The Spice epidemic in Britain's prisons is so bad that staff are getting accidentally wasted through passive smoking - with one smashing up his home after a shift. One senior prison officer today said even in non-smoking jails inmates are ripping out pages of the Bible and damaging electrics to fuel ...
It can be quite unsettling as a Yorkshireman to be more perturbed by our political landscape than about the price of beer or the weather conditions, but with the divorce from our biggest trading partner officially underway and a snap election on the horizon to cement said proceedings my contempt ...
A fire service could become the first to hire on-call staff - that DON'T fight fires. Oxfordshire's new chief fire officer, Simon Furlong, says fire stations could employ staff who will not respond to blazes. He said the 'community safety advocates' could carry out social care home visits, help with ...
A charity providing free eye care and glasses for homeless people has been awarded a grant to expand its services in London. The City of London Corporation’s charitable funder, City Bridge Trust, has given £37,100 to Vision Care for Homeless People, a charity that supports thousands of homeless people in ...
Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority. But with Labour in disarray, the opposition looks divided, which is perfect for the Conservative party to conquer - which looks set to happen according to ...
As far as political polling goes you could do far worse than keeping an eye on Business Insider. The industry rag samples double the amount of people than regular pollsters and correctly tipped an exit from the European Union in last year's election against all the odds. And following the ...
By Marcus Hendriks Today, in an 11.15am special statement, Theresa May announced that she will be calling a snap General Election on 8th June. Following expected the parliamentary approval of a two thirds majority, the United Kingdom is destined to have its first snap election since Margaret Thatcher’s victory ...
In a surprise statement outside Number 10 Downing Street Prime Minister Theresa May called for a snap General Election on June 8, going back on repeated promised not to. With Conservatives around 20 points ahead of Labour in opinion polls, many Tory figures have been urging the PM to go ...
Figures released today by the mental health charity Mind show that one in ten people discharged from mental health hospital after being admitted in crisis are not getting follow-up within a week of leaving – which is at least 11,000 people every year. Mind sent Freedom of Information (FoI) requests ...