London’s Department for Transport has announced the expected fee schedules for the use of the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels under the River Thames from spring 2025. So is there a way for drivers to avoid the £4 peak hour charge? Here’s everything you need to know about Mayor Sadiq Khan’s latest road charge. Where is… Read More »
After Lucy Letby was found guilty of seven murders and seven attempted murders, questions began to arise about some of the evidence used to convict the former nurse. On Tuesday, The Telegraph examined concerns in the arguments used to convict Letby. Telegraph readers have expressed their views on the guilty verdict. ‘Ms Letby is disappointed… Read More »
Michael Cohen is demanding that the Supreme Court reconsider his lawsuit against Donald Trump, who is being held in solitary confinement for allegedly violating his constitutional rights. Trump has announced plans to publish a book of his memoirs. An objection stemming from a lawsuit filed by a once-known “handler” who recently testified against Trump in… Read More »
A grieving mother has recalled the terrifying moment her son died in a crash caused by a drink driver at 235mph. Eight-month-old Zackary Blades was thrown from his mother’s car after the horrific collision on the A1(M) between Chester-le-Street and Durham. Zackary’s aunt Karlene Warner was thrown from the back seat into the front airbags… Read More »
Am I the only one who doesn’t get it? “The legend is back,” the copy says, but was the Ford Capri really legendary? While the old name has been revived with the help of Eric Cantona and a poignant video, it’s hard to forget the amusing irony that Bob Lutz, chief executive of Ford’s US… Read More »
A couple who “just wanted to clean up their street” were fined £1,200 by their local council for picking up “disgusting” litter outside their home. Veronika Mike and Zoltan Pinter, 41, said the street outside their two-bedroom detached home had been full of rubbish for years, with people dumping it around designated bins which they… Read More »
You don’t have to be a Tony Blair fan to know that he was right about at least two things he highlighted this week. One is that unless something is done to improve the UK’s woeful productivity record, taxes will have to rise further to meet the costs of the country’s ageing population, making everyone… Read More »
Kigali has announced that the Conservative Party will not repay the £270m it paid to Rwanda for its refugee programme, after the new Labour government scrapped the programme. Dr Doris Uwicyeza Picard, from Rwanda’s Justice Ministry, said the country was keeping its side of the deal to help the British government deal with what was… Read More »
My teenage son, who cast his first vote (for Labour) last week, surprised me yesterday by announcing that he had been paying attention to political developments over the last few days. “I think Starmer is doing a pretty good job,” he said, and I immediately felt uneasy, worried that he might emulate his father’s mistakes… Read More »
Sir Keir Starmer’s government has vowed to let England’s mayors “take back control” after Sadiq Khan called for greater powers over London’s commuter rail services and a £2.2 billion boost to tackle the capital’s housing crisis. The Mayor of London argues that Transport for London should be overseen by Southeastern to Victoria, Charing Cross and… Read More »