By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Dennis Skinner demolished the Chancellor in the Commons with one of his classic one-liners. The 84-year-old MP let nobody down with his latest attack on the Tories. He ended with the classic line: "It’s 8 budgets for Osborne already, only cats have 9 lives." Even the ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Europe was rocked again this morning after a series of explosions across the Belgian capital Brussels. There were two explosions at around 08:00 (07:00 GMT) at Zaventem airport as people queued to check in. Belgian broadcaster VRT says at least 13 people were killed and ...
Never mind the chocolate, the best thing about Easter is the four-day weekend - for travel fiends, it's like Christmas has come early. To make the most of the extra-long weekend, we've compiled some of the best value deals going both home and abroad - that way you can indulge ...
New research has revealed that the average British child now receives over £5,000 in pocket money over the course of their childhood for helping out with spring cleaning chores. The study of parents with children aged 3 to 16 found 60 per cent tempt their money-savvy kids with financial gain if they help ...
By Alex Lodge (@alexlodgemusic | Insta @alexlodgemusic7) Alex Lodge is a music supervisor for film, TV and advertising at Studio 32 Music. We’ve gone a bit weird this week, maybe as a result of seeing Nurse With Wound live over the weekend, but whatever the reason, I like it. Some old ...
By Oli Ward @oli_ward_1 Obama arrived in Havana on Sunday for the beginning of historic talks with Cuban President Raul Castro. One issue certain to be on the discussion table will be the territorial handover of Guantanamo Bay, the correctional U.S. facility on the South-East of the island. While the U.S ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Mercy Ships is an international charity which operates the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Africa Mercy, providing free healthcare services to those living in developing countries, namely in Africa, where the services of professional medical staff are most needed. The ship is currently docked ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor An “alarming” and “unprecedented” rate of climate change taking places across the planet, the World Meteorological Organisation has warned. The WMO, which is a United Nations body, reported on a number of climate and weather records that were broken last year. These included increased rainfall, ...
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent If it’s time to make the move out of London and get on the property ladder, you may need to consider moving to one of the commuter towns that sit in, around and outside the greenbelt. With ...