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40 Captivating Vintage Photos Depicting Daily Life in 1920s London

London in the 1920s changed its mood. The lifting of war time restrictions in the early 1920s created new sorts of night-life in the West End. Entrepreneurs opened clubs, restaurants and dance halls to cater for the new crazes: jazz…

Nigel Farage warns of more ‘shocks’ to come in Labour budget after winter fuel axe

Nigel Farage issues warning over the upcoming Labour budget (Image: GETTY) Nigel Farage warned of more “shocks” to come in Labour’s first budget amid a backlash over the axing of winter fuel payments for most pensioners. The Reform UK leader hit out…

Tories slam Keir Stamer as PM to give major speech as cronyism row rages

Keir Starmer is set to give the first major speech of his premiership tomorrow amid a growing Labour cronyism row. The Prime Minister will deliver a key speech on Tuesday (Image: PA) The Prime Minister is expected to use the address to…

27 Brilliant Photographs Capture Working-Class Life on the Streets of the U.K in the Post-war Era

Roger Mayne was one of the outstanding British photographers of the postwar period. He is best known as the photographic poet of London’s dynamic street life in the then dilapidated area of Notting Dale in North Kensington. He photographed one…

One million UK households set to lose £6,120 benefits handouts from next week

Parents with children born in these years have less than two weeks left to contact HMRC or risk missing out on benefits. More than 1 million households are set to miss out (Image: Getty) This week, GCSE results day will see millions of…

DWP launches new way to claim £108 a week – but only on a Monday

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has created a new way to claim one type of financial help, and has launched the system this week – but it only works on a Monday. People who claim the State Pension and have…

‘Unbridgeable’ rift between Prince William and Harry may ‘soften’ after historic event

Prince William and Harry’s relationship has been strained for years, but one royal expert has weighed in on how a historic event could see them re William and Harry’s rift may look ‘unbridgeable’ but one royal expert has shared how…

Swinging Sixties London – 24 Amazing Black and White Photographs Captured Scenes on Portobello Road, Notting Hill in 1966-67

Nestled in the trendy London district of Notting Hill, Portobello Road is home to one London’s (and the world’s) most iconic and famous markets. Up until the 1940s, Portobello Road market was like many other London markets and mainly sold…

We can no longer say that Britain is a free country

Those crazy socialists in Britain are putting people in prison for posting on social networks”, says Argentine President Javier Milei. Of course, there is a bit more to it than that. But he’s got the gist right. Perhaps all those worthy…

Fire engulfs apartment building in east London, sending 2 to hospital

The building has been evacuated and a significant search and rescue operation is underway. Firefighters extinguish a blaze in Dagenham, east London on Monday morning. LONDON — A fire engulfed an apartment building in east London early Monday, sending thick black smoke…