Money launderer caught trying to fly abroad with £1.5million in cash stuffed in luggage
Sathar Khan, 35, was stopped as he tried to fly to Dubai with the ill-gotten gains concealed in four suitcases, weighing more than 80kg.
“It’s appalling” – Food bank use hits record high
New figures from the Trussell Trust show that the number of emergency food parcels their network has given to people in the past year has increased by 19% increase on the previous year. Around half of the people are resorting to foodbanks because of Universal Credit (UC) delays. 1,583,668 three-day ...
Murdoch tabloid calls for climate change action after printing two pages of rival newspaper by mistake
One of Australia’s most popular tabloids has called for action on climate change after printing two pages from a rival newspaper by mistake. The Sydney-based Daily Telegraph, a right-leaning tabloid owned by Rupert Murdoch, accidentally printed two pages of the liberal Sydney Morning Herald in its Thursday edition. The pages ...
London Marathon: Brit pensioner with dementia about to tackle his 131st marathon – aged 78
Battling Malcolm Brookes has been running marathons all over the world since 1986
Government refuses public inquiry into 2016 EU Referendum misconduct
The Government has responded to a petition “To establish a Public Inquiry into the conduct of the 2016 EU Referendum,” insisting there are no plans for an inquiry. The response by the Cabinet Office insists that electoral offences “are investigated thoroughly by the appropriate agencies,” but adds “this Government wrote ...
Incredible pictures show HORIZONTAL lightning striking across Dubai’s skyline
Amazing images taken in Dubai show lighting striking horizontally across the skyline dodging some of the tallest buildings in the world
Extinction Rebellion targets financial industry over role in funding climate and ecological crisis
Extinction Rebellion protesters targeted the financial industry today in a bid to unveil the “truth” about their roles in funding the climate and ecological crisis. At least seven people glued themselves to the front entrance to the London Stock Exchange this morning and five others halted a DLR train at ...
A guide to the lesser-known Cornwall
by Tom Bevan With another two bank holidays on the horizon and budgets tightening, the concept of the 'staycation' has never seemed so appealing. And top of many destination wishlists this summer is Cornwall. But while tourism hotspots like St Ives can become bottlenecked during school holidays, there are still ...
Petition urging government to declare a Climate Emergency approaches 250k signatures
A Greenpeace petition calling on the government to declare a Climate Emergency has almost reached its goal of 250,000 signatures. The appeal comes as Extinction Rebellion protests continue in London, with activists targeting the financial industry in a bid to reveal the “truth” about their roles in funding the climate ...