Labour gives TfL go-ahead to build 350 new homes near Cockfosters tube station Business Some 350 new homes, 40 per cent affordable, will be built at Cockfosters tube station on the Northern end of the Piccadilly Line.
Election 2024: Who could be in the running for Tory leadership post-July 4? Battle for No10 We've taken a look at some of the key runners and riders who could put themselves forward to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader - if he loses.
Election 2024: Why Jeremy Hunt and Penny Mordaunt could lose their seats Battle for No10 With the general election just a week away, some Tories - including Jeremy Hunt and Penny Mordaunt - may be struggling to get a good night’s sleep.
Tory election victory ‘unlikely’ – Shapps June 17, 2024 Grant Shapps has admitted that a Conservative victory in the upcoming general election is "unlikely but possible".
Second World War bomb taken out to sea after mass evacuation February 24, 2024 A 500kg Second World War bomb discovered in a back garden, which prompted “one of the largest UK peacetime evacuation operations”, has been safely taken out to sea. Around 30 of the armed forces’ most experienced bomb disposal specialists had worked around the clock since Tuesday to assess the condition of the device since it [...]
Stop Red Sea attacks, foreign secretary tells Houthis after latest UK-US air strikes February 4, 2024 The Foreign Secretary has implored the Houthis to stop their “reckless” attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea following the latest UK-US air strikes.
Drones can make up for shrinking army, defence secretary claims January 21, 2024 Technology like swarms of drones can make up for the shrinking size of Britain’s armed forces, Grant Shapps has suggested.
UK politicians slam Netanyahu’s opposition to two-state solution January 21, 2024 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opposition to a two-state solution in Gaza has been criticised by Grant Shapps and Yvette Cooper as “disappointing” and “unacceptable”.
Babcock: Share price for British defence giant up as it pens £750m submarine deal November 10, 2023 British defence firm Babcock has signed a four-year deal worth £750 with the Ministry of Defence to build and maintain UK submarines.
Aviva ‘immoral’ as row over defence company investment hots up November 6, 2023 Defence secretary Grant Shapps has warned insurance giant Aviva against 'immorally' divesting from defence companies.