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Absolutely crazy’ road junction that baffles drivers and cost taxpayers £5.5m is nominated for top design award

Locals are furious after a controversial road junction which cost taxpayers £5.5 million and has been dubbed a ‘deadly playground’ was nominated for a top design award. Last year the junction in Finchampstead, Berkshire, underwent a £5.5million makeover which saw…

Prestigious independent school is suddenly shut down, blaming financial pressures and Labour’s addition of VAT on fees

A prestigious independent school has suddenly shut down, blaming financial pressures of Labour’s tax raid on fees. Mount St Mary’s College in Spinkhill, Derbyshire, has closed with immediate effect, saying it can no longer remain financially viable in the face…

Nicola Sturgeon dubbed ‘most dangerous woman in Britain’ as she prepares major move

Nicola Sturgeon (Image: Getty) Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is stepping back into the limelight once again. The ex-SNP leader has secured a primetime TV interview to promote her new memoir, titled ‘Frankly’. The disgraced former First Minister is heading out on a…

Nigel Farage celebrates fresh defection as ex-Tory MP joins Reform UK

Nigel Farage is today celebrating another defection from the Conservative Party as a former Tory MP who was in Parliament for 19 years announced he was joining Reform. Ex-Grenadier Guard Adam Holloway said he was joining Reform because they understood “the scale of the national…

All new UK cars could have breathalysers and black box-style recorders under Labour plans to align with the EU

New cars sold in Britain could follow European laws and be fitted with black box-style recorders and new equipment that enables breathalyser installations, amid claims the move is a political ploy by Labour to reset its post-Brexit relationship with the EU. Sir…

Moment cruel workers at £2,000-a-month nursery slap and grab special needs children before trying to wipe CCTV

Two cruel nursery workers were caught slapping and grabbing special needs children before trying to wipe off CCTV. Anbreen Tariq, 45, and Salima Fajal, 40, abused three children at a £2,000-a-month day care centre in west London between March and July 2021. Footage…

British–Israeli hostage Emily Damari blasts Keir Starmer for ’emboldening’ Hamas by recognising a Palestinian state – as Donald Trump warns against ‘rewarding’ terror group

A British-Israeli woman, who was held hostage by Hamas for a year, has blasted Sir Keir Starmer for ’emboldening’ the terror group by recognising a Palestinian state. In a major diplomatic shift, the Prime Minister has said Britain will recognise Palestine within weeks unless Israel…

The lawless London tourist hotspot in the shadow of Parliament: How Westminster Bridge has become a magnet for violent street scammers, illegal traders and pickpocket gangs

Sickening footage of scammers spitting at a man when he filmed them fleecing tourists on Westminster Bridge is the latest proof of the crime-wave gripping one of London’s most iconic landmarks. Swindlers tricking visitors into betting on impossible-to-win ‘cup and ball’…

The retired civil servant and royal fan who swears blind she spotted the Waleses on a £40million superyacht off the coast of an enchanting Greek island

Normally at this time of year the people of the Ionian Islands talk of being overworked and little else. With nearly three million tourists visiting the region during July and August, they certainly have their work cut out. Not that…

Summer holiday flights grounded: Chaos at British airports as flights unable to land and thousands of passengers ‘stuck on the tarmac’

All outbound flights leaving Britain were grounded this afternoon after an air traffic control ‘technical issue’. Major airports – including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Edinburgh and Birmingham – were forced to suspend flights with thousands of passengers left stuck on the tarmac. Earlier this afternoon, a technical…