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Police say the incident was a deliberate attack but ruled out a racial or terror-related motive

A disabled man was left "bamboozled" with the new Universal Credit benefit after receiving a payment -- of just 1p. Neil Wright, 50, who suffers from acute arthritis, cannot understand why his usual monthly UC payment of £284 turned into a bank deposit of just a penny. The nominal payment went in on December 14, 2018, and he is not due another until January 14, 2019 - leaving him with less than a pound to buy food with. Former taxi...

Organised by passenger groups and unions, around 50 people gathered from 7.30am to protest against the rises after a year of timetable chaos across the country.

A poll has indicated that Labour members overwhelmingly back a second vote over leaving the EU. 72 per cent of the 1,000 people polled are hoping Corbyn backs a ‘People’s Vote.’ In terms of Labour voters 57 per cent want him to push for a second poll. Additionally, close to a quarter (23 percent) of Labour members attributed Mr Corbyn's failure to back a second referendum to a belief that he supports leaving the European project. The survey also found that...

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 work which has piled up over the festive break and having to deal with challenging clients all take their toll in early January. Others find it hard to get in...

One man was arrested after police were called to an address in Camberwell at 4.20am.

"it's a betrayal of democracy"

Sadiq Khan trolled Theresa May, and other Brexiteers, with a blatant anti-Brexit fireworks display to at midnight on new year's eve, and it hasn't gone down well with Leave supporters. The phrase 'London is open' was spoken in Spanish, Polish, French, Romanian, German and Italian as the £2.3m taxpayer-funded fireworks illuminated the capital. Talking prior to the display, the London Mayor said: "One of the things which upset many, many Londoners and many people across our country and in Europe...

Local residents say the club, in Dalston, north east London, is a magnet for violence.