Up to 50 Labour MPs could refuse to back the government’s controversial plan to cut the winter fuel allowance, despite Keir Starmer urging his backbenchers to back a measure he admits is “unpopular”. Few on the government benches are expected to vote against the policy in Tuesday’s vote, with dozens thought to abstain or abstain.… Read More »
The question “Are Tory MPs rigging leadership votes with dirty tricks?” is often on a par with “Is the Pope Catholic?” or “Do bears shit in the woods?” It’s obvious and happens all the time, even if it’s covert. So it comes as no surprise to anyone that there have been allegations of vote rigging… Read More »
The Namibian government’s plan to kill 83 elephants and 640 other wild animals to feed them to humans has sparked a fierce international debate. The British High Commissioner to the country is among those who support the idea, while ecologists warn of a “colossal disaster” for Africa’s wildlife. The environment ministry says hunters have been… Read More »
It was a place where parents entrusted the lives of their precious children to the staff. To keep them safe, to care for them, and to look after them. But on May 9, 2022, Tiny Toes, a nursery school in the leafy suburb of Cheadle Hulme with portraits of cheerful, smiling little ones on its… Read More »
When Steffan Rhys was a young girl, she vowed never to return to the seaside town of Tenby again. For reasons he can no longer remember, he avoided the area for decades, believing he would never set foot there again. But he recently returned and said he ‘regrets’ his decision to leave the beautiful town,… Read More »
Donald Trump, now the oldest candidate in the presidential race, is facing intense scrutiny for his age and mental acuity. According to one report, his biographer believes Trump is “hyper-aware” of his cognitive decline and is trying to compensate with “complex explanations.” President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race after a clumsy debate… Read More »
While in prison for murder, Hadden Clark confessed his sins to his cellmate, a long-haired, bearded man whom he believed to be Jesus. His cellmate, Jack Truitt, listened as Clark described in detail how he slit the throat of a young girl in a pink swimsuit, drank her blood, ate a piece of her flesh,… Read More »
A gruesome mystery that has remained unsolved for half a century. In 1974, a woman’s body was found on a Norfolk farm, decapitated, wrapped in plastic and wearing only a Marks & Spencer nightgown. The victim was never identified and the killer was never found. On the 50th anniversary of the grim discovery, a cold… Read More »
For those who have been surprised by Donald Trump’s convoluted rhetoric at his recent political rallies, such as electrocution, bacon sales and cannibal killers, the former US president has an explanation. Trump assured supporters in Pennsylvania on Saturday that what appeared to be incoherent ramblings, with his frequent deviations from his scripted speeches, were actually… Read More »
Parents were asked to provide evidence that they could no longer afford private school fees in order to receive a public school education. In an email sent by Buckinghamshire council, seen by The Telegraph, a mother was told her daughter had been refused admission to two local secondary schools because they were “full”. She was… Read More »