Homegrown Coffee Bar

Website about history and memories of life

UK News

Former Labour MP who exposed false convictions of Birmingham Six says case draws parallels to conviction of killer nurse Lucy Letby_Nhy

The former Labour MP who exposed the miscarriage of justice over the Birmingham Six has drawn parallels with the conviction of nurse Lucy Letby – saying the case against her has ‘not been proven beyond reasonable doubt’. Chris Mullin led the campaign through ITV‘s World…

Astonishing sum former Labour MP Frank Field left in his will to staff, charities and family of friends_Nhy

Former Labour MP Frank Field left more than £900,000 in his will with the bulk of his fortune going to his staff, charities and the families of friends. Anti-poverty and social justice campaigner Lord Field of Birkenhead who lived in a flat…

Joe Haines dead aged 97: Press secretary to former Labour prime minister Harold Wilson dies as supporters pay tribute_Nhy

Joe Haines, press secretary to former prime minister Harold Wilson, has died aged 97, a Labour spokesman said. The ‘lifelong Labour supporter’ died at his home in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, on Wednesday, the party confirmed. He served two spells as press secretary…

Business Secretary is accused of fabricating his CV and claiming he was a solicitor – despite never qualifying_Nhy

Jonathan Reynolds falsely claimed that he was a solicitor despite never formally qualifying as one, it has emerged. The Business Secretary is facing accusations he ‘fabricated his CV’ after he told the Commons in 2014 he had ‘worked as a…

How Rachel Reeves’ disastrous budget has put the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for hair salons_Nhy

Hairdressers have warned that last year’s Budget will be the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for their industry, as higher taxes decimate jobs. Hair salons are among those at risk after the country was hit by a ‘wave of insolvencies’, according to…

Nigel Farage warns Labour to stop being so ‘miserable’ and ‘declinist’ to get Britain’s birth rate rising again_Nhy

Labour must stop being so ‘miserable’ and ‘declinist’ to get the UK birth rate booming again, Nigel Farage urged yesterday. The Reform leader blasted Chancellor Rachel Reeves for making the public ‘reach for the tissues’ with her downbeat rhetoric and warnings of difficult decisions in…

British households face further squeeze on their finances, as energy bills cap set to go up again despite Ed Miliband’s pledge to bring down bills by £300_Nhy

Households face a further squeeze on their finances – with energy bills set to go up again and Britain’s biggest water firms looking to hike prices for millions. Despite Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s pre-election pledge to bring down bills by…

I spotted unusual sign of deadliest type of cancer early – it means I’ve lived 7 years longer than I should have_Nhy

A mother-of-one has left doctors ‘gobsmacked’ with her astonishing cancer survival — she’s lived with the deadliest type of brain tumour for over a decade. Glioblastomas, which usually kill within 18 months, are extremely aggressive and often untreatable. Well-known victims of the…

Grandmother at centre of sacked health minister Andrew Gwynne’s ‘hope she croaks it’ jibe hits out at MP’s ‘contempt for old people’_Nhy

A grandmother last night hit back at the health minister sacked for saying he ‘hopes she croaks it’, saying he had shown contempt for older people. The pensioner, 76, speaking for the first time since The Mail on Sunday’s investigation…

Health Secretary Wes Streeting signals support for more private cash to fix the NHS_Nhy

Wes Streeting has signalled his support for more private investment to fix the NHS after admitting there was a ‘hell of a lot more to do’ in improving the service. The Health Secretary said the Government wants to see the NHS being as…