GMB union, which represents thousands of workers on Merseyside - and whose General Secretary was at Hillsborough on the day of the disaster - has responded to the decision of the CPS to bring charges against those involved in the 96 deaths. Former Ch Supt David Duckenfield faces 95 charges ...
The Conservative Party assumes that people want lower taxes and the rolling back of the public sector, and under Thatcher that approach worked and kept the party in power for a long period of time. However, it appears that the British people are increasingly in favour of the opposite and ...
The UK’s first trials of an autonomous CargoPod vehicle which delivers shopping to customers have taken place around the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The TRL-led GATEway Project together with Ocado Technology saw a self-driving delivery vehicle, called CargoPod, operating in a residential environment, delivering grocery orders to over one hundred ...
Millions of people are at serious risk of been hacked and don’t know it – with fitness trackers, smart TVs and even children’s toys among the most vulnerable items, according to research. The full extent to which unscrupulous individuals can invade people’s privacy - and their home lives - through a ...
Summer is upon us and while we are all trying to scrape together the pennies for a getaway we may be overlooking the biggest expense of the season: Weddings. Research has revealed the average adult will fork out almost £800 this wedding season, attending three ceremonies at £266 a pop. ...
The only remaining travelling horse-drawn theatre troupe in the UK may stop touring after losing crucial Arts Council funding. Sabotage Theatre tour original plays to isolated and rural communities in Kent and Sussex, walking up to 14 miles a day, living outside and cooking with fires. The stage and set ...
The online presence of political parties and candidates has never played a bigger part in the quest for power. From Donald Trump to Jeremy Corbyn, the digital world has helped turn outsiders into leaders. Political party websites are a tool used to attract, engage with and mobilise support, and the ...
Brits will spend 18 months of their lives mulling over what to eat, a study has found. A poll of 2,000 adults found the nation’s love of food means an average of around 35 minutes every day is spent thinking about, choosing, or discussing what to eat. That amounts to ...
Frightened residents living in a 16-floor tower block say they do not feel safe after part of its cladding failed fire safety checks. Tenants have been told it is safe to stay in their flats while the council removes the cladding from Hanover Tower in Sheffield which contains 125 flats. ...