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The Conservatives make astonishing volte face over threat to deprive kids of school lunches. GMB, the union for school support staff, is celebrating news the Government has performed another massive U-turn – this time on the decision to take away free school meals. The Conservatives prompted outcry in May when they announced plans to take away kids’ school dinners. GMB research showed the move could see up to 17,000 school dinner staff face redundancy. But today during an urgent question...

The Vote Leave director who created the £350m NHS lie on a bus has admitted leaving the EU could be 'an error'. Mr Cummings’ u-turn came in a late-night Twitter exchange in which he was asked whether anything could happen to “wish Leave had not won the referendum?” In reply, he wrote: “Lots! I said before REF was dumb idea, other things shdve been tried 1st. In some possible branches of the future leaving will be an error.” He also described the...

  A British boxing champ has been slammed as 'a bully' after he 'shamed' a 'gender neutral' shop assistant on Twitter by saying it was not "right for kids to see". Billy Joe Saunders, 27, outed Meadowhall shop assistant Jonny Marsh for sporting stubble, hoop earrings and long dark hair. WBO middleweight champion Saunders shared a photo of Jonny and told his 92,000 Twitter followers: 'Walking through Meadowhall Sheffield and see this - confused.' The picture was taken of 25-year-old...

  Councillors are calling on the Home Secretary to sack a police and crime commissioner who suggested gun-toting civilians could be used to tackle terrorists. The Labour group on Plymouth City Council passed a no confidence vote in Devon and Cornwall Police czar Alison Hernandez over her "stupid and dangerous" remarks. Last month Ms Hernandez, who was elected to the role in May 2016, said during a radio interview that vigilantes with guns could be part of the "solution." She...

Debt remains the #1 bugbear for families across the United Kingdom. For many people, debt appears to be an insurmountable problem, growing on a daily basis thanks to the interest-related payments on outstanding debt, rising inflation, and shrinking real-money wages. The UK economy is now beset with a series of challenges that require an urgent response from the Bank of England in the form of monetary tightening to prevent inflationary pressures. The latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision from June...

A black British woman is living in fear after a neo-Nazi leaflet was left on her car declaring the area a 'White Zone' - in Torquay. Isatta Kallon, 49, had been enjoying a day out with her family at the Devon resort when she returned to find the offensive note on her windscreen. It appeared to be from 'National Action' - a far-right UK white supremacist group which was declared a terrorist organisation and banned by the Home Secretary last...

Ancient Roman buildings have survived thousands of years relatively intact because they made concrete from seawater, according to new research. And the study suggests the ancient recipe could help modern builders create structures to stand the test of time - while reducing global warming. The research shows that the iconic Colosseum, the Pantheon and Trajan's Markets survive today because ancient Romans made concrete out of seawater. An analysis of 2,000 year old cement made from volcanic ash and limestone suggests...

In my younger more primitive years I used to think of credit reporting as nothing more than a way of consumerising a business function. Credit reports, or scores as they're now known to the public, are used by creditors as a way of making decisions about your creditworthiness,  but it is of little practical use outside high street banks and car dealerships. More widespread knowledge of prudent credit usage is a more suited antidote to better credit over a colourful barometer shipped...

As a damning three year independent inquiry into child abuse in the Jersey care system has warned children are still at risk, the whistleblowers who originally revealed the extent of the organised abuse told The London Economic that perpetrators and those who covered up their crimes are still at large on the Island. “There are people working in the states of Jersey and some of them in childcare today who should be in prison,” the former senior officer who launched the...