Fury as France moves to block British arms firms from EU’s €800bn defence plan
Many militaries across the EU have built their defence around US technology (Image: Getty) France is facing a major backlash after it emerged Paris is pushing to shut British arms companies out of the EU’s flagship defence programme – despite a…
Ballymena riots: Police face third night of violence as unrest spreads
live Police have faced days of petrol bombs, fireworks and debris being thrown at them (Image: Getty Images) Police officers came under attack in Northern Ireland for the third night in a row, as violent unrest continued to unfold after riots broke out…
‘Our seaside town’s been ravaged by 1 huge problem – we don’t recognise it any more’
Hastings has had a homelessness problem for years but locals say it’s getting worse (Image: Humphrey Nemar) Behind the pebbled shores of Hastings, a crisis is deepening, one that locals say has turned their town into a place they barely recognise…
Sir Sadiq Khan knighted by King Charles despite 220k-strong petition to stop it happening
Sadiq Khan was knighted by King Charles (Image: Yui Mok/PA Wire) The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has today been knighted. It follows criticism from senior Conservative politicians and a mammoth petition with 220,000 signatures to prevent it. The Knighthood was announced…
Lee Anderson declares war on Wales in asylum seeker row – ‘pull up the drawbridge!’
Lee Anderson said his party (Image: Getty) Reform UK’s Lee Anderson said his party wants to “pull up the drawbridge” to asylum seekers in Wales. Reform leader Nigel Farage on Monday delivered a speech in Port Talbot, sharing what his party would look to do…
‘We must stop this!’ Tories unveil bill to block Keir Starmer’s £30bn Chagos surrender
Starmer: There is a cost to Chagos Islands deal The Conservatives have just published a new bill that, if passed, would block Keir Starmer’s surrender of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Shadow Foreign Secretary Dame Priti Patel will present the bill…
Halal slaughter is hard to stomach for farmers – our animals deserve the best death’
Mark Weekes is a sheep farmer north of Exeter (Image: Humphrey Neymar/Birmingham Mail) A farmer has said he’s finding it “hard to stomach” sending his animals off for non-stunned halal slaughter when “alternatives” are available, as the issue is debated by MPs. Mark…
POLL: Should London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s knighthood be revoked? Vote now
POLL Sadiq Khan has been knighted (Image: PA) The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has today been knighted despite mammoth petitions to stop it happening. One currently has more than 220,000 signatures and nearly 30 have been rejected, as per the UK Parliament…
Nigel Farage’s jaw drops as Rachel Reeves delivers shocking insult
Rachel Reeves takes aim at Nigel Farage over chairmen changes Rachel Reeves has taken aim at Nigel Farage during her Spending Review by suggesting he spends too much time in a Westminster pub. The Chancellor said the Reform leader is often at the Westminster Arms but she joked “perhaps…
‘That was us!’ Nigel Farage heckles Rachel Reeves in Spending Review clash
Nigel Farage and Rachel Reeved in the Commons (Image: Parliament TV) Nigel Farage has shut down Rachel Reeves’s suggestion that she saved Scunthorpe steelworks. Reform’s leader hit out at the Chancellor during her Spending Review on Wednesday when she claimed credit for saving British Steel. Mr Farage shouted…