Labour accused of cutting defence spending in wartime
There is alarm at a forecast fall in day to day defence spending at a time when there is war in Europe and the Middle East The Conservative warn of a real terms cut to day to day funding for…
Reform UK’s Richard Tice joins his fiancée in a ‘strangely normal’ Dubai
Deputy leader didn’t cancel his trip when he saw images of destruction and he is looking forward to dinner with his wife-to-be tonight Richard Tice and his fiancée Isabel Oakeshott in Dubai (Image: Richard Tice) Dubai looks nothing like a warzone, with…
State pensioners in new call for free BBC TV licences – ‘double outrage!’
The BBC licence fee is due to rise again in April. The BBC licence fee is due to rise again in April. (Image: PA) State pensioners have renewed calls for an exemption to paying the BBC licence fee in a “desperate” plea. A petition…
Extra £218 for state pensioners with these conditions from April
The DWP has confirmed a payment boost for eligible pensioners from April. Attendance Allowance payment rates will increase from April 2026 (Image: Getty) State pensioners with certain health conditions can get up to £218.40 extra per year from the Department for…
Gardeners urged to avoid £5,000 fine for mowing lawn at wrong time on Saturday and Sunday
Carrying out noisy garden tasks during certain hours could result in a significant fine. Gardener shares how to overseed thin patches on lawns The cold and wet weather is finally starting to ease now that meteorological spring has arrived, marking…
BBC criticised as Trump ally’s speech ‘altered’ in error
The latest blunder could pile yet more pressure on the BBC. Pete Hegseth (Image: Getty) The BBC has been accused of mistranslating a speech made by US War Secretary Pete Hegseth, reigniting a row over the broadcaster’s impartiality. BBC Persian, which broadcasts to audiences…
Labour tears itself apart in bitter migration row – the anger is palpable
Tough plans to control our borders have provoked a brutal civil war in Sir Keir Starmer’s party Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood faces a bitter fight with Labour MPs (Image: Getty) Shabana Mahmood wants to end the UK’s immigration crisis, but she’s fighting a…
Rachel Reeves 40 per cent tax will raise half what she hoped – and cost jobs
The Chancellor said the 19 per cent hike would raise £2billion for the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (Image: Anadolu, Anadolu via Getty Images) Whitehall raised questions about the amount of money a gambling levy could raise before Chancellor Rachel Reeves pushed…
State pensioners handed £566 DWP boost from April with 1 claim
Eligible pensioners will benefit from a cash boost from April. Pension Credit rates are rising by 4.8% from April (Image: Getty) State pensioners are being handed a boost of up to £566 from April with a single claim to the Department…
Labour ‘failing to ensure basic English standards across key parts of health service’
The cost of translation and interpretation services in the NHS has more than doubled from £31million in 2020-21 to £64million in 2024-25 The cost of translation services in the NHS is under the spotlight (Image: PA) Labour is accused of failing…