French border guards have warned Brits to expect lengthy delays after Brexit with 1970s-style customs and checks in place. Long queues formed at Gare du Nord and traffic jams built up around the French port of Calais this week as border officials imposed a “work-to-rule” to demonstrate the need for more...
Australian by name but deceptively Austrian in nature, this week's wine pick hails from the sunny state of Victoria in the south of the country. Combining the aromatic Gewürztraminer with the flowery, perfumed Riesling this is a perfect way to kick-start spring. Heavy perfumed aromatics of musk and rosewater complement...
Momentum spokesperson Laura Parker has hit back over "disproportionate" fines for "incredibly minor offences" after the grassroots movement was handed a £16,700 penalty for "multiple breaches of electoral law". The Electoral Commission cited the group for "repeated revisions to their spending return" and "poor record keeping" when issuing the fine,...
London employers are struggling to find the talent they need to fill job roles, new data has revealed. There was a 6.6 per cent decline in candidate applications for new roles last month as Brexit uncertainty grips the market. Although London’s job market has remained largely resilient over the past...
Aitor Garmendia has been awarded the Picture of the Year International for his photographic report on undercover investigations in farms. The photojournalist scooped the prestigious gong after a photo series uncovering the hardships and appalling conditions that animals have to endure inside factory farms. Garmendia spent two weeks undercover in Northern...
It takes just over a year for boredom to set in for retirees, a study has found. Getting used to life with no set routine, a huge amount of spare time and staying at home with their partner every day gets too much for some. One in 10 even admitted...
Theresa May’s Cabinet today welcomed the first fall in rough sleeping since 2010 after numbers dropped by 2 per cent, but failed to acknowledge the 165 per cent increase since 2010 when the party took the keys to number 10. The figures, which have been described as a "2 per...
A heartbreaking video of an 87 year-old grandmother who has been forced to register to stay in Scotland after 59 years has gone viral on social media. The footage, which initially appeared on STV News in Scotland, has been widely shared by people dismayed over the handling of long-term British...
London retirees are sitting on £62 billion-worth of under-utilised property, new research has revealed. An independent report on the growing "later living market" found that many large, mortgage-free family houses, occupied by 1-2 retirees are putting a strain on the London housing market. Some 65 per cent of retirees are...