A government minister is among four high-profile MPs forced to repay driving fines after they were caught wrongly claiming them on expenses. Amanda Solloway, a minister in the energy department who is also a government whip, claimed back an £80 fine and listed it under ‘MP travel expenses’. The Derby North MP, who served under […]
Edward VIII ‘was a traitor’ says Andrew Lownie Edward VIII’s “pitiful and pathetic” final few days alive were spent alone with nurses as Wallis Simpson “never” came to see him, his nurse revealed. During the final weeks of his life, as he was dying from throat cancer, the Duke was under 24-hour care at the […]
Sipping a $12 beer in one of the world’s wealthiest capitals, Andrei Medvedev reflected on the question hanging over him since he left the battlefields of Ukraine: Is he a hero or a war criminal? He claims to have deserted from Russia’s notorious Wagner mercenary force during the monumental battle for the Ukrainian city of […]
The bank holiday weekend got off to a roaring start as Saturday was the hottest day of the year so far, the Met Office has confirmed. Highs of 24.3°C were recorded in Bramham, West Yorkshire. Today is also set to be warm, though not quite as warm as yesterday, and temperatures are expected to reach […]
Man made to pay £1620 after slashing a police vehicle tyre A body has been found in the search for a young man who went missing during a camping trip in Highland Perthshire more than two months ago. Reece Rodger, 28 and from Fife, was last seen in the Kinloch Rannoch area at 11.30pm on […]
At least one person was killed and another was injured on Sunday morning in Kyiv as Russia fired its largest wave of attack drones at the Ukrainian capital since the start of the war. A 41-year-old man died after fragments from a drone that was shot down fell to the ground, according to Vitali Klitschko, […]
A seaside town that was once home to a thriving coal mining industry is now rammed with boarded-up homes up for sale for as little as £5,000. Horden, in County Durham, has a long and proud history of coal mining and gained fame across the continent for its workers’ tireless efforts. The Horden Colliery, launched […]
A homophobic hate preacher was expertly shut down by a drag queen at Birmingham Pride, who told him that ‘everybody here loved him’ despite disagreeing with everything he says. Drag queen Adam Carver, who performs under the name ‘Fatt Butcher,’ took to the streets of Birmingham on Saturday (May 27) to participate in a pride […]
A terrorist recruiter who declared his intention to join the Islamic State (IS) is about to be released from custody but looks set to avoid being deported. 32-year-old Aras Mohammed Hamid was given a seven-year prison term in 2017 for radicalising a fellow Kurd living in Britain. Prior to deciding to release him, authorities including […]
Queen’s funeral: Jill and Joe Biden arrives at Westminster Abbey The American First Lady Jill Biden has confirmed she will attend the “royal wedding of the year” in Jordan next week as Crown Prince Hussein prepares to wed Saudi Arabian architect Rajwa Al-Saif on June 1. The Bidens have a strong friendship with King Abdullah […]