Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has apologised for “poor judgement” and “lamely” refusing to meet campaigner Sir Alan Bates for five months during his tenure as postal minister. Sir Ed, who held the role between 2010 and 2012, said he declined the offer of a meeting because he was “taking advice and not questioning… Read More »
A housewife who accidentally killed a girl on her 11th birthday while trying to kill bedbugs in her flat with illegally imported poison was spared a prison sentence on Thursday because of her “deep remorse”. Jesmin Akter, 34, had aluminium phosphide imported from Italy to deal with a bedbug infestation in her flat in Nida… Read More »
A transgender man who tricked three women into having sex with him by believing he was born a man has been denied a 10-year prison sentence. Tarjit Singh, 32, insisted on having sex in the dark and used an Ann Summers sex toy in her bedroom to lure her victims in. In her everyday life,… Read More »
A husband has said he is living in ‘complete chaos’ after his wife died in a Rottweiler attack. Marie Stevens ‘tried to pet’ the dogs on a leash as she walked along Park Lane West in Netherton, Merseyside, on August 18 last year. But the two Rottweilers launched a ‘frenzied attack’ on her, biting her… Read More »
The Labour Party called its manifesto “Change”. It campaigned for “Change”. But there was no change of direction in the King’s Speech. Quite the opposite. As long as there was a plan for anything, it was to continue to turn Britain into a big government, low growth, low energy corporatist state. This direction of travel… Read More »
EU plans to impose stricter post-Brexit checks on holidaymakers entering Europe from the UK have been delayed again, with the final plans watered down amid concerns about long queues at border gates. The new approach relaxes biometric rules, which are a key element of the entry-exit system, where officials must take fingerprints and photographs of… Read More »
Despite promising to stimulate economic growth, Sir Keir Starmer used his first King’s Speech to strengthen workers’ rights, strengthen unions and make it easier for tenants to stand up to landlords. The Prime Minister’s bill also confirmed that VAT would be applied to private school fees and retained Rishi Sunak’s phased ban on cigarettes. Changes… Read More »
Maya Jama and Stormzy have ended their rekindled relationship after a year, the Love Island presenter has confirmed. The 29-year-old celebrity and the 30-year-old rapper officially reunited, announcing their relationship during a romantic getaway in Greece in August 2023. Jama announced on Instagram on Wednesday that they had parted ways once again, admitting that they… Read More »
All good things come to an end – and most bad things too. SaturdayTop Gear Starring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, the trio were parting ways after 21 years, and you can’t really describe it as “a breakup with a bang”. It’s a car exhaust backfiring with a strain. No, it would be… Read More »
A cannabis ‘influencer’ and his drugs ‘expert’ partner ran a cafe shamelessly selling American ‘Cali weed’ imported from a ‘highly sophisticated’ Cheetham Hill industrial unit. Ben Gardner, 36, and his then partner Zoe Chrysanthou, 31, were jailed after the ‘commercial’ operation was discovered by police. Manchester Crown Court heard that the unit had been converted… Read More »