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This is the extraordinary moment a Tory councillor appears to try and silence claims he was illegally hunting a fox by telling a female activist: "I'd quite like to SHAG you." Middleton hunt master Charles Carter, 33, is filmed telling the woman that she is "very pretty" before requesting her number and asking: "Can I take you to bed please?" The young Breckland Council member made the remarks after being challenged by activists during a meet of the Middleton Hunt,...

Brefugee, noun, UK, informal - a worker who is to be displaced by Brexit Paris and Frankfurt are set to battle over so-called Brefugees. The workers, who have been displaced by Britain exiting the European Union, will in most cases have to choose between the French capital and the German financial centre. While Theresa May’s statement last week that she would be willing to turn the UK into a low-tax, fiscal paradise offers a new kind of hope to the...

It is said that at any given time there are almost five barrels of whisky maturing in Scotland for every person living in the country. In a nation with a population of  5.3 million people it is quite remarkable that it houses a global industry worth £5 billion a year to the UK economy. That's a £1,000 contribution per Scot! Or £125,000 per ever person working in the industry, said to be around 40,000 people according to the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). Their...

Loan sharks are pushing vulnerable families into homelessness according to a campaign launched to raise awareness about the dangers associated with borrowing from illegal lenders. New figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government show there has been a 16 per cent increase of people sleeping rough on England's streets compared to last year. Outside London, the number of people on the streets rose 20 per cent, whereas in the capital it was three per cent. The homelessness charity Crisis said it was...

Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Falkirk are the top five cities in the UK for fuel poverty, according to an infographic published by MoneySuperMarket. Scottish residents who are considered fuel poor struggle to pay their annual energy bills by an average of £437 per year. The shortfall is much less (an average of £371.00 per year) for those in other parts of the UK. MoneySupermarket further explains that many parts of the United Kingdom are wasting more than £100.00 each year...

Many British people are on a cliff edge as the Big Squeeze of 2017 approaches. Finances are been stretched to breaking point as savings dip and debt amounts with consumer spending still robust in January despite rising inflation. One in four Britons has no savings, new research has found, while another third has less than three months take-home pay set aside. The survey looked at the financial habits of nearly 15,000 people in 15 countries in Europe, Australia and the US...

These are the 74 MPs who plan to vote against triggering Article 50 after the Supreme Court ruled that Theresa May must consult Parliament before triggering Britain's exit from the European Union. The MPs will be viewed by many as not only wreaking havoc among the parliamentary Brexiters but also defying the will of the people. Over 17 million people voted to leave the European Union in June, compared to around 16 million who voted to remain. Few Conservative MPs are...

Born Free warns heinous trade threatens beleaguered wild lions International wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation, has warned that South Africa’s intention to grant an annual commercial export quota of 800 skeletons sourced from captive-bred lions raised in canned hunting facilities could threaten wild populations and perpetuate suffering.

Since the release of the film Born Free in 1966, Africa’s lions have declined by at least 80%. Today, as few as 20,000 individuals occupy just 8% of their historic range across Africa, with...

As Holland is about to go to the polls Dutch PM Mark Rutte has declared that anyone who doesn’t agree with Holland’s values can “leave.” His remarks could be seen as a reaction to the anti-immigration Freedom party, who are possible winners of the election. Rutte also added that people who live in Holland should "act normal, or go away.” Both main political parties are taking a hardline approach to any citizens who are not prepared to adhere to the...