Free breakfasts coming to 750 schools across England
There is evidence classroom performance is boosted by breakfast clubs (Image: Getty Images) Nearly 70,000 children in some of England’s poorest communities will soon be entitled to a free breakfast at school. From April, 750 schools will start offering the meals…
Disgraced Labour MP Mike Amesbury jailed for brutally punching constituent in the street
Mike Amesbury arrives at court to be sentenced for assault Sir Keir Starmer faces a by-election nightmare after disgraced Labour MP Mike Amesbury was jailed for 10 weeks for brutally attacking a man in the street. The Runcorn and Helsby…
Rachel Reeves told to take ‘urgent action’ to stop state pension being taxed
Chancellor Rachel Reeves (Image: Getty) Rachel Reeves must take “urgent action” to ensure the state pension is never taxed, campaigners have demanded. Silver Voices warned that OAPs who have no other income apart from the payments are at risk of being dragged…
Rachel Reeves to launch ‘triple whammy’ tax raid sparking ‘tsunami’ of business closures
The Chancellor has overseen a number of tax raids so far during her tenure (Image: PA ) Scores of UK businesses could face closure due to a “triple whammy” of soaring costs including the Chancellor’s hike in National Insurance. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA)…
Starmer told to stop dithering and start spending on defence
Kemi Badenoch has urged Sir Keir Starmer to boost defence spending (Image: Getty Images) The Prime Minister has been warned this is “no time for dither” and he must announce an urgent increase in defence spending ahead of crisis talks about Ukraine with…
Angela Rayner savaged for ‘waste’ after cost of paying civil servants balloons
Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner. (Image: Getty) The cost of paying civil servants has ballooned in Angela Rayner’s department. Since Ms Rayner took over last July, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and its associated quangos…
‘Shameful!’ Trump roundly condemned for branding Zelensky a ‘dictator’ in war of words
Donald Trump’s comments about Ukraine have been widely condemned (Image: PA) Donald Trump’s ludicrous claim that Volodymyr Zelensky is a dictator was one “of the most shameful remarks ever made by a US president”, critics have blasted. Mr Trump was accused…
Keir Starmer pledges ‘ironclad support’ in call with Zelensky as Trump tensions loom
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will visit Washington next week. (Image: PA Wire) Sir Keir Starmer told Volodymyr Zelensky he would discuss the importance of safeguarding Ukraine’s sovereignty in talks with Donald Trump next week as he reiterated Britain’s “ironclad support” for the country….
‘I was sacked from my £37k job for backing Reform UK – it’s earth-shattering’
Saba Poursaeedi is taking Hightown Housing Association to an Employment Tribunal. (Image: Saba Poursaeedi) A British dad claims he was sacked from his £37,000-a-year job after voluntarily disclosing he supported Reform UK. On March 26, 2024, Saba Poursaeedi, 36, whose wife…
Labour urged to use Brexit freedoms to scrap EU rules that are hiking prices for Britons
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Getty) Labour has been urged to use Brexit freedoms to scrap EU rules that are hiking prices for Britons. A new report warns consumers are paying too much for products like electronic, cosmetics, books and…