New analysis has revealed that the same private rail companies that are putting fares up by 3.1 per cent today have paid out over £1 billion in dividends to shareholders in the last six years. The TUC finding show that there has been significant payouts by private firms running British...
Sadiq Khan has faced a backlash from Brexiteers who accused him of 'politicising' London's New Year's fireworks display after the London Eye was lit up to look like an EU flag. As over 100,000 revellers watched the capital’s New Year’s Eve firework celebrations the London Mayor said the theme was “London...
The most affordable London commuter towns of 2019 have been revealed with Ebbsfleet, Pitsea, Laindon and Luton all making it in to the top 20. The new list, which takes into account house prices, mortgage payments and rail season ticket costs across more than 300 towns within a 75-minute journey of central London, comes...
Brits take an average of FOUR days to get 'back in the saddle' after the holiday period, according to a survey. A study of 2,000 adults shows the majority of us won’t start functioning properly until almost a full working week has passed. Re-adjusting to early mornings, the mountain of...
The Conservatives have been accused of framing a migrant crisis in order to “whip up fear” before the Brexit vote after Sajid Javid declared a “major incident” in response to a handful of small channel crossings this Christmas. The Home Secretary was said to have borrowed moves straight from Donald...
Serious questions have been raised today after the Home Office rolled out an "important and unprecedented" settlement scheme under the guise of a cheery video. The video, which features up-beat music and pictures of smiling people, details the application process for EU citizens who want to continue living in the country...
Jeremy Corbyn has put pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May to recall parliament early to allow a vote on her Brexit deal to take place "as soon as possible". The Labour leader reiterated that he wants MPs to have a vote as soon as possible in an interview with The Independent. ...
Brits have some weird and wonderful misconceptions about electric cars - including a belief they can't be driven through puddles, it has emerged. It also emerged others don't think they can be used in the rain at all. One in 20 even believe electric cars are fundamentally less safe, and...
This Christmas a collective truce seems to have been put in place by friends and family across the country. Like the troops around the Western Front of World War I it was agreed that for one day only we would put our weapons down and not mention the B word....