Basildon mayor David Burton-Sampson was faced with a tirade of racist abuse while celebrating Essex pride

British companies look set to cut their investment by the most in 10 years in 2019 as the Brexit crisis drags on, weighing on future economic growth prospects, a survey showed on Monday. Business investment - key for productivity and pay growth - was forecast to fall by 1.3% this ...

Rory Stewart has overtaken Jeremy Hunt into second favourite for leadership after a widely praised performance on last night’s Channel 4 debate. Bookies price Stewart at 12/1 with Hunt now languishing in third place at 21/1. Michael Gove is seemingly out of the running to make the top two with ...

Animal welfare charities have called for greyhound racing to be banned after official figures show there were almost 1,000 deaths last year. Hundreds of dogs were “put to sleep” in 2018 for reasons including the high cost of medical treatment and the absence of a “viable option away from the ...

Tens of thousands of British businesses could find themselves in trouble with the taxman by failing to follow new rules on keeping digital records. More than one million firms with an annual taxable income of in excess of £85,000 are now legally required to submit VAT returns online. But a ...

But Dominic Raab says he isn't so sure about the leadership hopeful.

When many of us think about gambling the first thing that comes to mind is online casinos. More convenient than their land-based partners, these are also incredibly user-friendly and come with such a range of games that no physical casino could match. The appeal here extends to the bonus systems ...

Comparing buy to let mortgage applications by age demographics, only two brackets increased their proportion of overall applications during 2018. 25-34-year olds recorded a tiny increase of 0.03 per cent. The biggest increase came from the 65 to 75 year old group, with buy to let applications increasing by 5.43 ...

It’s a matter of faith among Brexit supporters that failing to obey the consultative referendum on EU membership is an assault on democracy. MPs who actively campaign to stay in the EU are betraying that democracy. Almost every day a Brexiteer or sympathetic news outlet rages against the ‘anti-democratic’ Remain ...