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Following the discovery of a cannabis farm in a mock Tudor home, an iconic chapel, an empty shopping unit just yards from a police station and in a mansion a stone’s throw away from Buckingham Palace a new plot has been unearthed inside a disused restaurant in Brinsley, highlighting the scale of un-taxable money been circulated in the industry. Residents living near the former Farm House Restaurant - which has been disused for more than a year - had believed it was being...

Technology has changed many things in past few years. One of these things is the classroom. In the previous era, students were primarily concerned about bringing their textbooks, notebooks, paper and pens in their backpacks. Now the most important items include the iPad, Smartphones, and the like. Technology really has become central in schools and their classrooms. Particularly, educators are allowing mobile devices like laptops and iPads in the classroom to assist in their learning. Since these devices are essentially...

These pictures show an inside look at six of Donald Trump's fighter jets which have landed in Britain to boost NATO in the face of Russian aggression. The F35 A-Lightning II supersonic stealth fighters are now stationed at Suffolk's RAF Lakenheath base as they prepare to take part in training drills across Europe. They US Air Force (USAF) jets, which cost up to £100m each, were unveiled yesterday (wed) before one took off from the airfield for the first time....

The last Concorde to be built was unveiled today as the centrepiece of a new £19 million museum - when it was unwrapped from its protective film. The iconic supersonic plane - number 216, registration G-BOAF - was the last of 20 to be built and flew at twice the speed of sound. It made its final flight on November 26, 2003 and returned home to Bristol where it stood for years at the side of Filton Airfield - open...

A UKIP councillor who represents the birthplace of the Paralympic Games has been fined for fraudulently using a disabled blue parking badge. Chris Adams, 50, told a traffic warden, "I've been a naughty boy" after being caught using a friend's badge when he claimed to be unable to find alternative parking. But a court heard there was a multi-storey car park adjacent to where he parked up on a visit to Portsmouth on September 17 last year. Adams, UKIP County...

Britain has just six weeks to prepare for what could go down as one of the biggest General Elections in history, and if you take the pollsters by their word (which few of us do any more) the Tories are on hand to steamroller the opposition. The Conservatives are set to win a 100-seat majority at the snap election, analysis by Britain’s most respected pollster for The Telegraph has suggested. If current polling was replicated the Tories would win an estimated 375 seats...

Mayor Sadiq Khan has revealed plans to charge the most polluting vehicles in London £24 a day when driving through the city centre. His efforts to influence promote eco driving and to combat the green impact of vehicles in the city centre are due to come into effect in October 2017. But what impact will this increase in the congestion charge have on transport and vehicle based businesses and business owners in London? Eco driving measures target businesses with vehicle...

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron's general election campaign got off to a flying start yesterday morning with a statement of intent within a few minutes of the Prime Minister's surprise call for a snap election on June 8. Customarily quick off the mark, the LibDem leader rose to Theresa May's challenge: “This election is your chance to change the direction of our country," he announced. “If you want to avoid a disastrous Hard Brexit. If you want to keep Britain in...

Fish put their heads together so that they can solve problems as a group, suggests a new study. Researchers found that the creatures 'pool' their experience in order to tackle challenging situations. By studying sticklebacks, scientists at the University of St Andrews realised the more experienced fish would teach the less experienced ones in the group and together they would complete tasks more easily. While some fish might know where to find food, others might know where to access it...