UK now has more electric car charging points than petrol stations November 2, 2019 There are now more public electric car charging points in Britain than petrol stations, according to newly released figures. The Department of Transport has released numbers showing a breakdown of the amount of charging points in each borough in the UK. Read more: Dyson pulls plug on electric car project The total number of public [...]
World Vegan day: Is the rise of the flexitarian leading to a vegan revolution? November 1, 2019 While today may be World Vegan Day, there are still precious few people in the UK who choose to live off all-plant diets. Figures from Yougov this year show that just one per cent of Britons identify as vegan and 73 per cent identify as meat eaters. Read more: Revenue rises at Finsbury food as [...]
Essex lorry deaths: Man faces Dublin court in connection with 39 deaths November 1, 2019 A 23-year-old man has appeared at a Dublin court in connection with 39 people who died in a lorry in Essex. Eamon Harrison appeared in court today after being detained via a European Arrest Warrant in connection with the last week’s incident. Read more: Police urge brothers to hand themselves in after Essex lorry deaths [...]
Nigel Farage: Brexit Party will contest ‘every seat’ if PM rejects olive branch November 1, 2019 Nigel Farage has offered an olive branch to Boris Johnson by calling for a “leave alliance” with the Brexit Party in return for softening his Brexit position. Farage launched the party’s campaign this morning, where he said the party planned to field candidates in every constituency in England, Wales and Scotland in next month’s general [...]
Brexit Party to run in hundreds of seats in the general election November 1, 2019 Nigel Farage is set to launch an assault on hundreds of seats in a major threat to the Conservatives’ hopes of gaining a majority in next month’s general election. Farage is set to launch the Brexit Party’s election campaign this morning, just a day after it was rumoured the party would only run for about [...]
Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle wants no billionaires in Britain October 31, 2019 Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle has said there should be no billionaires in Britain during a combative radio interview. The Brighton Kemptown MP said he doesn’t “want this country to work for billionaires, I want it to work for normal people”. Read more: Jeremy Corbyn launches Labour’s election campaign Speaking to Emma Barnett on the BBC’s [...]
Jennifer Arcuri’s £100,000 grant deemed ‘appropriate’ by government audit October 31, 2019 A £100,000 grant given to Boris Johnson’s American friend Jennifer Arcuri has been deemed to be “not unreasonable” and “appropriate”, despite the funding being intended to grow the UK tech sector. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) grant was given to Arcuri’s US-based company Hacker House earlier this year. Read more: London [...]
Labour MP Keith Vaz suspended for six months for cocaine scandal October 31, 2019 Labour MP Keith Vaz has been given the longest ever parliamentary ban after offering to buy cocaine for escorts he had hired. The Commons Standards Committee on Monday recommended that the Leicester East MP should face a six-month suspension after offering to buy cocaine for male sex workers during a 2016 Sunday Mirror sting operation. [...]
Hugh Grant hits back over Sajid Javid handshake row October 31, 2019 Actor Hugh Grant has defended himself from allegations that he is elitist by not shaking the hand of chancellor Sajid Javid. In an interview with the Evening Standard, Javid said the actor refused to shake his hand at the premiere of Martin Scorcese film The Irishman earlier this month. Read more: Sajid Javid on what [...]
Diane Abbott tells Labour MP Keith Vaz to quit over cocaine scandal October 31, 2019 Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott has called on embattled Labour MP Keith Vaz to step down over a cocaine and escorts scandal. The Commons Standards Committee on Monday recommended that the Leicester East MP should face a six-month suspension after offering to buy cocaine for sex workers in 2016 in a Sunday Mirror sting operation. [...]
