Heartbreaking pictures show a family of five, including three children, killed on a tour helicopter that crashed into New York City’s Hudson River. The photos show the family posing on the helipad just moments before the deadly crash. Agustín Escobar, his wife Merce Camprubi Montal and their three children, aged four, five and 11, were killed in … Read more
Reform UK delivered a crushing electoral blow to Labour last night with a thumping by-election win, despite a Cabinet Minister campaigning on behalf of Labour. The disruptor party scooped almost 50 per cent of the vote in the ward of Longdendale (Tameside) just east of Manchester which falls within Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds’ Stalybridge and … Read more
Yvette Cooper has been urged to intervene to stop a “racist” block on white applicants becoming police officers. West Yorkshire Police has temporarily prevented white British candidates from applying for jobs as recruits to its police constable entry programmes in a bid to boost diversity. But it has prompted a furious backlash from the Conservatives and Reform UK. … Read more
Prince Harry made a surprise visit to Ukraine today, meeting with war victims at the Superhumans Center in Lviv. The Duke of Sussex was joined by a contingent from the Invictus Games Foundation, including four veterans who have undergone similar rehabilitation experiences. His visit to the orthopedic clinic highlights his ongoing commitment to supporting wounded … Read more
A royal commentator has suggested that despite Prince Harry’s previous antics against the Royal Family and the ongoing feud that had caused, it “might soon be time to welcome” him back into the fold. The Duke of Sussex has been estranged from the Firm ever since his bombshell exit five years ago when he, alongside his wife, Meghan Markle, stepped down as … Read more
Pensioners must now pay £2,700 more in tax to maintain their lifestyles than four years ago. In 2020-21, a pensioner would have paid £5,058 in income tax to live a “comfortable” retirement, whereas this rose to £7,787 in 2023-24, as per The Telegraph. This is due to higher living costs and frozen tax thresholds that have sent tax … Read more
Mickey Rourke continued to cause havoc in the Celebrity Big Brother house in Wednesday night’s episode after he was accused of “weight-shaming” fellow housemate and comedian Donna Preston. Earlier in the programme, Rourke had been reprimanded and given a formal warning by the production team after he made a homophobic slur towards JoJo Siwa. After … Read more
Plans for another barbershop in a Welsh town with 13 already open have sparked concerns among locals. A planning application to open a 14th establishment in a shop in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf, has raised fears the town centre will be overrun by barbershops. Porth’s chamber of trade says the existing 13 barbers or hairdresser’s in the … Read more
West Yorkshire Police, one of the UK’s largest forces, has temporarily blocked applications from white British candidates in an effort to boost diversity. The force is currently preventing white British candidates from applying for jobs as recruits to its police constable entry programmes, while “under-represented” groups can submit their applications early. This policy has sparked … Read more
One of the UK’s biggest police forces is temporarily blocking white, British men from applying to become officers, it has been claimed. West Yorkshire Police Force (WYP) is attempting to boost diversity by preventing applications from white, British men while allowing people from “under-represented” groups to lodge their applications early, according to The Telegraph. The process has led to claims … Read more