The Archbishop of Canterbury poured scorn on the government this weekend saying the largest users of food banks are now people in work. Speaking on ITV's Peston on Sunday he said it was obvious that a lot of jobs are being created, but questioned whether the type of work on offer ...
Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) children accounted for 60 per cent of all child arrests by the Metropolitan Police last year, analysis by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveals today. The Metropolitan Police made more than 20,000 child arrests in 2016, of which more than 12,000 were of BAME children – the ...
A charity helpline was so inundated with calls from vulnerable and isolated older people last Christmas - it struggled to answer more than 5,000 due to a lack of funding. More than a million pensioners admitted feeling lonely over the Christmas period, due to living alone or having no one ...
Yesterday the President of the United States Trump tweeted to boast that Time Magazine had called to say he was "probably" going to be named "Man (Person) of the Year." - This was the front cover accolade the prestigious publication had already bestowed upon Donald Trump last year when he confounded ...
UPDATE: British Police have searched Oxford Street and have found no evidence of reports of gunshots heard in Oxford Circus. Armed police responded to the incident as a gunfire one, British Police have said, but no evidence has been found yet and nearby stations have reopened. Oxford Circus is expected ...
At least 235 are dead and 180 injured after militants launched a bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Northern Sinai, Egypt during Friday prayers. As the death tolls mounts, reports on one of the bloodiest terror attacks in Egypt’s history suggest that gunmen in four off-road cars opened ...
Heartbroken workers at the last ever iron foundry at Ironbridge hung their boots and masks on the gates yesterday after it closed for the final time. The Coalbrookdale Aga Rangemaster foundry has been in production in the Shropshire town since 1946 and was the last symbol of the industrial revolution. ...
News International CEO Rebekah Brooks told Ken Clarke that she was running the government with David Cameron just days after a dodgy deal helped the Tories win the 2010 General Election. Clarke, who served as Cameron’s Justice Secretary, said Cameron may have done “some sort of deal” with The Sun’s owner, Rupert Murdoch, to ...
The government's move to recognise animal sentience in UK law after Brexit has been welcomed by welfare groups. Concerns were raised last week after the government voted to reject the inclusion of animal sentience in the European Union Withdrawal Bill. Prominent wildlife photographer Richard Bowler described the move as a "vote to ...