The Withdrawal Agreement is not going to get through Parliament and the UK needs more time to sort out a Brexit deal, Mark Harper announced today in a rare display of realism. Alongside Rory Stewart he is one of the few Conservative leadership candidates campaigning on hard-truths in his bid...
Michael Gove has become "unbackable" as the next Conservative Party leader following his drugs disclosure. Formerly a well-fancied second favourite at 4/1 with Betway in the Tory leadership race, Gove’s odds are now at an all-time high of 20/1. The 51-year-old’s recent confession to indulging in cocaine when working as...
The tenant fee ban will save UK renters £192 million a year, new analysis has found. Researchers scouring government data found there are some 860,000 rental transactions a year across the UK, with the average tenant is being charged £223 in fees alone. But under new laws set out in...
Car manufacturing slumped by a massive 24 per cent in April as summer shutdowns were brought forward. New figures revealed the biggest drop in car manufacturing since records began as factory shutdowns took their toll on the industry. Several brought forward or extended shutdowns that normally take place in the...
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to outline plans to ban single-use plastics by 2021. Plastic straws, cotton swabs, drink stirrers, plates, cutlery and balloon sticks will be among items due to be banished in the country according to reports in CBC News. The full list of plastics to...
Millennials are reviving a string of traditional tasks once destined for the history books, according to research. A study into the traditional skills across generations found young adults are adept at skills such as framing pictures, calligraphy and knitting. Crafting handwritten letters to keep in touch with loved ones is...
A lifesaving world-first device that can keep a human liver functioning outside the body for 24 hours has been shortlisted for a prestigious award. OrganOx, from Oxford, have created the ‘metra’, which mimics the environment of the human body by constantly streaming warm oxygenated blood through the disembodied liver. The...
Last night a thought struck me as I walked past The Shard on my way home. Parked outside the Shangri-La Hotel – where suites cost £10,000 a night – were a posse of Bentleys – which cost in excess of £150,000 – and other such beamers which stood proudly in...
A new poll has put Rory Stewart ahead of Boris Johnson as the public’s choice for Prime Minister. The results have been revealed on the day Theresa May officially resigned as leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party, with the 1922 Committee inviting nominations from MPs wanting to replace her....