The father of Game of Thrones star Rose Leslie has been suspended by the Tory party over non-payment of council tax. But Councillor Sebastian Leslie, who was revealed in December to be thousands of pounds in arrears, insists he is only defying the system to highlight a legal campaign. Until last week, the Aberdeen councillor had not attended any council meetings for four months and is now under investigation over bringing the party into disrepute. Confirming that he was now...

Options trading are a good way for any investor to manage risk. Basically, an option allows an investor to buy or sell shares from stock in a given contract at a predetermined price by a given date. Options allow the trader to guess the direction the price of a stock will go without buying. Instead, as an options trader, the investor can; Buy or sell shares at a given price for a specified period Sell the contract to another trader....

A shift towards Liberal and Labour votes could leave the Conservatives facing an election wipe-out in the local elections today. According to political traders the Liberal Democrats could seize key seats in the poll, including a stronghold in Richmond. Labour currently hold control over 20 out of 32 boroughs in the capital, and could be set to take Wandsworth with traders giving Labour a 51 per cent chance of winning an overall majority in one of the tightest races in the London boroughs....

A policeman who had a chunk of his ear bitten off as he searched a thug said there is 'no respect' for the uniform any more as he saw his attacker jailed for seven years. And the judge told Shayhon Francis, he had disgraced his hard-working family as his mother sobbed in the public gallery. PC Andrew Burton, 50, was conducting a stop and search when Francis, 23, launched his ferocious attack, tearing off a piece of the officer's ear...

Following the critical acclaim of Weekend and 45 Years, director Andrew Haigh returns with a naturalistic and tender tale of a boy’s connection with an ageing race horse. It is a revealing character study that is full of heartfelt and melancholic moments. Lean on Pete follows Charley (Charlie Plummer), a teenager living with his father Ray (Travis Fimmel) in a small dilapidated home. Ray may at times be carless but his love and affection for his son is clear to...

As the market for self-driving delivery robots continues to heat up, one company is moving aggressively to take a leadership position in this nascent market. Robby Technologies is a leading developer of self-driving delivery robots, with big name brand clients such as Doordash, Instacart and Postmates. Recently they formally announced a marquee addition to their team in the form of former Apple executive Mr. Saumil Nanavati. Nanavati will spearhead the business development and marketing efforts of the company and position...

researchers discovered that plants have developed complex, chemical systems of communication when situated nearby each other

David Eades was giving evidence at a tribunal to decide whether he and two other presenters should pay a £920,000 tax bill

Exit Vauxhall Station at the foot of the bridge and head west, following the path of the Thames. Pass the 50 storey glass syringe, trailing the road to the right as it forks onto Nine Elms Lane and keep walking; crossing the invisible border between Lambeth and Wandsworth. Lapse the blocks of flats veiled with trailing ivy and the new (controversially located) American Embassy. Keep walking. The road then continues its winding tour of unaffordable industrial rubble. Keep walking. Past...