Month: October 2024

Robert Jenrick under fire from leadership rivals over special forces claims! B

Former security minister argues British military takes lethal action against dangerous figures in promotional video for campaign Robert Jenrick and his wife Michal Berkner play with Scalextic slot cars at the Conservative conference HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP Tom Tugendhat and James Cleverly have criticised Robert Jenrick over…

Tugendhat condemns Tory rival over claim UK special forces ‘kill rather than capture terrorists’_P

Party leadership contender says Robert Jenrick’s remarks show ‘fundamental misunderstanding’ of law of war Tom Tugendhat: ‘I think what [Jenrick] said is wrong.’ Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images The former security minister Tom Tugendhat has criticised the claim by one of his Conservative…

Cruise ship stranded in Belfast for four months to return hours after leaving.H

Villa Vie Odyssey reportedly forced to sail back to Northern Ireland to complete paperwork The luxury cruise liner stranded in Belfast for four months is returning to the city only hours after it set sail to cheers and applause from the 125…

Starmer urged to help households as energy bills rise by £149 a year! B

Resolution Foundation research shows 7.7m households likely to struggle to heat homes this winter Annual bills remain far higher than before the energy crisis, which began in 2021 and was exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Photograph: Lazy_Bear/Getty/iStockphoto Keir…

Furious Jeremy Hunt slams Rachel Reeves for ‘biggest lies’ over public finances.H

The shadow chancellor said Labour has inherited an economy that is on the up thanks to the Tories. Shadow chancellor Jeremy Hunt hits out at Labour lies (Image: Getty) Jeremy Hunt accused Labour of lying about the state of the public…

Kemi Badenoch suggests minimum wage is harming businesses! B

Tory leadership candidate says cafe in her constituency closed down because its owner could no longer afford to pay her staff Kemi Badenoch told the Conservative Party conference that too much tax and regulation is ‘overburdening’ firms Geoff Pugh for The…

UK Black History Month kicks off aiming to ‘reclaim narratives’_P

London property once home to Malcolm X gets blue plaque, and Bristol exhibition explores 1833 slavery abolition Amy Garvey, pictured left at a protest in Trafalgar Square in 1935, was among the people who stayed at 57 Castletown Road, which…

Die älteste elektrische Hochbahn der Welt – 32 Vintage-Fotos der Wuppertaler Schwebebahn in Deutschland in den 1940er Jahren.H

Die Wuppertaler Schwebebahn ist eine Schwebebahn in Wuppertal, Deutschland. Die von Eugen Langen für den Verkauf an die Stadt Berlin entworfene Anlage mit Hochbahnhöfen wurde zwischen 1897 und 1903 in Barmen, Elberfeld und Vohwinkel errichtet; Das erste Gleis wurde 1901 eröffnet. Es…

Is UK maternity pay excessive and how much does it cost the taxpayer?H

After Kemi Badenoch’s comments on maternity pay, how does the UK compare with other countries? What is the controversy about maternity pay? The Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch was asked on Sunday if she thought maternity pay was at the…

Labour freebies row deepens as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Sue Gray enjoyed hundreds of pounds-worth of hospitality tickets to several football matches.H

Sue Gray enjoyed hundreds of pounds-worth of hospitality tickets to several football matches, it was reported last night. The Prime Minister’s chief of staff received tickets to the North London derby at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in April and another Premier League football fixture at…