The Tory Government seems intent on leaving the single market and not remaining in the customs union. A hard-Brexit is the outcome they are driving towards. However, this decision has been met with fierce criticism from the ex-chief of the international trade department, Sir Martin Donnelly. Donnelly told BBC Radio...
Yesterday Jeremy Corbyn set out Labour’s vision for a post-Brexit Britain; he wants the UK to remain part of the customs union to maintain a stable trading block with our European partners. Mr Corbyn also hoped that a “bespoke” arrangement could be reach to ensure that there was no hard...
Bosses at one of Scotland's biggest care providers have apologised to a dying pensioner who was left in agony following a night of staff blunders. Robert McIntyre, 79, has bladder cancer and only months to live is visited four times a day by Cordia staff to have a catheter bag...
The delivery company who have been involved with the almost complete shut down of KFC has been accused of mistreating its staff. The GMB union claims workers who have shown nothing but loyalty to DHL and are now being thrown out of their jobs through no fault of their own....
Space hero Tim Peake has been given another gong - the Freedom of the home city. The Army officer-turned spaceman collected the honour following his seven-month trip to the International Space Station, which launched in December 2015. The 45-year-old was given the Freedom of the City of Chichester, where he...
A retired builder who became a "pothole vigilante" has completed his 200th successful repair - at a rate of one EVERY WEEK. Resourceful Reg Winsor, 75, got so fed up waiting for a huge pothole on his street to be repaired that he took matters into his own hands. The...
A young charity shop worker brought a smile to a pensioner's face when she tracked her down to hand over a $10,000 wad of cash - hidden inside a donated purse being sold for a TENNER. The massive stack of $100 bills, worth about £7,000, was found in the lining...
Britain's oldest and longest serving nurse has retired - after 66 YEARS working for the NHS. Dedicated Monica Bulman, 86, started walking the wards in 1952 aged 19 and qualified as a registered nurse five years later. Ever since, the inspirational grandmother has dedicated her life to treating tens of...
A sci-fi mega-fan has been given a Star Wars themed funeral - with the hearse lead by Stormtroopers. Roger Conway, 41, passed away following a brave battle with type two diabetes and organ failure. He had requested a Star Wars themed funeral and his sister made sure he got his...