A kind-hearted mum who posted a tongue-in-cheek complaint to Aldi was given a free food shop - and handed the whole lot to her local foodbank. Blogger Gylisa Jayne had to rely on foodbanks during her childhood and always hoped to repay them as an adult. So when the supermarket ...
Jonathan Ashworth, Shadow Secretary of State for Health: "Virgin Care recently won a £100 million contract for children’s health services in Lancashire, but in the Secretary of State’s own backyard of Surrey, Virgin Care recently took legal action against the NHS, forcing it to settle out of court. This money should ...
"It is becoming clear that many on the government benches want to use Brexit to rip up standards, rights to work and deregulate the economy." "For many on the benches opposite it is the chance to make Britain a tax haven for the super rich. The choice is clear: a ...
Labour MP Frank Field told the House of Commons a harrowing story all too typical around the country - everyone should watch this: "We need a root and branch reform of PIP (Personal Independence Payments - the Conservatives replacement of Disability Living Allowance). One of the people who came to 'Feeding Birkenhead' foodbank ...
A transport historian wowed guests at his Christmas party when he came up with a novel way to hand out drinks - using a model train. Tim Dunn, 36, converted toy Playmobil train wrapped in festive lights to run on a 40ft track from his kitchen to through his dining ...
A fifth of adults will be spending Christmas alone or with just one other person, a new study has found. Despite six in ten saying spending time with the family is one of the best things about Christmas, many will only be afforded a small celebration rather than a large get-together. ...
Last night on Question Time this heated argument erupted between a landlord – buying and doing up council housing and renting it out – and another audience member who accused him of adding to the problem of Margaret Thatcher’s right to buy your council home legacy. – A legacy which ...
A man who replied to an African internet scammer for a joke ended up helping the needy dad earn $25,000 and turn his life around. YouTuber Ben Taylor, 33, was contacted by a stranger on Facebook who wrote: "Helo Sir, wel my name is Joel from Liberia, West Africa. "Pls ...
In a question about sprinklers being urgently needed in tower blocks after the Grenfell Tower disaster, Prime Minister’s Questions today heard how the Prime Minister’s constituency has been protected from the austerity cuts that have ravaged other local authorities around the country. “Not one penny to fit sprinklers to Birmingham’s ...