Labour’s Birmingham councillors vote themselves inflation-busting pay rise – while residents face fortnightly bin collections and an extra £250 on price of a grave_Nhy
Birmingham councillors waved through inflation-busting pay rises for themselves while approving ‘brutal’ cuts to services and a 7.5 per cent council tax rise for residents. The Labour-run authority – which effectively declared itself bankrupt in September 2023 – recently announced plans…
Bank warned to be ‘cautious’ over further rate cuts to interest rates, top official warns_Nhy
The Bank of England must be ‘cautious’ about further cuts to interest rates, a top official has warned. Huw Pill, the Bank’s chief economist, said the battle against inflation was not yet ‘job done’ and that a slowdown in the speed of price increases…
Now Kemi Badenoch backs Trump’s ban on transgender athletes competing in women’s sport – as campaigners call for Starmer to follow President’s order_Nhy
Kemi Badenoch has expressed support for Donald Trump’s ban on transgender athletes competing in women’s sport. The Conservative leader hit out at Sir Keir Starmer who she said ‘couldn’t care less’ about protecting single-sex spaces. Ms Badenoch promised to guarantee ‘dignity, safety and fairness’ for women if the Tories return…
Ex-Royal Marine is cleared in just 17 minutes of stirring up racial hatred on Facebook following Southport murders after spending 20 days remanded in prison_Nhy
An ex-Royal Marine, who was also an apprentice at Manchester United, was cleared by a jury in just 17 minutes after being accused of stirring up racial hatred online. Jamie Michael, 46, from Penygraig, southeast Wales, served in the Iraq War and…
Through gritted teeth, humiliated Ed Miliband finally backs a third runway for Heathrow as he backtracks on net-zero pledges and says he does ‘support what the Government is doing’_Nhy
Ed Miliband was humiliated yesterday after being forced to back Heathrow expansion and continue to drill for oil and gas. The Climate Secretary was forced to eat humble pie as he backtracked on his net-zero pledges, saying he does ‘support what the…
More parents will be denied their first choice school under Labour’s education reforms, government admits_Nhy
More students are set to miss out on their first choice school under Labour’s new education reforms, the government has admitted. Councils are being handed more powers to force academies to slash places, in a bid to stop numbers in…
Hands off our cash ISAs! Chancellor warned proposal to slash amount that can be put in tax-free accounts could hurt savers AND trigger a mortgage crisis_Nhy
Rachel Reeves was last night warned that axing tax-free saving pots could crash the mortgage markets. The Chancellor has been lobbied by City bosses in recent weeks about scaling back the tax breaks on cash Isas used by eight million savers…
Shocking photos emerge of desperate queue for an NHS dentist – how hard is it to get an appointment in YOUR area?_Nhy
Desperate patients were seen queuing in the cold for hours yesterday in the hope of getting an appointment with an NHS dentist. Shocking images show the line outside of Saint Paul’s Dental Practice in Bristol spreading down the block, in scenes that industry…
‘I thought only dictators cancelled elections?’: Nigel Farage says Reform is ‘blummin’ angry’ after Labour POSTPONES council votes affecting five million people_Nhy
Nigel Farage lashed out at the ‘cowardice of the political class’ today as Labour agreed to postpone local elections for a year. The Reform leader said he was ‘blummin’ angry’ after votes due to be held in May in nine areas were pushed back a…
Kemi Badenoch pledges to ban migrants who claim benefits from becoming UK citizens_Nhy
Migrants who claim benefits will be banned from ever settling in Britain under Tory plans to tackle immigration. Kemi Badenoch will today take the fight to Reform UK with plans for a dramatic tightening of the rules that allow migrants who arrive on…