Number 10 today reassured citizens that there would be no move towards a conscription model, saying that Army service will remain “voluntary”. It comes after a senior army officer criticised the British Army’s preparedness for conflict, saying “regular armies start wars, citizen
Police seized a staggering £144million worth of cocaine last year in the biggest run of drug busts for more than a decade, new figures show. In the year ending March 2023, police forces in England and Wales carried out nearly 18,500 drug
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Landlines across the UK will find their services cut as BT looks to encourage users to upgrade to a more modern version. Traditional copper-based landlines will no longer be available 12 months after the shutdown in a bid to push Brits to
The Met Office has warned a fresh storm is set to cause havoc in the UK just hours after Storm Isha left thousands without power as 107mph winds battered the nation. A clean up is underway after a night of strong winds
English is one of the most spoken languages in the world and many countries have adopted it as their official one. Across the African continent, there are 27 out of 54 nations speaking English as their official or second language. Despite this,
The latter half of January is bringing with it brutal cold and waves of snow across the UK. Yellow and amber weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office detailing where exactly the white stuff will fall this week. One of
The Met Office has issued a flood of weather warnings ahead of a week which will see the UK battered by snow and ice. The weather alerts cover the length and breadth of the UK from East Anglia to north Wales, from
Around 10,000 Brits are set to receive £25 to help towards their heating bills this winter, as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) issues the first Cold Weather Payments. Forecasts of sub-zero temperatures in Cumbria, Northumberland and around the Scottish Borders
The latest weather maps show parts of Britain will be walloped with snow for seven days with temperatures plunging to -15C. Parts of western and central Scotland will see snowfall today (January 13), but this will spread across parts of England, Wales