Well before Queen Elizabeth II died, she left comprehensive written instructions on who would attend her funeral, making sure that a former Preston Technical student was on the priority list. While he had been captain of the school footy side, it was not his athletic prowess that put him on the “must be invited” page. […]

Key points A new-look board seized control of East Preston Islamic College late last year. Parents and senior staff were planning a rally at the school on Friday morning. They want to show support to the former principal and his deputy who were both stood aside by the board in recent weeks. The state government […]

‘Wokeism gone mad’: Fire chief sparks backlash after banning the word ‘fireman’ – because it’s ‘sexist and exclusionary’ Fire Chief Dave Russel claimed the term ‘fireman’ is a form of ‘micro-aggression’ The word was replaced with gender-neutral ‘firefighter’, but it is still often used A woke fire service chief has banned the use of the […]

TfL sparks outrage over ‘poor taste’ ‘face shot’ skiing poster on London Tubes as MP Caroline Nokes demands Mayor Sadiq Khan removes the ‘hideous’ advert A poster advertising skiing instructors on the Underground has sparked debate Transport for London have previously come under fire for some of their adverts  An advert on the London Underground […]

Key points Australia is one of the few developed nations without laws controlling how much pollution new vehicles can emit. Experts say Australia lacks robust figures about the true health effects of pollution from vehicles. Findings suggest vehicle emissions cause more than 11,000 premature deaths, 12,200 cardiovascular hospitalisations, 6800 respiratory hospitalisations and 66,000 childhood asthma […]

A PENSIONER whose house is teetering on the edge of a cliff has refused to leave. George Gardiner moved to the detached property and planned to run it as a tea room with his late wife. But the cuppa cabin – behind the house – "disappeared over the edge" of the 300ft cliff around 12 […]

Iceland supermarket will permanently shut half a dozen shops within days… so is your local store at risk? The chain has more than 500 Iceland and 153 Food Warehouse shops in the UK The first store closures will happen on Saturday, February 25, with more in March Iceland has revealed it will permanently close a […]

Which vegetables are being rationed in YOUR supermarket? The retailers limiting sales as UK battles shortage crisis that could last another month Rationing has been introduced at four major British supermarkets this week  Comes as Britons are scrambling to buy tomato seeds to beat the shortages Vegetable rationing has been introduced at UK supermarkets amid […]

LOCALS in one of the UK's snobbiest towns have stood up for themselves – they say they're not stuck up like everyone thinks. For years the North Yorkshire town of Harrogate has topped the list as one of the best places to live in the country – but it's recently landed a new title. The […]

Driver slapped with £100 fine after driving through Gatwick Airport’s drop off zone uses ChatGPT to write an appeal letter – and gets penalty reduced to just £15 Shaun Bosley received ‘final notice’ of £100 for driving through Gatwick Airport ChatGPT, an AI, wrote his appeal, resulting in the fine being reduced to £15 A […]