Pre-Budget boost for Jeremy Hunt with surprise £5bn government surplus

Treasury raked in £22bn from self-assessment tax returns last month – the highest EVER – as Jeremy Hunt gets pre-Budget boost with surprise £5bn surplus… but will he cut the burden on Brits and business? Jeremy Hunt has been handed a pre-Budget boost after bumper a tax take helped push the government into the black […]

The three reasons Biden risked everything to get to Kyiv

Washington: If there was ever any doubt about Joe Biden’s unwavering support for Ukraine, he put it to rest the moment he arrived at Kyiv’s Mariinsky Palace after travelling 10 hours by train from Poland in the dead of the night. Wearing a striped tie in the colours of the Ukraine flag, Biden was unequivocal […]

UN Security Council 'set to hold meeting about Nord Stream pipeline'

UN Security Council is ‘set to hold meeting about Nord Stream pipeline explosions tomorrow’ as Moscow demands inquiry into gas ‘sabotage:’ Biden slams claims as ‘utterly false’ The meeting will be to discuss ‘sabotage’ after Moscow asked for an independent inquiry into the September attacks that spewed gas into Baltic Sea Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, […]

Nicola Bulley's relatives fire broadside at sections of the media

Nicola Bulley’s relatives fire broadside at sections of the media and people speculating on social media Nicola Bulley family slammed ‘appalling’ behaviour by sections of the media Relatives said her partner Paul Ansell, 44, had been ‘accused of wrongdoing’  The ‘absolutely appalling’ behaviour by sections of the media and people posting on social media was […]

Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi cheer on their son at USC baseball game

EXCLUSIVE: It runs in the family! Tennis legends Steffi Graf, 53, and Andre Agassi, 52, are every bit the proud parents as they cheer on their son Jaden, 21, at his first USC baseball game of the season Retired tennis legends Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi watched son Jaden play his first USC Baseball game […]

Police call for salary increase after fears officers will leave

Police call for salary increase after fears officers will ‘leave in droves because they cannot afford to stay’ Leaders warn about resignations despite efforts to recruit 20,000 extra officers The Home Office said officers already receive pay rises, as well as overtime Police leaders have demanded a pay rise for officers amid fears that falling […]

Up to 400,000 women will benefit from new HRT scheme

Up to 400,000 women will benefit from new HRT scheme which will save them £205 a year A single NHS prescription for HRT currently costs £9.35 or £18.70 But the new scheme will allow a one-off payment for 12 months of HRT  A scheme saving menopausal women up to £205 a year will come into force […]

Santa Fe prosecutor DROP 'gun enhancement' charge against Alec Baldwin

Prosecutors DROP key ‘gun enhancement’ charge against Alec Baldwin in ‘Rust’ shooting that would have seen him jailed for FIVE years – and now actor might not spend any time behind bars Prosecutors have dropped key charges against Alec Baldwin which would have seen him jailed for five years after shooting dead ‘Rust’ cinematographer Halyna […]

Suella Braverman not satisfied with Lancs Police about Nicola Bulley

Suella Braverman is ‘not satisfied’ with detectives’ answers on why they released private details about Nicola Bulley after visit to Lancashire Police She said Chief Constable Chris Rowley had failed to answer all her questions Suella Braverman today piled more pressure on Lancashire Police by revealing that she was not ‘wholly satisfied’ with their explanation for […]

Alligator rescued from Brooklyn lake

New York: For years, New Yorkers have pondered the myth that alligators roam the city’s sewer system, even celebrating Alligators in the Sewers Day as an unofficial February holiday. But it’s no longer an urban legend: An alligator was found in a chilly New York City lake on Sunday, far from the subtropical and tropical […]