Proposals by HMRC to shut down its essential phone line for six months over the summer have been kiboshed after Jeremy Hunt intervened to order a U-turn. The announcement yesterday by HMRC sparked instant fury, with the Express revealing that a top
A church clock that chimed throughout a village for 150 years was made silent on Sunday evening, following a single complaint that it was too loud. St John the Baptist church’s clock tower was barred from ringing in December 2023 following the
London’s population is now ‘almost certainly’ at a record level, the study has indicated (Image: GETTY) London is “bursting at the seams”, with the population rise fuelled by Sadiq Khan’s “divisive policies” and a lack of affordable housing, Reform UK’s mayoral candidate
A councillor claims a new broadband pole erected across the road from a war memorial is ‘disrespectful’ because it will block those paying their respects at Remembrance events. Cllr Colleen Gill, from Brough, near Hull, East Yorks, told the Local Democracy Reporting
MPs are bracing for public backlash this afternoon, after their official pay body recommended yet another inflation-busting pay rise for next year. For the first time, MP pay is set to top £91,000 a year thanks to a luxurious 5.5% increase in
Leaked emails from Russian politicians have stirred controversy, revealing that the Kremlin had full control over the construction of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline in Bulgaria from 2019 to 2021. Despite Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov’s assertions that the project was under
Plans to encourage Britons to switch from gas boilers to heat pumps under a £450million scheme have sparked a fresh backlash. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) is the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero’s (DESNZ) flagship programme to champion heat pumps,
A parking warden has been criticised after they tried to give a funeral procession a parking ticket as the family was mourning the loss of a loved one. The incident happened outside the Welwyn Garden City United Reform Church when mourners walked
Five people have been arrested after red paint was sprayed on a UK Government building in Edinburgh in a pro-Palestinian protest. This Is Rigged campaigners also scaled Queen Elizabeth House and removed the Union Jack from the roof, replacing it with a
The Commons Defence Select Committee is demanding an urgent meeting with Grant Shapps after it emerged that funding for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is being cut next year. Despite Mr Shapps recently hyping up the threat of war, the Budget small