It seems a lifetime ago since Sutton United of the National League hosted Arsenal in the 5th round of the FA Cup in front of a capacity crowd and millions of TV viewers. The south Londoners had surpassed Cheltenham Town and local rivals AFC Wimbledon before "pie gate" propelled them ...
Damien Green appeared on BBC’s Question Time and tried his best to defend a disastrous Conservative Party Conference so bereft of ideas that the Tory message literally falling apart on the wall behind Theresa May as she spoke made the front pages. The day after Theresa May - with only ...
Wiltshire Police have revealed the findings of Operation Conifer - an immense investigation by five police forces into sexual abuse claims against former Tory PM Sir Edward Heath. After sifting through many accusations and testimonies from his alleged victims, the seasoned detectives who compiled the report agree that if the Conservative ...
Oh deary dear. Deary deary deary me. So it turns out that the bit of Theresa May’s car crash Conservative Party Conference keynote speech that wasn’t marred by being handed a P45, her constant miserable coughing or the new slogan she got in to replace “strong and stable” falling off ...
@BenGelblum Tomorrow an investigation into claims of sexual abuse by former Tory PM Sir Ted Heath is due to publish its report. It is expected to reveal links to 42 assaults on boys, with seven claims detectives regard serious enough that they would have questioned the former Prime Minister under caution ...
Usually when Theresa May makes an important speech the pound tends to plummet scarily on international markets and confidence in Britain falls even further. Sterling cliff dive after Theresa May speech But you know it’s been a good speech when everyone’s favourite political farce The Thick Of It starts trending on ...
Theresa May's conference speech descended into chaos after TV prankster Lee Nelson interrupted her appearance to hand her a P45. The Prime Minister was forced to pause her keynote address to the Tory gathering after she was handed the end of employment form. The comedian said "Boris asked me to ...
Border controls should be kept at Calais after Brexit to prevent more illegal migrants and asylum seekers entering Britain, according to council chiefs in Kent. The leaders of both Dover and Shepway councils have warned Brexit minister David Davis that bringing back controls to the UK as part of any ...
By Max Bluer Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has this evening announced that his government will declare independence “in a matter of days”. Puigdemont made the announcement as part of an interview given to the BBC on Tuesday evening, just minutes before King Felipe VI went on national TV to denounce the ...