The Scottish Labour Party will start their campaign to reclaim Scotland today after leader Richard Leonard unveiled his Shadow Cabinet in Holyrood. Four weeks on from being elected Scottish Labour leader Leonard announced a senior team with no place for the party’s former leader or deputy leader. Kezia Dugdale, who courted controversy when...
Generational gaps are making watching TV and playing games together at Christmas near impossible, new research has shown. Despite Christmas TV and family games remaining among the top festive activities for families, most youngsters can’t tell Jim Royle from Basil Fawlty and many over 50’s have never even heard of...
In the irony of all ironies Britain's divorce from the European Union is now costing the country £350 million a week. According to figures released in the Financial Times the value of Britain’s output is now around 0.9 per cent lower than was possible if the country had voted to stay...
A gay couple have called on their local vicar to step down after he controversially refused to bless their marriage at their village church. Andrew Springett, 38, was left fuming after the Reverend Alan Comfort, 53, said he believed marriages were between men and women only. The vicar cited Church...
Brexit-backing national newspapers The Sun and The Mail are seen to be having the most negative impact on society, according to a new poll. Rupert Murdoch's red top rag was ranked as having a negative impact on society by half of people who participated in the survey compared to just...
Billions of pounds worth of compensation money is at stake because most Brits don’t know when the PPI claims deadline is, a financial specialist has claimed. More than 80 per cent of people in the UK are unaware they have just over a year left to claim for mis-sold payment...
A transport historian wowed guests at his Christmas party when he came up with a novel way to hand out drinks - using a model train. Tim Dunn, 36, converted toy Playmobil train wrapped in festive lights to run on a 40ft track from his kitchen to through his dining...
Gig economy workers juggle as many as two or more jobs at the same time, according to new research. One in three hold at least two jobs, while one in 14 hold three or more. And one in ten undertake seasonal work or employment during the holidays. The research also...
Reports of a Tory plot to pull the UK out of the EU Working Time Directive could see 7 million workers in the UK lose rights to paid holidays, GMB has warned today. Brexit hardliners are today expected to demand Theresa May ditches safeguards post-Brexit which were designed by the EU to protect...