House of Fraser customers are up in arms after refunds they were promised will now not be paid. Mike Ashley, Sports Direct founder and Newcastle United owner, bought House of Fraser for £90m from administrators, in August. Customers were told that they would receive refunds for undelivered goods. However, now...

By Mathew Morrison Today supports of Charlton Athletic and Blackpool unite outside of the Football League Headquarters to protest against their respective owners. The coalition against Roland Duchatelet (CARD) have called upon all football supporters to unite against what they see as unfit owners. Charlton Athletic and Blackpool have both...

Retired research scientist Dr Chris Busby, 73, has been held under the explosives act

Despite profound deafness, the acclaimed British novelist David R Ewens never learned to lip read or to use sign language. Instead, his family taught him to ‘ignore the deafness and carry on’ – a mantra he relies upon to this day. In this candid, exclusive interview, he reveals how his...

The badger cull in the UK is to be expanded to 10 new areas, and it is likely up to 42,000 will now be shot, an increase from 32,500 who were killed last year. The cull is supposed to stem the spread of TB in cattle. The total culling cost...

Michael O’Leary, the boss of Europe’s biggest low-cost airline had some stark warning over a no-deal Brexit He said “Flights to and from Europe will be stopped in a hard deal Brexit,” the Irishman told a news conference. “There is no assurance.” However, he added: “I don’t believe that a...

Five areas of the city feature prominently among a league table of constituencies with the highest proportion of claimants.

Antoine Mensah, 21, Miracle Osondu, 19, and Mohammed Ali, left victims scarred for life and with damaged sight

Daniel Ward, 28, Garry Jack, 22, and the 17-year-old were accused of being members of the group for nine months