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Arrested driver Joel March, 36, allegedly stole cash destined for ATMs from his van after parking up in a quiet residential street just before 9am on Tuesday.

Tommy Robinson will stand as an independent candidate in the upcoming EU Elections. The outspoken public figure posted a message on his website saying he will fight against the "Islamification of Britain". He also took a swipe at Nigel Farage, whose Brexit party is odds-on favourite to win the most votes in the elections, calling him "just another millionaire stockbroker who looks down at the working classes". The far-right extremist, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, launched his website today, the final...

The BBC wildlife presenter was targeted as a petition circulates for him to be sacked

Sister Eugenia Bonetti shared her controversial opinions with Pope Francis, families and priests from around the world at an annual Good Friday sermon.

New figures from the Trussell Trust show that the number of emergency food parcels their network has given to people in the past year has increased by 19% increase on the previous year. Around half of the people are resorting to foodbanks because of Universal Credit (UC) delays. 1,583,668 three-day emergency food supplies were distributed in the year to March 2019, almost a fifth more than the previous year. Over half a million of these (577,618) went to children, fuelling...

One of Australia’s most popular tabloids has called for action on climate change after printing two pages from a rival newspaper by mistake. The Sydney-based Daily Telegraph, a right-leaning tabloid owned by Rupert Murdoch, accidentally printed two pages of the liberal Sydney Morning Herald in its Thursday edition. The pages include a letter calling for action to tackle climate change, the BBC has reported. In an announcement on Twitter this morning, The Telegraph said: “Good morning readers, today @DailyTelegraph printed...

The Government has responded to a petition “To establish a Public Inquiry into the conduct of the 2016 EU Referendum,” insisting there are no plans for an inquiry. The response by the Cabinet Office insists that electoral offences “are investigated thoroughly by the appropriate agencies,” but adds “this Government wrote to every household prior to the referendum, promising that the outcome of the referendum would be implemented… This Government stands by this commitment.” The petition is over half way having...

Extinction Rebellion protesters targeted the financial industry today in a bid to unveil the “truth” about their roles in funding the climate and ecological crisis. At least seven people glued themselves to the front entrance to the London Stock Exchange this morning and five others halted a DLR train at Canary Wharf brandishing banners saying "Business as Usual = Death". The response comes after London mayor Sadiq Khan urged activists to "let London return to business as usual" after a...

A Greenpeace petition calling on the government to declare a Climate Emergency has almost reached its goal of 250,000 signatures. The appeal comes as Extinction Rebellion protests continue in London, with activists targeting the financial industry in a bid to reveal the “truth” about their roles in funding the climate and ecological crisis. Despite promises coming from Sadiq Khan and Michael Gove, Richard Barnard of Christian Climate Action said: “Empty rhetoric and sympathetic platitudes make it clear that despite a...