Robert Morris, 51, was caught "unsteady on his feet" before colleagues found a near-empty bottle of vodka and a water bottle containing the spirit on him.

A total of eight people appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court today (tues) to indicate not guilty pleas of fraud or conspiracy to commit fraud by submitting legal costs the Courts and Tribunals Service.

Izabela Siergiej, 38, dialled 999 after an app on her phone showed her Samsung S8 had been switched on half-a-mile away

Shocking footage from British pig farm sparks outrage from animal welfare organisation Animal welfare group, Viva! Campaigns have released disturbing footage taken inside Hogwood pig farm, a supplier of supermarket giant Tesco. The footage exposes shocking scenes of animals suffering from severe distress and shows one pig being eaten alive. The farm carries the Red Tractor seal of approval, an industry body who claim to ‘promote clearer labelling and ensure food originates from trustworthy sources’. Sadly, this isn’t the first...

The Government’s refusal to change its position on monthly calculations for Universal Credit payments will continue to unfairly punish the self-employed, IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) said today. The Government ruled out making changes to the system of monthly calculations in its response released today to the Work and Pensions Committee ‘Universal Credit for the Self-Employed’ report. IPSE’s Policy Development Manager, Jordan Marshall, comments:“It is disappointing that the Government hasn’t listened to the repeated warnings of industry, trade...

The absence of Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable and his predecessor Tim Farron from last night's crucial Brexit votes prove once again that the party is all bark and no bite. ERG amendments which have effectively allowed hard-line Brexiters to hijack the Chequers proposals were passed through by a slender margin thanks to the noticeable absentees. As Robert Peston noted shortly after, "one of great political jokes of our time is that Theresa May was rescued from defeat last night...

Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable and his predecessor Tim Farron have been criticised for missing key votes on Brexit last night, despite pedalling an anti-Brexit agenda. According to party sources Cable was "off the parliamentary estate at an important meeting” and his absence was “approved by LibDem whips” - because the party “didn’t expect vote to be close”. As Robert Peston noted on Twitter this morning, it's a "shame in this age of social media there’s no way of staying in touch"....

Vote Leave has been fined and referred to police after exceeding its spending limit by almost half a million pounds in the referendum. An investigation by the Electoral Commission found "significant evidence of joint working" between the group and another organisation - BeLeave - leading to it exceeding its spending limit by almost £500,000. Vote Leave also returned an "incomplete and inaccurate spending report", with almost £234,501 reported incorrectly, and invoices missing for £12,849.99 of spending, the watchdog said. According the conclusions of...

This year, over 600,000 new companies are expected to start operations in 2018. With so much competition out there, entrepreneurs work hard to create new and innovative products. However, they often forget to think about the brand and how they are going to market those products. This might be the reason why most UK startups fail within their first year. In order to avoid becoming another statistic, you should prioritize your branding just as highly as product development. Fortunately, you...