The Birmingham bin strikes are worsening as rubbish piles up on the streets for a fifth week in a row. Huge protests erupted in the Labour-run council today following the union, Unite, rejecting the...
A Birmingham resident whose car was destroyed by rats in a street where piles of rubbish were "as tall as" him is "disappointed" that bin workers have rejected the deal to end the long-running...
The bin bags are piling up, the unions are flexing their muscles and Labour is floundering both in Birmingham and Westminster.Welcome to the Summer of Discontent.The trigger is a bitter bin strike in...
King Charles and Queen Camilla completed a busy four-day State Visit in Italy last week, and it seems it has only further increased their growing popularity. While the couple received lots of praise...
Radical unions could cripple the whole of the country with the same terrible bin strike fate inflicted on Birmingham, sources have warned. In a move that could sweep cat-sized rats into streets up...
Germany will curb its influx of asylum seekers by 54% to prevent schools and hospitals becoming “overwhelmed”, the incoming Chancellor has vowed. Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian...
Union barons have rejected a deal to end the Birmingham bin strikes – as the Army was called in to clear rubbish.Hundreds of workers have walked out in a row over pay and jobs, leading to rubbish...
Nigel Farage has suggested Westminster is set to be “surprised” at how well Reform performs in the West Country’s local elections this May. He revealed a new strategy that he believes will help...
Furious Reform UK campaigners have accused Conservatives of trying to stifle free speech after a “hate crime” row exploded at a market stall and police were called. Volunteers for Nigel...
Poundbury, built on Duchy of Cornwall land, is currently home to some 5,000 people in a mix of private and affordable housing, as well as providing employment for 2,730 people working in more than...
Landmark antitrust trial could force Zuckerberg to sell Instagram52 minutes agoLily JamaliNorth America technology correspondent•@lilyjamaliReporting fromSan FranciscoReutersA trial in the landmark...
Bake Off's Laura Adlington has revealed that she is pregnant with her first child. The baker, who made her way to the final of the 2020 series, announced the happy news on her official Instagram...
MP barred from Hong Kong says it was to 'shut me up'42 minutes agoZahra FatimaBBC NewsA Liberal Democrat MP barred from entering Hong Kong has told the BBC she believes it was to "shut me up and to...
Michael Jackson’s former bodyguard says his dream Ferrari, worth up to £200k, has been wrecked - by mice.Self-defence specialist Matt Fiddes bought the red 355 GTS when he was just 19, and says it...
The Liberal Democrats "promote veganism" whenever they seize control of local councils, a leading Tory has claimed. Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith warned Sir Ed Davey's party adopts "quite...
That well known economic guru Meghan Markle has been opining on the global fiscal crisis, saying she hopes that in a “time of recession” her recently launched products will bring “joy” to...
Lib Dem MP refused entry to Hong Kong1 hour agoHarry FarleyPolitical correspondentPA MediaA Liberal Democrat MP has spoken of her "shock" after being barred from entering Hong Kong this week.Wera...
A Liberal Democrats MP said she was "shocked" and "very close to tears" after being refused entry into Hong Kong to visit her newborn grandson. Wera Hobhouse said she had been interrogated for five...
Keir Starmer’s first few months in Number 10 haven’t gone well. Tax rises and Treasury warnings about a “black hole” in the public finances swiftly shattered business confidence. Changes to...
Joanne Roney, the managing director of Birmingham City Council, has come under scrutiny for reportedly taking a business trip to Cannes during the onset of a major bin strike crisis in the city.The...