A new report has revealed that the UK taxpayer has forked out almost £24billion on jobless legal migrants who contribute nothing to the economy since 2020. The number does not include international students who are discounted from the “economically inactive” category but
Reform UK would cost the Tories 39 seats if it wins 10 percent of the vote at a general election, according to new analysis. The research by the More in Common think tank suggests Labour would gain 32 constituencies while the Lib
Furious locals have blasted a council after a section of its flagship £13.4m cycle route was left looking “wonky”. Residents in the trendy Manchester suburb of Chorlton-Cum-Hardy have been driven mad by the ‘dangerous’ crooked 0.7mile stretch of the cycle lane –
Sadiq Khan has been accused of holding back money needed for policing in London to look good for this year’s Mayoral election. Conservative candidate Susan Hall has claimed that Mr Khan has built up an election war chest at the cost of
A pub in the West Midlands is selling all beers, ciders and ales for £2.90 and under to encourage customers to drink in traditional local pubs. The old-fashioned Black Country boozer, The Waggon and Horses in Oldbury, said it wanted to ‘give
The Treasury could take a hit of nearly £60billion a year as younger people stop drinking, smoking and driving polluting cars, a leading think-tank has warned. Sin taxes are a major source of cash for the nation’s finances – but a clean-living
Happiness is a very subjective thing – and what makes one person smile can be very different to another. But whatever the magic ingredient of happiness is, the pretty little Scottish Border town of Galashiels definitely has it. Once a village that’s
BBC bosses moaned that Martin Bashir’s interview with Princess Diana would ruin their hopes of getting knighthoods, it has been revealed. Newly-released documents show that top BBC lawyers were involved in exchanges about the personal implications of the controversy after it was
Sadiq Khan has caused massive confusion over an “election gimmick” in London after it emerged he did not clear financing for his initiative. The London Mayor announced that travellers would not pay peak-time fares on Fridays in what he claimed was an
In the picturesque fjord landscapes of West Norway, the Laerdal Tunnel has claimed its place in history as the world’s longest road tunnel, stretching an impressive 24.5 kilometres (15.2 miles). With an eye-watering construction cost of £120 million, this engineering marvel showcases