Scores of Canadian parliamentarians are calling for action so British pensioners who have retired in their country do not live in poverty. There is rising concern and anger that British pensioners who have settled in Canada do not receive annual inflationary increases to their pensions. This means some of the 125,000 UK pensioners in Canada […]
King Charles has ‘no plan to cut working royals’ says expert King Charles III is supported by working members of the Royal Family who carry out official duties on behalf of the Firm and represent the monarchy at official engagements. There are currently 11 working royals who devote their time to working on behalf of […]
Two people have been hospitalised after being stabbed in an altercation on Friday evening. Police continue to investigate the disorder, which caused disruption to Centenary Square off Broad Street last night as a police cordon was put in place for forensic examinations. West Midlands Police cordoned off a section of Centenary Square that stretched from in front of Library […]
A man has been jailed for six years for a rape committed almost 20 years ago after DNA was obtained from chewing gum. Police had previously been unable to identify the suspect – but the case was re-opened following a DNA match in relation to another crime in 2018. Through CCTV and DNA analysis of […]
William joins HMS Oardacious raising money for colleague The Prince of Wales has joined the crew of a team of Royal Navy submariners who have taken on a Transatlantic rowing challenge to raise money to support the mental health and wellbeing of their colleagues. William, Commander-in-Chief of the Submarine Service, has released a YouTube video […]
A grandmother who went missing on holiday on a Greek island has been found dead in a remote area after three weeks. Susan Hart, 74, from Bath, was in Telendos with her husband, Ed, when she disappeared on 30 April. Mrs Hart vanished after her husband went rock climbing while she planned to read a […]
A couple have been left devastated after discovering the previous owner of their new £1.5million home had stripped it of doors, windows, floors, fireplaces, and even plumbing and electrics. After agreeing the sale with former owner Dr Mark Payne, Martin and Sarah Caton made the discovery that Bochym Manor was no longer their dream home […]
Pressure is mounting on the Government to scrap the 20 percent tax on audiobooks that campaigners say punishes people who have lost their sight. Charities, leading Conservatives and major organisations in the literary world are pressing for the Government to give audiobooks the same zero-VAT status as paper books. A debate in Parliament has been […]
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5video Vladimir Putin has congratulated his soldiers and the paramilitary Wagner Group for seizing the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Taking the largely levelled city would mark an end to the longest and bloodiest battle of the 15-month war, and Russia […]
Humans began kissing at least 1,000 years earlier than previously thought – and potentially began spreading cold sores, according to scientists. Previously, kissing on the lips was thought to have originated in south Asia around 1,500BCE, 3,500 years ago. However, evidence from clay tablets found in the Middle East suggests people were kissing at least […]