Caroline Lucas says MPs have been caught truanting while young people show leadership on climate change after just a handful showed up to a key debate on the issue. Some 610 MPs were missing from yesterday's sitting on the UK’s progress towards net zero carbon emissions which was brought about...
The RSPCA is urging the Government to turn words into action and commit to protecting animal welfare standards post Brexit after the US called for the wholesale removal of trade barriers. US trade demands could open the UK food market to products such as chlorinated chicken or hormone-treated beef, it...
The government is set to pay Eurotunnel up to £33 million in order for it to drop its legal action brought over the "secretive" process used around post-Brexit ferry contracts. The Channel Tunnel operator mounted a legal challenge after Chris Grayling's department handed out lucrative contracts to increase cross-Channel capacity...
Almost 10,000 Brits Google "what is Brexit" every month, according to new research. Despite the UK's departure from the European Union being imminent a study into common search queries found 9,900 Brits per month still don't know what it is. "What does Brexit mean", "will Brexit happen" and "Brexit pros...
Boris Johnson has been booked to give a £75-a-head Brexit talk just three days before the UK officially leaves the European Union. The former Mayor and Foreign Secretary will discuss issues such as the Irish backstop, customs union, transition period and Article 50 at the event in Westminster's Central Hall....
Valpolicella, a "Valley of Cellars", is probably one of the most important wine-growing regions you have never heard of. Second only to Chianti in terms of total Italian DOC wine production, it is known colloquially as the "pearl of Verona" to locals, who enjoy everything from novello-style table wine to...
Caroline Lucas yesterday bemoaned the Prime Minister for putting people's lives at risk through "bargain bucket supply deals". The Green MP told MPs that DHL - a company "incapable of delivering chicken to KFC" - will be charged with importing medical supplies if Britain leaves without a deal. The courier...
The incomes of the richest fifth of households grew by 4.7 per cent last year while the incomes of the poorest fifth fell by 1.6 per cent, official figures have revealed today. According to the Resolution Foundation the controversial freeze on benefit levels combined with higher inflation following the Brexit...
A Brian Bilston poem on his dislike of the Daily Mail is making the rounds on social media after it was picked up by pro-European groups. The verse, which is taken from the book You Took the Last Bus Home, lists the many things he'd rather do than read the...