The combustible cladding installed during the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower was like “petrol”, experts have said. Speaking at the public inquiry into the fire, in which 72 people lost their lives, Stephanie Barwise QC said the scale of the disaster suggested failures “at every level of design and construction” of...
MPs will have just 12 hours to debate 15 crucial amendments to the Brexit bill, including the customs union, the date and time of the exit and Northern Ireland. The latest amendments from the House of Lords will circle back to the Commons on 12 June, but with a working majority...
The number of Brits saying the vote to leave the EU was the wrong decision has reached a new high, according to the latest data. In the same week that prominent Leave campaigner Nigel Farage claimed he never “promised that Brexit would be a huge success” confidence from the British public...
Jeremy Hunt became Britain's longest-serving custodian of the NHS this weeki having surpassed Margaret Thatcher's Health Minister, Norman Fowler, and Aneurin Bevan, the man who set up the health service in the first place. With waiting times getting increasingly worse, doctors and nurses fleeing in their droves, care standards falling dramatically and...
The UK parliamentary constituencies most at risk from Donald Trump’s steel tariffs have been revealed in new analysis. Trump protectionist administration has slapped a 25 per cent tariff on steel and a 10 per cent tariff on aluminium, citing national security interests. Britain's steel industry directly contributes £2 billion to...
It was with a dismissive sweep that Nigel Farage mentioned that he would just leave Britain if Brexit was a disaster. Speaking on his LBC show the outspoken campaigner claimed he never "promised that it would be a huge success", just that "we will be self-governing". "That’s the point", he said....
When Tommy Robinson was sentenced to 13 months in prison earlier this week the reaction from the far right was unanimous; the former EDL leader was punished for reporting on a child grooming trial because the British government was covering it up. He was arrested for exercising his right to...
A new Google Chrome plug-in has been developed that translates all mentions of Tommy Robinson to "convicted fraudster Stephen Yaxley-Lennon". Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed for 13 months for potentially prejudicing a court case. The hashtag #FreeTommyRobinson has been populated by sympathisers since his sentencing, but few...
American global audio specialist Mixcder have introduced new noise cancelling headphones with ANC (active noise cancelling) technology, bluetooth and a 20 hour playtime battery life. Crafted with an easy-to-carry design and sleek storage, the E7 headphones are designed to appeal to travellers and commuters who do not want to be disturbed...