‘We’ve become the charity shop capital’: Furious residents blast influx of second-hand stores ‘taking over’ their historic market town Residents of Alnwick in Northumberland are fuming and believe more must be done to help local businesses The town has a 1,000-year history and was once a thriving tourist venue with local restaurants and shops Locals […]

Shipping firms are ‘acting like cartels’: Experts warn industry bosses hiked price of moving goods by 1,000% in Covid – as freight giant Maersk posts £25bn profit forecasts amid supply chain crisis Shipping giant Maersk is predicting annual profits £10billion above predictions Cost of a container has gone from £2,000 per trip to up to […]

DOZENS of Chinese planes have entered Taiwan's defence zone as tensions hit boiling point between the country. Taipei's defence ministry said at least 27 Chinese aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line – forcing the islands to scramble jets amid invasion fears. A total of 27 fighters planes – including 16 Su-30 jets – crossed […]

London: Britain’s exit from the European Union has created a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Australian businesses to grow in the Northern Hemisphere, the new leader of the body aimed at fostering and furthering trade and investment between the two countries says. Joanne Holland, appointed chief executive of the Australia-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce in May, says […]

A MAN has appeared accused of murdering a woman after reports she plunged to her death near Wembley Stadium. Emergency services were called in the early hours of Friday July 29 following reports that a woman had fallen from a height. Police attended the scene in London Road, Wembley, north-west London, along with the London […]

A British man is facing prosecution in Thailand after claiming he was stabbed by taxi drivers when he actually got injured drunkenly climbing a wall. Daniel Nolan, from Southampton, told police he was attacked while out clubbing in Chiang Mai last week. The 30-year-old claimed it left him with a large cut on his tummy […]

Trolley Wally warned he faces JAIL for boozing on flight: Ryanair steward who was sacked for ‘necking’ Jack Daniels on plane tells judge ‘I’m no criminal’ as he’s told he could serve two-year term Ryanair steward Sam Thompson was sacked for ‘downing booze on a flight’ The 26-year-old was arrested at Stansted Airport in Essex on […]

China warns Britain of ‘severe consequences’ should MPs ‘dance to the tune of the US’ by visiting Taiwan following Nancy Pelosi visit Zheng Zeguang, Chinese ambassador to UK, warned MPs not to visit Taiwan  ‘Do not dance to the tune of the US,’ Zheng said at a conference in London today  Comes after US Speaker […]

A MAN has told how he has been banned from every Sainsbury’s in the country over a petty parking row. Garry Frost, 62, claims the supermarket chain slapped him with the ban after he pointed out that staff were parking illegally. He says he claims "done nothing wrong" – while Sainsbury's claim he used "threatening, […]

LIZ Truss is still the hot favourite to be the next PM and Tory leader, according to a new poll. The survey by YouGov places the Foreign Secretary 34 points ahead of rival Rishi Sunak. A whopping 69 per cent of Tory members want Ms Truss to win the leadership race while only 31 per […]