Two pensioners are trying to take the Scottish and UK governments to court over cuts to their winter fuel payments. Peter and Florence Fanning, of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, brought proceedings against the Scottish Government and the UK Secretary of State for Work and Pensions over the policy, with the help of the Govan Law Centre.… Read More »
In a cold, oak-paneled boardroom at Sotheby’s, deep in Mayfair, FKA twigs looks out of place. She’s wrapped in a “worn-out, Japanese blue” dancer’s body stocking and a matching knee-length zip-up hoodie; it’s the colour she’s been living in for months because “she doesn’t say anything” but “she always looks good”. The 36-year-old singer speaks… Read More »
Police raided Barnes station in south-west London this morning, leaving a man fighting for his life in a bloody knife attack. The station was closed after a man in his 20s was stabbed to death and taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Passengers were forced to take buses to find alternative routes as no trains… Read More »
As the nights draw in and more of us drive for longer after dark, we will be exposed to more blinding headlights and concerned drivers are taking action. Fourteen thousand have signed an online RAC petition calling for a review of the brightness of car headlights for safety. The good news is that in response… Read More »
Stroll through the historic market town of Bridgwater in Somerset on a quiet weekday and be swept away by its old-world charm. Grand Victorian architecture lines the streets, which include a busy library. Stop for a pint at the Fountain Inn, overlooking the River Parrett, where friendly locals will welcome you with a soft West… Read More »
Here are the morning rugby headlines for September 25. Fighting for rugby’s top job The battle for the biggest job in rugby world is on after the nomination process opened to choose president Sir Bill Beaumont’s successor for the 2024 World Rugby elections. With Beaumont forced to step down after eight years in charge, the… Read More »
A ‘brilliant’ dad was tragically killed when he was attacked by a speeding, drink-drinking driver after a Christmas Eve meal with friends. Charalambos Nicolaou and his daughter Polyxeni, then 17, were visiting the UK from Cyprus for Christmas. They had stayed with friends Angelos Nicola and his wife Julia Nicola-Sakka and visited an Italian restaurant… Read More »
An American woman became the first person to be killed using a “Sarco suicide capsule.” Swiss police said on Monday that two people had been arrested for helping to use the unapproved Dutch-made device. Invented by controversial assisted death activist Dr. Philip Nitschke, the 3D-printed capsule is designed to kill its occupants by depriving them… Read More »
The story of how authorities managed to catch the husband of a woman who fell from a 250-metre cliff and bring him to justice after a four-year investigation has finally emerged, decades after he was jailed. Peter Bergna was found clinging to rocks just after midnight on a summer evening in 1998, his wrecked pickup… Read More »
“It’s a combination of hypocrisy, naivety and arrogance,” says one former Number 10 special adviser. “There is a lot of exaggeration in politics but I find this astonishing.” Sue Gray was always going to have a huge impact on the new Labour administration, but the powerful civil servant turned government enforcer has already broken the… Read More »