Ex-Tory campaign boss and wife plead guilty over general election bets
Anthony Lee was the Conservative’s director of campaigning The Conservative Party’s former director of campaigning and his Parliamentary candidate wife have admitted cheating at gambling on the date of the…
Prostate cancer test that helped diagnose Jeremy Clarkson to be offered to 10,000 men
The Stockholm3 test is said to be ‘more effective’ than the standard PSA test in detecting aggressive prostate cancer Men in London will be able to access a £99 prostate…
UK ministers explore raising price of water for some users amid shortages
Ministers are exploring making water more expensive for some users, in the face of severe supply shortages. Despite the UK being a famously wet country, the precarious nature of the…
RNLI volunteer abused online after Portsmouth migrant incident hits back: ‘I’m not a traitor’
Neil says the abuse and intimidation online following Sunday’s incident in Portsmouth have not put him off his work as a volunteer at the RNLI A RNLI volunteer who was…
NHS waiting list reaches 6.21 million patients after ‘busiest summer in history’
Health Secretary Yvette Cooper warned that ‘extreme demand’ on the service is ‘no longer confined to winter’ The NHS waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England rose to its…
RNLI steps up security after attacks by far-right agitators over small boat rescues
The RNLI is stepping up security after a backlash from far-right agitators over the lifeboat charity’s involvement in rescuing asylum seekers in the Channel and landing them on UK shores.…
Household Cavalry soldier snared by undercover police officer after plotting to rape 10-month-old baby
Graham Jarvis, 38, was sentenced to 12 years in jail at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday A Household Cavalry soldier who plotted to rape a seven-year-old girl and a 10-month-old…
UK weather forecast: Wet and windy start to weekend before sun returns
Autumn rain will sweep across the UK this weekend, but won’t break lingering drought, say experts The UK is bracing for a wet and windy start to the weekend before…
Supermarket giant to open first store in the Falklands amid UK dispute with Argentina
Argentina president Javier Milei has claimed ‘the Falklands are Argentinian’ Supermarket chain Iceland has announced plans to launch a store in the Falkland Islands, marking what it claims will be…
Crowds flock to see Bayeux Tapestry on show at British Museum for first time
A number of visitors have dressed in medieval clothing for the occasion Crowds of people are queuing up to see the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition, which is being displayed at the…