrew-rt-davies-resign-wales-conservative-leader-b2657970.html

South Western Railway to become first train operator nationalised under Labour - will be taken in public ownership in May of next year.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/03/south-western-railway-to-become-first-train-operator-nationalised-under-labour

Wes Streeting bans adverts for yoghurt because it’s unhealthy … but pie commercials stay.🙃

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1984176/wes-streeting-junk-food-ad-ban

Fearne Cotton reveals she’s found two tumours on her jawline & is having surgery – as she thanks Davina for support

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/32090407/fern-cotton-reveals-shes-found-two-tumours/amp/

Villagers told contaminated water from petrol station in Bramley will last 'several years'. This is in Surrey constituency of Jeremy Hunt, MP

https://metro.co.uk/2024/12/03/villagers-told-contaminated-water-petrol-station-will-last-several-years-22115471/

Kate joins Qatar state visit as Camilla says she had pneumonia and is staying away from outside events during state visit. 🤔

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c791wr2e7nyo

Farmers are preparing to go back to London to protest on the 11th of December. This time they will be arriving in thousands of tractors with more farmers joining forces.

The 19th of November was a warm-up. Hope they make the Government tremble.

'UFO' spotted over UK town as locals say 'never seen anything like it' and compared it to a Hollywood movie.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1983560/ufo-cloud-spotted-in-uk-town

Elton John unable to 'watch own musical' after eyesight loss🤔

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8edye1j53o

Donald Trump is more popular in Britain than Sir Keir Starmer, exclusive polling for The Telegraph has shown.😜

A survey conducted by Freshwater Strategy shows Mr Trump, the president-elect, has a net favourability in Britain of -24 points while the Prime Minister scored -30.

Similarly Elon Musk has a higher net favourability among UK voters than Sir Keir. He is looked on unfavourably by most voters, but less so than the prime minister with a -17 popularity rating.😀

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/30/trump-popular-british-voters-starmer-poll-favourability/

Shares in Vauxhall owner plunge by billions of dollars after boss’s shock resignation.

The resignation comes after the firm last Tuesday placed more than 1,000 UK jobs at risk with plans to close its manufacturing facility in Luton.

The Dutch carmaker looked to blame the move on slowing private demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and tough new rules which impose fines on manufacturers in Britain who don’t hit certain zero-emission sales targets.

https://www.cityam.com/stellantis-chief-executive-of-vauxhall-owner-in-shock-resignation/

Sir Chris Wormald 😃 has been appointed Cabinet Secretary, becoming the UK’s top civil servant and the Prime Minister’s most senior policy adviser.

He succeeds Simon Case, who is stepping down at the end of the year on health grounds after four years in the role.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-civil-service-simon-case-department-for-communities-and-local-government-department-of-health-and-social-care-b1197622.html

THE BBC was warned about Gregg Wallace’s sexist behaviour at least four times over seven years but he carried on presenting MasterChef, it has emerged. 😒😒

I would like to share a story of my dear friends who are in their late 70s and live in the north west of England. Yesterday, the husband was pulled over by the police and was told his car had been reported as stolen. It was taken away and compounded. This was after a visit last week from CDER, a debt collection agency, for unpaid council tax. Last Wednesday, CDER had clamped my friends' car, on their private land, threatening the car was about to be taken away. Eventually, the CDER criminal, left. My friends went to remove the clamp and it came away in their hands. It had not been locked. Notices had not only been sent to their council, but also to CDER after their first correspondence. The Data protection law had been broken by the council, by giving my friends' personal details to a third party. My friends called 999 and said they were being harassed and their car had been clamped on private land by thugs. The police said over the phone, it was a civil matter and they could not do anything. Yet 4 days later (yesterday), the husband was stopped by police and had their car compounded as it had been registered as stolen (by CDER, no doubt)!!! My friends WILL take CDER to the cleaners, and I think they should the police AND their local council. The stress and anxiety they have gone through, I can't begin to imagine. They thought they were going through all the right avenues in this movement - sent 3 letters of notice to their council, put their car into a trust name so they were no longer the named "keepers", put CDER on notice, had concrete, steel bollards up on their private driveway so the car couldn't be towed... This story needs to be spread far and wide and create dismay, to not only about our corrupt councils, but the crooks they employ and pay to use gangster-style tactics on the elderly and vulnerable, AND our police!! I'm still in disbelief, upset and angered, how we the people are being treated for standing up to this corrupt system and fighting for our current and future generations. Any advise as to where my dear friends should go next, will be greatly appreciated. The bad guys are really ramping things up now in their death-throws, but, we all need to band together now, and fight, fight, fight!! WWG1WGA. 💜 Bridget xx

RIP Senior UK lawyer Anna de Buisseret

It is with great sadness that I have to communicate to those who don't already know that Anna de Buisseret has died.

Anna was recently diagnosed with an advanced cancer, tried some natural protocols but those were not enough to stop the cancer that ultimately killed her.

I am saddened by the news and that such a powerful presence in the freedom movement is no longer with us.

Cher reveals one wish for new album: 'I am praying' to be able to hit the notes at my age and confirms this is her last album before officially going into retirement. 🤔🤔

https://www.geo.tv/latest/576809-cher-reveals-one-wish-for-new-album-i-am-praying

Keir Starmer admits he MUST bring down immigration after shock figures show net inflows hitting a new peak of 906,000 in a year - and still running at 728,000 annually.😞

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14137409/Keir-Starmer-immigration-net-peak-record-Labour.html

BREAKING NEWS: Assisted dying bill backed by MPs after emotional Commons debate.

Leadbeater's Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill received 330 yes votes compared to 275 noes at its second reading in the House of Commons - a majority of 55.😳😡

Gives whole new meaning to Black Friday.

https://news.sky.com/story/assisted-dying-bill-backed-by-mps-after-emotional-commons-debate-13262868

Stephen Mulhern, 47, rushed to hospital following collapse just weeks after father's death: 'Incredibly tough time'.

Was eating in a Pizza Express restaurant at the time of his collapse. 😳

https://www.gbnews.com/celebrity/stephen-mulhern-collapse-hospital-health-father-death

Watch live as MPs vote on assisted dying bill.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/assisted-dying-bill-2024-vote-live-b2655829.html

Piccadilly line suspended for third day after leaf fall on tracks😝🤔🤔

https://metro.co.uk/2024/11/29/piccadilly-line-suspended-third-day-leaf-fall-tracks-22084176/

Former Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns joins Reform UK.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy48el5jqwo.amp

Louise Haigh quits as transport secretary after phone offence as Tories attack PM’s ‘failure of judgement’.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/nov/29/assisted-dying-vote-louise-haigh-keir-starmer-latest-politics-updates-news-live

Top Cabinet Minister pleaded guilty to fraud offence after falsely reporting phone theft.😳

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/top-cabinet-minister-pleaded-guilty-34210860

Reclusive Rothschild family millionaire dies in housefire in the Hollywood Hills🤔

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14138299/rothschild-family-millionaire-die-fire-hollywood-hills.html

London travel news LIVE: 'Significant leaf fall' closes part of Piccadilly Line.🤔😝

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/underground-line-suspended-elizabeth-gatwick-airport-trains-delays-b1196263.html

EasyJet threatens to axe UK flights and blames Rachel Reeves’ budget - double whammy of national insurance and airport duty hike.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1982221/easyjet-axe-flights-Rachel-Reeves-budget

Gregg Wallace steps aside from Masterchef as host as allegations are investigated.

On Tuesday he was sent a letter by the BBC setting out allegations of inappropriate sexual comments by 13 people who worked with him across a range of shows over a 17-year period.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7n1e8n721o

Craig Mackinlay urges MPs to vote against assisted dying Bill - MP who lost all 4 limbs to sepsis says life is still worth living for.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/28/lord-mackinlay-urges-mp-to-vote-against-assisted-dying-bill/

David Cameron says he has changed mind on assisted dying and now supports the bill.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/28/david-cameron-supports-assisted-dying-bill-due-to-safeguards

Happy Thanksgiving Holiday to our friends across the pond😍❤️

Six arrested as part of investigation into banned Kurdistan terror group.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/london-kurdistan-met-police-arrests-pkk-haringey-b1196570.html

Radio and TV host Mishal Husain is leaving the BBC aftet 27 years to join Bloomberg.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8n31l66ppo

Dover farmers protest: 150 tractors heading to Dover over Rachel Reeves tax raid.🔥

A slow tractor protest is winding through Dover towards its busy port - with 100 more expected to join the protest as farmers vent further anger towards the government over tax hike.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1981517/dover-farmers-protest-rachel-reeves-tax

UK ticket-holder wins £177,000,000 EuroMillions jackpot.😜

https://metro.co.uk/2024/11/26/brit-wins-third-biggest-lottery-fortune-time-huge-177-000-000-prize-22070587/

Stereophonics drummer, Jamie Morrison, 41, of huge UK rock band rushed to hospital just MINUTES before he's due on stage in Nottingham, as they cancel remaining tour dates.

https://mol.im/a/14131439

New bank holiday 'planned for next year' as Brits 'to get 4-day weekend to celebrate 80 years since the end of WW2.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/new-bank-holiday-2025/

London's 900-year-old Smithfield meat market to close as Dagenham move abandoned.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/smithfield-market-dagenham-billingsgate-city-of-london-corporation-b1196439.html

Travel chaos as Elizabeth Line down and severe delays hit major London Tube lines.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/travel-chaos-elizabeth-line-down-34194513

London Blackfriars and St Pancras delays after flooding - commuters urged not to travel into London this morning.

https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/24753405.london-blackfriars-st-pancras-delays-flooding/

Barbara Taylor Bradford, the 'grand dame of blockbusters', dies aged 91.

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/barbara-taylor-bradford-the-grand-dame-of-blockbusters-dies-aged-91-13260429

Now acting legend Michael Caine backs petition demanding fresh election as signatures top 2.2MILLION... while Starmer dismisses critics as 'non-Labour voters' - but refuses to rebuke Elon Musk forwading in. 😜

Actually petition up to 2.4 million votes..

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14123679/Michael-Caine-petition-fresh-election-signatures-Starmer-Labour-voters-Elon-Musk-wading-in.html?ico=article_preview_xp_mobile

Starmer may soon go down as the most unpopular Prime Minister in history
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/25/starmer-may-soon-go-down-as-the-most-unpopular-pm/

A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a double shooting into a car which left an eight-year-old girl and her father with serious injuries.

They were both taken to hospital following the shooting on Southern Row in Ladbroke Grove at about 17:30 GMT on Sunday, and remain in a serious but stable condition, the Metropolitan Police said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1knxw7k8n7o

Highest-paid prison inmates in Britain earn more than guards with £30k salaries.

Seems like crime pays😝

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1980143/outrage-prison-inmates-britain-earning

Railways blocked at Northampton and Stansted trains cancelled.

Meanwhile, several Great Western Railway routes are blocked due to flooding. Passengers have been advised not to travel between London Paddington and Penzance, Newport, Bristol and Worcester.

https://metro.co.uk/2024/11/25/signal-failures-cause-delays-underground-piccadilly-northern-lines-22054494/?

Passengers locked out of Euston station after Storm Bert causes flooding and power cut.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/euston-station-storm-bert-overcrowding-power-cut-trains-disrupted-b1195960.html

Adele doesn't know when she'll perform again after tearful Vegas goodbye.

Earlier this year, she also said she plans to take a "big break" from music after her current run of concerts.

"My tank is quite empty at the minute," the star told German broadcaster ZDF.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0rgd0q2xjro

Homebase racked up debts of over £730m ahead of its collapse.

Administrators at Teneo have since placed 74 leasehold Homebase stores on the market and have set a deadline of 29 November for potential suitors to buy the remaining store.

The future of 2,000 workers is left hanging in the balance.

https://www.cityam.com/homebase-racked-up-debts-of-over-730m-ahead-of-collapse/

A MILLION people sign petition demanding general election amid mounting fury at Labour's Budget tax raid. Petition seems to be growing at 100,000 votes per hour. 😜😝

Senior Tories hailed the huge numbers as an 'expression of anger that Labour lied.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14120323/Petition-general-election-signatures-Labour-Budget-tax-Starmer.html

No state visits for three years while Buckingham Palace goes through £369M refurbishment. 🤔

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14119293/No-state-visits-three-years-Buckingham-Palace-goes-369M-refurbishment.html

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700143