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A damning report has discovered that sex offenders are being housed in well know budget hotels, sometimes without the knowledge of the guests or owners. The prison and probation watchdogs said that not enough was being done to protect the wider public from sex offenders. Probation officers were not conducting sufficient safeguarding checks – including those done to protect children, inspectors found. The chief inspector of probation, Dame Glenys Stacey, said: “Sexual offence convictions are increasingly common, yet despite evidence...

International manhunt was launched after victims in the west German state of Hesse said money had been stolen from their cryptocurrency wallets in early 2018

Kent County Council has advised teachers and pupils on what to expect if Britain crashes out of the EU in March, which it expects will cause huge customs-related traffic jams - which are likely to negatively affect air quality. The advice includes "possible lockdowns", disrupted exams, and more "unaccompanied asylum seeking children" arriving in the area. Under a section headed "Potential challenges to schools and communities" schools are advised to "consider planning for possible lockdown if air quality deteriorates". The...

The 19-year-old was rushed to hospital in a "critical" condition after suffering a serious head injury when he was mowed down in Twickenham, south west London

Tom Enders, the head of Airbus, a major UK employer has not held back over his thoughts on the Government’s handling of Brexit. Enders slammed the Government branding it a “disgrace” and said the business might be forced to leave these shores, post-Brexit, to ensure they can compete in the global marketplace. Airbus, which employs more than 14,000 people in the UK with around 110,000 more jobs connected in supply chain. He said: “In a global economy the UK no...

The revolving door between Government and big business is a well-trodden path, which shows no signs of abating. Now former Brexit Secretary, David Davis, will trouser a colossal £3,000 an hour as an advisor to JCB. The firm ploughs million into the Conservative Party. It total Davis will be paid £60k for 20 hours work per annum. He will receive £50 a minute for his work. Davis said he had complied with the rules concerning former ministers' employment. He resigned from...

Huw Merriman was filmed pointing out Michael Fabricant's wig and mouthing "It's a wig"

Researchers say most of Earth's essential elements for life - including most of the carbon and nitrogen in us - probably came from another planet

“How many more must die before the Government takes positive action to keep people safe in their beds?”