18+ hour, 9+ min ago   (380+ words) Labour’s flagship 1.5 million new homes pledge has been slammed as a “big fat lie” as Angela Rayner suggested the target won’t be achieved. The House Secretary admitted there is only a “slim chance” the Government will meet the goal by…...

1+ day, 50+ min ago   (420+ words) Households across the UK are being urged to vacuum more frequently this month. They are urged to prioritise window frames, as well as room corners and skirting boys to deter certain pests from getting inside their home. We are now…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (230+ words) Parliamentary questions revealed the haul included 74 chairs, 21 picnic benches and table units, 36 "coffee and bistro-style" tables and four "fixed weather shades". PFI, used extensively by Labour PM Tony Blair, involved private firms paying upfront for work that the government would…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (968+ words) A man who imported illegal zombie knives and weapons to sell online to criminal gangs and schoolchildren faces a lengthy jail sentence. Officers initially arrested Jonathan Soares, 20, as part of a fraud investigation. But when detectives analysed his electronic devices,…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (357+ words) First to take to the floor was Mr Curtis, who pointed out that migration fell between 2023 and 2025. He began: "What I do want to point out is that migration fell from its peak in 2023 to 2025 by 47%, so we have some…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (362+ words) The trip to Hungarian capital of Budapest involved 15 off-duty Met officers who went on holiday together and it is understood that some of them were already sexually involved with each other prior to the “orgy”. The group of young officers…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (290+ words) A groom-to-be has been shot dead just weeks before his dream wedding, his family said in a moving tribute to a 'beloved' young man. Police were called to Victoria Drive in Thomastown, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Australia, at 7:30pm local…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (1586+ words) Britain’s biggest Green Belt battle is set to kick start a slew of David v Goliath fights to stop rampant housebuilding, campaigners say. Worried locals in Albrighton, near Wolverhampton, with a population of just over 4,000, have amassed an £80,000 war chest…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (515+ words) BBC Radio 2 legend Gary Davies has opened up on his retirement plans ahead of doing four shows at the upcoming Radio 2 in the Park, which takes place from September 11-13 at City Park in Stirling. The star, who made his BBC…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (213+ words) A major fashion retailer has said it plans to shut 180 stores in an attempt to improve profitability as online sales surge. The company has stores in the UK, Australia and Africa. TFG, which ​owns Phase Eight, Hobbs and Inside Story…...