THE police watchdog has been swamped with a 75 per cent rise in complaints about rogue cops following the murder of Sarah Everard. The Independent Office for Police Conduct got 7,000 referrals from 43 forces in England and Wales in the past year. 2 Off-duty Met cop Wayne Couzens raped and murdered Sarah EverardCredit: PA … Read more
Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined a protest on Saturday against an airport’s expansion plans in Hampshire, England. Hundreds of locals and climate activists organised a march to Farnborough Airport to protest its expansion plans and use of private jets. The airport, located southwest of London, wants to increase its maximum number of flights from 50,000 … Read more
According to official statistics, published by UK Parliament, the number of knife crime offences in England and Wales has increased by almost five per cent. The recent data was obtained by the Greater Manchester Police Force and excludes the knife crime rate in Devon and Cornwall from 2019 to 2020. From 2022 to 2023, there … Read more
BOMBSHELL evidence at the UK Covid inquiry shows SNP ministers “sought to make political capital” from the Covid crisis, a leading public policy academic said. Professor James Mitchell’s verdict came after WhatsApp messages emerged including Nicola Sturgeon and her top aide discussing sparking a “rammy” with the UK Government over furlough in 2020. 2 Sturgeon … Read more
OVER the last 100 years some of the nation’s finest comedians have hailed from the friendly county of Lancashire. Take Peter Kay, Syd Little and Eric Morecambe, to name but a few. 4 Some of the nation’s finest comedians have hailed from the friendly county of LancashireCredit: Shutterstock 4 Eric Morecambe is a big name … Read more
NICOLA Sturgeon and her top aide were last night accused of acting like “Mean Girls” in sweary messages where they slagged off Boris Johnson and plotted a bust-up with No10. A senior Tory also branded the former First Minister and then chief of staff Liz Lloyd “petty and childish” after their WhatsApp chats were published … Read more
A NINJA Warrior adventure park is set to somersault its way into a vacant Teesside casino site. The theme park inspired by the hit ITV show has locations all over the UK with the new one set to open in Stockton-on-Tees. 5 The site in Stockton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire was formerly a casinoCredit: Evening Gazette … Read more
THE British Army has held a “mission rehearsal” which could be considered a test on training ordinary Brits to fight Putin. An Army chief warned millions of ordinary people could face the call-up if the UK goes to war with Russia. 3 Brits could get the call-up if the UK goes to war, it has been … Read more
A PORT town in the UK best known for its pretty streets is also home to the best gastropub in the country. Roughly 7 miles northeast of Ipswich lies Woodbridge – a historic market town in Suffolk. 4 Woodbridge is a riverside town in SuffolkCredit: Alamy 4 The Unruly Pig has been named the best … Read more
Current vehicles typically plug in for 30 minutes to take on 350kW New chargers capable of providing power to drive 100 miles in five minutes By Frankie Elliott and Rob Hull Updated: 18:32 GMT, 21 January 2024 More than 1,000 ultra rapid plug in points that can charge an electric vehicle in just five minutes will … Read more
