Green Day's American Idiot has moved into the top 20 in the UK charts ahead of Donald Trump's visit to the country this week. The President is set to arrive in London on Thursday and will be welcomed with hostile crowds and a Trump baby blimp in the skies. But protesters look to have gone one step further by launching a concerted campaign to get American Idiot to the top of the music charts. Through a combination of purchases and streams,...

When Margaret Thatcher launched her assault on Britain’s industrial towns in the 80s suspicions that the country’s coal output may be on the decline were already there for all to see. Much of continental Europe had started to wind down their operations and the view from the Conservative benches was that the UK must follow suite. The problem was that they had nothing to put in its place, and so the benefits culture that still exists today was created. With...

Micro-engraver Graham Short, 72, has spent hundreds of hours etching the 5mm portrait on 11 fivers he plans to put into circulation if England reach the World Cup Final

Brexit chaos continues to engulf Westminster. David Davis and Boris Johnson have resigned, along with a number of minor Conservative figures. The long awaited Brexiteer rebellion may finally have begun. And it could be fatal for the Tory Party. It's hard to underestimate the trouble the Conservative Party is in right now. In the abnormal political atmosphere, two senior cabinet ministers jumping ship is not enough to trigger a leadership challenge. But this should not re-assure Theresa May or her...

London is Europe’s finance and business hub and it remains one of the important cities worldwide for innovation. This is why Fernando, the CEO of ClickDo Ltd, decided to build his digital marketing agency here. After graduating from university in Worcester he knew that he wanted to do his own thing and come to London. But how? He delved into books about business and technology and found an article in Forbes magazine that gave him the light-bulb moment: “Search Engine...

Cheers and applause rang out at the volunteer site at Tham Luang Cave today as all 12 boys were brought to safety. The boys and their coach were trapped by floods more than two weeks ago. Thai Navy Seals begun the hazardous operation to extract the schoolboys and football coach earlier this week, and recovered four people yesterday. It was confirmed a short while ago that all 12 boys and coach are now out, with a rescue doctor and three Navy Seals who...

Representatives from leading mental health charity Mind and anti-poverty charity The Trussell Trust gave evidence to the Public Accounts Committee yesterday about the roll-out of Universal Credit (UC). Both charities have recently called on the Government to delay the roll out of UC after the National Audit Office (NAO) released a damning report highlighting how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has not done enough to protect and support ‘vulnerable claimants’ including disabled people and people with health conditions. Paul Farmer,...

One onlooker said the low-flying choppers knocked him off his bike

Sheffield United fan Matthew Benton, 26, had Harry's epic bonce tattooed on his chest just 48 hours after the Sweden game