The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be introduced in central London from today in a bid to tackle the city's toxic air. Drivers of older, more polluting vehicles will now be charged to enter the congestion zone area at any time, a move that will affect about 40,000 vehicles...
Labour MP Ruth Lorraine Jones won the Newport West by-election last night, triggered by the death of veteran MP Paul Flynn. Mrs Jones took 9,308 votes, giving her a majority of 1,951 over the Conservatives, with UKIP in third place. In her victory speech, Mrs Jones said: "This by-election has...
I'm going to make a bold claim. Easter is a better wine-drinking holiday than Christmas, hands down. The bleak midwinter offers little joy for wine fanatics much beyond a comforting pour of claret in front of a warm log fire. When the main event arrives you face the realisation that...
James O’Brien has set up a fundraising campaign for HOPE not hate after the anti-racism charity helped foil a plot to kill an MP and a serving police officer. Robbie Mullen provided crucial evidence to put Jack Renshaw behind bars for plotting to murder Rosie Cooper MP, the details of...
Piers Morgan received a very public dressing down on social yesterday after declaring his support for a No Deal Brexit. The outspoken TV presenter claimed that “No Deal is actually Brexit” in a tweet posted to millions of his followers, adding that “people voted to leave the EU, not to...
The Labour Party has been lambasted after a party spokesperson confirmed it is official policy to end freedom of movement once the UK leaves the EU. Despite pledging that Labour will develop and implement “fair immigration rules” in its 2017 manifesto the Prime Minister cited ending free movement as an...
Millions of parents have never applied sun protection to their children - even in the summer months, a shock study has found. Research which explored parents’ attitudes to sun protection found one in 10 can’t recall a time when they used sun lotion to keep harmful rays off their child's...
This is the moment a group of female freestylers stopped tourists in their tracks with a Samba-like football display in the centre of London. Charlotte Lade was sat on the ground in Covent Garden enjoying the sunshine when she picked up the ball and showed off her silky skills. She...
A new report by the House of Lords Select Committee on Regenerating Seaside Towns has concluded that coastal communities are in desperate need of improvements to transport, housing and broadband as well as better access to further and higher education for young people if they are to reinvent themselves. The...