Sir Michael Caine hits out at ‘bull***t’ suggestion his 1964 movie Zulu incites extremism after it was included on list by government’s Prevent scheme for ‘encouraging far-right sympathies’ Read more: The programmes flagged for ‘encouraging far-right sympathies’  Sir Michael Caine has blasted the ‘bull***t’ suggestion his 1964 film Zulu incites the far-Right after it was […]

THE family of a grandmother who may have been murdered by a predator in hospital have vowed to get justice. A post-portem discovered that Valerie Kneale, 75 died from a stroke after being assaulted, possibly sexually. 2Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said it is 'co-operating fully' with the investigation and its thoughts are with […]

Labour MPs demand Britain pays reparations to Caribbean countries for slave trade and ‘400 years of hideous abuse’ Labour MPs demand Britain stump up reparations to Caribbean countries Ex-shadow minister Clive Lewis demands payments for ‘400 years of abuse’  Labour MPs have demanded Britain stump up reparations to Caribbean countries for ‘400 years of exploitative colonial […]

Oscars boss admits they were wrong to allow Will Smith to stay at last year’s ceremony after he punched Chris Rock saying they ‘would respond more swiftly in removing the person’ now as final preparations are made for this year’s event Academy President says Oscars has security on hand for any incidents this year Academy […]

British pensioner, 83, is swept away to his death by strong current with six other tourists rescued at Bali beach resort Three Austrians, two German citizens, and a Russian were all saved by lifeguards Reports said they had been warned to move by lifeguards due to the currents A British pensioner has been swept away […]

Labour peer who smashed his teeth on the pavement after tripping on a plank of wood outside house that was being renovated wins £22,500 compensation Baron Richard Rosser, 78, fell over a plank outside the house in September 2017 He sustained injuries to his face, knees, wrist and hands and lost two teeth  A Labour […]

Ministers ‘turn to migrant workers to boost the economy’: Bricklayers, roofers, plasterers and carpenters ‘will be added to the government’s shortage occupation list’ due to shortages in construction industry Britain is planning to relax rules on foreign workers to allow more into the country to address the UK’s chronic labour shortages. At the same time […]

THOUSANDS of homes are without power as snow sweeps across the nation. Plunging temperatures and blizzard conditions have sparked power cuts across the South East and east of England, outage maps show. The UK Power Networks site suggests around 37,500 customers have been affected – although the actual nationwide number is thought to be around […]

Victory for protesters in Georgia as government halts plan to bring in Putin-like authoritarian laws following two days of demonstrations Protesters said the proposed bill was inspired by an authoritarian Russian law The ruling Georgian Dream party said it would ‘unconditionally withdraw the bill’ Georgia’s ruling party said on Thursday it was dropping a controversial ‘foreign […]

Metro Trains will operate Melbourne’s rail network until at least mid-2026 after the Andrews government extended its $6.3 billion contract for 18 months while it completes the Metro Tunnel project. A Victorian government spokesperson confirmed on Thursday night it had extended Metro’s contract, which was set to expire at the end of 2024, for 18 […]