WATCH: ‘Load of rubbish – it’s OUR flag!’ Local Claxton resident brilliantly puts down claims Union Flag is divisive
As row erupted at a sleepy village in Norfolk after some wanted to block a proposal to fly the Union Jack at the village hall – we headed down to…
Surge policing needed in London knife crime hot spots, says MP Chris Philp
Police chiefs need to introduce surge policing hot spots to tackle knife crime in the capital, according to former Home Office minister Chris Philp MP. He was commenting on a…
Bristol doesn’t have any bars for queer women – and does it need them?
Bristol is home to a number of inclusive LGBTQ+ bars. Queenshilling is the city’s oldest, having first opened its doors in 1992. Often dubbed ‘gay bars’, these spaces cater to…
Putin says Ukraine will ‘receive a worthy response’ over Kursk incursion
Ukraine’s military commander says his forces control about 1,000sq km of the Russian territory. Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Ukraine to expect ‘a worthy response’ to its incursion across…
BBC Countryfile’s Adam Henson in awkward exchange as guest snaps ‘I beg to differ’
Countryfile presenter Adam Henson was left humbled and involved in an awkward exchange during the Royal Welsh Show when guest Gareth Wyn Jones, a famous farmer, issued a brutal correction…
Helicopter crashes into hotel roof in Australia, killing pilot
A man died after an unauthorized helicopter flight in Queensland, Australia ended in a crash on a hotel roof early Monday morning, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people from…
Markham home targeted with gunshots twice in less than a month
York Regional Police are looking for help to identify suspects after a Markham home was the target of gunshots for the second time in a month. On Friday just before…
DWP alert as hundreds of thousands owe surprise debts of £4,000
A staggering number of DWP benefit claimants, in the hundreds of thousands, have been slapped with unexpected bills, some owing debts as high as £20,000. As of May 2024, approximately…
Who will make an expanded College Football Playoff?
The preseason Associated Press Top 25 is — to some degree — a projection for the season to come. Last season, it did a solid job of that with 17…
CBC paid out $18.4M in bonuses after hundreds of jobs were cut
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. paid $18.4 million in bonuses this year after hundreds of jobs at the public broadcaster were eliminated. Documents obtained through access to information laws show CBC/Radio-Canada…