Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches 21. November 2025 (13:56) Police say Nathan Gill received at least £40,000 while he was an MEP from Oleg Voloshyn, an alleged Russian assetReform UK’s former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed at the Old Bailey for 10 and a half years for taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia when he was an MEP.Gill, a member of the Ukip and Brexit party blocs led by Nigel Farage in the European parliament, had pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery between 6 December 2018 and 18 July 2019. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Wetherspoon’s to open first pub in Spain – offering garlic prawns and beer from 6am 21. November 2025 (13:38) Opening in Alicante airport is the chain’s first move into mainland Europe, and will offer outdoor drinkingBusiness live – latest updatesWetherspoon’s is to open its first pub outside the UK and Ireland, serving alcohol from 6am every day to sun-seeking Britons waiting for their plane in the departure lounge at Alicante airport.The opening in Spain, scheduled for January, will be the first foray on to continental European soil for the pub chain, which said it expects to pursue more footholds on the continent in the coming years. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
