Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie refuses to condemn extremist climate protesters who break the law when causing disruption Patrick Harvie came under fire for refusing to urge activists not to break the law A Scottish government minister has refused to condemn extremist climate protesters who break the law when causing disruption. Patrick Harvie, the Scottish Greens […]

One million crimes go unsolved in ‘Blue Wall’ constituencies in southern England with no suspect identified in half of recorded crimes in some areas Four of the five worst-performing police forces for car thefts are in the Blue Wall  Nearly one million crimes went unsolved in ‘Blue Wall’ constituencies in southern England over the past […]

400,000 patients are forced to wait in NHS casualty departments for at least 24 hours, figures show, as long waits are branded a ‘matter of national shame’ Last year 400,000 patients spent 24 hours or more in an emergency department Twenty-four hours in A&E is ‘no longer just a documentary’, with long waits a reality for […]

‘Electric car’ EXPLODES on driveway and sets fire to Merseyside family home after ‘battery malfunctions’ A family home was lit on fire after their ‘electric car’ reportedly exploded while sitting in their driveway.  Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service rushed to a family home in Bromborough, Wirral at around 10pm on Saturday night after receiving reports […]

Pub staff are told to stop using phrases like ‘same again?’ and ‘is that a double?’ to help limit binge drinking The advice is guidance by the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking Pub staff will be told to stop using phrases such as ‘Same again?’ and ‘Is that a double?’ in a bid to cut […]

A far cry from his topless macho look: Awkward-looking Putin wears shell suit and blue Adidas sweatpants in newly unearthed video from 1990s trip to Finland when future Russian despot was adviser to local city mayor Video footage has emerged of an awkward-looking Putin dressed in a shell suit and blue Adidas sweatpants on a […]

‘People are frightened to go out after dark’: Private police who’ve been hired to patrol Cambridgeshire town tell how spate of burglaries has left locals ‘petrified’ Multiple houses in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, were burgled within a few weeks  Has your town hired private security or seen a rise in rural crime? Email [email protected]  Villagers are too frightened […]

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey refuses to rule out joining Labour in a coalition government after the next election – as one of his senior frontbenchers says the party STILL wants Britain to rejoin the EU The leader of the Liberal Democrats refused to rule out propping up a Labour government today – after one […]

RAF Typhoon fighter jets land on Finnish roads in dramatic exercise designed to test if they could still operate after a Russian invasion obliterated their air bases ‘Russian aggression’ shows need for aircraft to be ‘unpredictable’, the RAF said  RAF Typhoon fighter jets have taken off from a regular road in a drill to test […]

Hiker’s chance discovery on Bosnian mountain could solve 80-year mystery over missing RAF Wellington bomber that disappeared during WWII raid EXCLUSIVE: RAF Wellington bomber disappeared during raid on oil refinery Hiker discovered human bones and a gold signet ring next to plane wreck   A chance discovery by a hiker on a remote Bosnian mountainside could […]