Pregnant Brit ‘drug mule’ faces at least nine months in hellhole ex-Soviet prison as her family fight for her freedom in Georgia
The father and aunt of pregnant British drugs mule suspect Bella Culley have been spotted emerging from the public defender’s office in Georgia after they were blocked from seeing the 18-year-old in prison. Father Niel Culley, 49, and auntie Kerrie…
Rachel Reeves warned she risks destroying ‘confidence’ in pensions with major threat
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has caused alarm in the pensions sector (Image: Getty) The pension industry responded with alarm to threats from Chancellor Rachel Reeves to force it to invest in the UK, with industry figures warning the move could damage confidence…
Keir Starmer leaves Angela Rayner stony-faced as PM snaps in PMQs
Lorraine Beavers, the estimable member for Blackpool North and Fleetwood, who usually looks like she’s just walked out of a Sex Pistols’ gig, talked in PMQ’s today of “toxic stenches causing nosebleeds, headaches and vomiting.” Surprisingly she wasn’t talking about…
Sir Snappy! Angry Keir Starmer loses it in furious PMQs clashes
Boy! was Keir Starmer tetchy in PMQs. Sir Grumpy accused the Tories of being “braindead” before blasting them as a “dead party walking”. He had repeated pops at Nigel Farage, even the poor woman from Plaid Cymru got an ear bashing from the…
Most dangerous places to live in UK revealed in our interactive map – check your area now
The most dangerous places to live in England and Wales are revealed in a new map showing the areas where residents are most likely to be plagued by crime. Last year, more than 5.3 million non-fraud crimes were recorded by the 43…
UK police first as north-west England force to use AI to nail stalkers
A police force has become the first in the UK to use artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up and improve their stalking investigations. The north-west England force hopes the controversial technology will identify suspects’ patterns of behaviours at a much earlier stage. Det…
Migration minister pledged to not report undocumented migrants and called for amnesty
Sir Keir Starmer’s migration minister has a long track record of supporting undocumented migrants it can be revealed, even signing a pledge not to report them to the authorities. Seema Malhotra, who has served as the Home Office minister in…
Labour faces fresh demands for winter fuel U-turn after devastating poll
Labour is facing fresh demands to U-turn on axing winter fuel payments after devastating polling revealed most OAPs could not live on the state pension alone. The research found 81% of over-65s said they would not be able to afford essentials such as food, water…
Labour civil war as minister Shabana Mahmood breaks ranks over grooming gangs inquiry
Labour Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said there is an “outstanding question” over the grooming gangs scandal and called for “truth and reconciliation” – despite the Government’s refusal to hold a national inquiry. Her comments echo the language used to describe a tribunal…
Keir Starmer breaks his silence on arson attack on family home saying it was ‘an attack on democracy’ as police quiz man, 21
Keir Starmer today branded arson attacks which targeted his family home and other sites linked to him as ‘an attack on all of us, on democracy and the values that we stand for’. The Prime Minister broke his silence on the…