Protests have erupted across the UK following the murder of three young girls in Southport. On Monday, the demonstrations entered their seventh day with mass gatherings in Plymouth, Birmingham, Belfast and Darlington. Following the protests, the Government’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Jonathan Hall KC, said politicians should not rush to classify the riots as… Read More »
Indonesian workers paid thousands of pounds to pick fruit on a farm that supplies most major supermarkets were sent home within weeks because they were not picking fast enough. One worker said he sold his family’s land and his and his family’s motorbikes to pay the more than £2,000 cost of coming to the UK… Read More »
Ahead of the general election, Labour leader Keir Starmer has vowed to “fix broken Britain” and when it comes to UK tourism, he needs to be sharp on the issue. According to the latest statistics from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), visitor numbers to the UK in 2023 are still 5.6% down on… Read More »
Sir Keir Starmer launched the planned “restart” of UK-EU relations this week with two charm offensives. The first targeted Europe, where Foreign Secretary David Lammy met with counterparts from Germany, Sweden and Poland. Arriving in Warsaw, Mr Lammy was ebullient, waving his arms as if he were about to threaten his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski… 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 »
The lush green lawns and shady paths of Hampton Court are probably not the first places you’ll find Ray Mears. Britain’s most famous bushcraft and survivalist has travelled extensively throughout a 30-year television career that has taken him to some of the planet’s most challenging locations, most notably through three series – Wild Australia, Wild… Read More »
When the general elections were announced last month, Ruud Jansen Venneboer’s heart sank. He says it’s not for personal reasons, but rather because of the impact it’s likely having on the holiday rental business. Since opening the cottages at Mazzard Farm in Devon 17 years ago, he has discovered that Britons are much less likely… Read More »
Levant Mine, Cornwall. The Levant Mine operated from the late 18th century until its closure in 1930, extracting tin and copper from beneath the seabed. Credit – Peter Thompson—Heritage Images/Getty Images IIn May 2024, British Secretary of State for Trade and Commerce Kemi Badenoch claimed that Britain had prospered through national “ingenuity and industry” rather… Read More »
Whisper it: It’s becoming increasingly easier to visit Europe without renting a car. Fortunately, rental prices have fallen, but the increase in cross-country train networks and operators offering alternative transport options means holidaymakers can often leave their car keys at home. The perfect city destroyer of course already knows this. Visitors to the continent’s capitals… Read More »
‘The reason we gather here today is not just to honor those who showed such extraordinary courage that day… to listen to the echoes of their voices, to hear them; because they are calling us.’ President Joe Biden gave a moving account of the international D-Day commemoration ceremony held on Omaha beach in Normandy on… Read More »