Former Labour Chancellor Gordon Brown kicked off Labour’s war on retirees in 1997, gutting private pensions with his infamous dividend tax stealth grab.That single move drained billions from...
'It's really hard to have any hope': Gaza doctor describes daily struggle50 minutes agoYolande KnellBBC Middle East CorrespondentBBCHealthcare in the Gaza Strip is itself a casualty of 18 months of...
Three people, including a young girl and an elderly woman, have been killed in a Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. The attack, which took place late on April 16, also left 30...
Britain's last remaining veterans have been told D-Day costs will be fully-funded - just hours after the Government refused to cough up cash for their annual pilgrimage to France.Second World War...
Furious workers say the service at the busy Palma airport is on the brink of collapse and have called for urgent action. They say equipment such as wheelchairs and transport vehicles are worn, dirty...
A devastated son has revealed how his family's life was "ruined" by a fraudulent workman's roofing scam, which ultimately forced him to relocate his parents into a care home. Paul McArdle, 52, paid...
President Donald Trump has made the astonishing admission that he would "like to go a step further" by potentially sending American criminals to an El Salvadoran prison. During a meeting with...
Who can forget those endless summers of outdoor adventures, picnics, country rambles and mystery solving, all washed down with lashings of ginger beer? For everyone of a certain age, Enid Blyton’s...
The UK high street is set to lose more shops, supermarkets and banks this year. Businesses continue to be hit with increased energy costs and rent, while the recent rise in employer National...
In the midst of a brutal 18-month war against Hamas, and with the prospect of conflict with Iran looming, it is little wonder some may consider Israel to be on the verge of a PTSD crisis. But the...
Walking around a near-empty Hull city centre on a quiet, drizzly Tuesday afternoon, it is difficult to imagine that just eight months ago it was ablaze with far-right riots. The historic port city...
The family of an 89-year-old disabled grandmother were handed a £100 fine for enabling her to safely climb out of a vehicle on a shopping trip. Maureen Roberts, who has lost the ability to walk or...
The One Show host Alex Jones has shared the intriguing story of how she purchased a new home without her husband having seen it in person, and how one particular feature was 'important to me' but...
Princess Margaret would reportedly shout out the words "run him down' whenever she saw one high-profile courtier. The late royal, who died aged 71 in February 2002, was reportedly left with major...
Death in Paradise creator Robert Thorogood issued an apology to Richard Osman after having an awkward realisation about their books. Robert released his novel The Marlow Murder Club, a series...
It would take a heart of stone not to laugh. Lease-holders in a group of chalets on the Dorset coast are up in arms because they say they have been unfairly evicted from their beach huts: a group of...
'Part of us is still in Gaza': Freed Israeli hostages fight for a new ceasefire48 minutes agoYolande KnellMiddle East correspondentReporting fromJerusalemGetty Images"This week is Passover - the...
An elderly British couple imprisoned in Aghanistan could soon be set free after Taliban leaders promised their case “will soon be resolved” and “should not be a cause for concern”.Peter...
Incredible footage has captured the moment a brave 17-year-old boy saved his elderly neighbour from a house fire in the dead of night. Joel Keates, from Altrincham in Greater Manchester, had ordered...
'He revelled in his hard man reputation': What led to a teen killing an elderly dog walker2 hours agoSimon Ward & Gavin BevisBBC News, East MidlandsSuppliedThe brutal killing of an elderly man,...