Judges back £15 charge on minicabs after trade union appealed the fee

A trade union has lost its appeal over taxi congestion charges after judges rejected a legal challenge. The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) appealed against a decision by the Mayor of London to introduce a charge for minicabs claiming it unlawfully discriminated against black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) and women drivers.  Sadiq … Read more

TV Licensing website crashes on first day of new charge for over-75s

BBC’s move to make pensioners pay for TV licences descends into farce as website crashes on first day of new charge BBC’s plans to scrap free TV licences for over-75s came into effect yesterday A message saying the service was ‘temporarily unavailable’ was on their website Site was down for maintenance on Friday night and … Read more

TV Licensing website crashes on first day of new charge for over-75s

BBC’s move to make pensioners pay for TV licences descends into farce as website crashes on first day of new charge BBC’s plans to scrap free TV licences for over-75s came into effect yesterday A message saying the service was ‘temporarily unavailable’ was on their website Site was down for maintenance on Friday night and … Read more

We want a congestion charge for campervans, say locals

Britain’s beauty spots are being inundated with campervans and campsites filled to bursting – provoking angry locals to call for action to stop the ‘tidal wave’ of holidaymakers destroying their areas. Fed-up residents in Scotland have called for a ‘congestion charge’ on campervans as beauty spots across the UK experience a camping boom amid surging … Read more

Sir Keir Starmer led the charge to allow ISIS bride Shamima Begum to return to Britain

Revealed: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer led the charge to allow ISIS bride Shamima Begum to return to Britain amid signs of a split among Tory MPs Sir Keir Starmer led a chorus of support for Shamima Begum’s return last year He said in 2019 that stripping Begum of UK citizenship ‘was the wrong decision’   The … Read more

Sir Keir Starmer led the charge to allow ISIS bride Shamima Begum to return to Britain

Revealed: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer led the charge to allow ISIS bride Shamima Begum to return to Britain amid signs of a split among Tory MPs Sir Keir Starmer led a chorus of support for Shamima Begum’s return last year He said in 2019 that stripping Begum of UK citizenship ‘was the wrong decision’   The … Read more

Police charge 16-year-old boy with murder after man, 20, was stabbed to death during knife fight

Police charge 16-year-old boy with murder after man, 20, was stabbed to death during knife fight that left two others injured Detectives have charged 16-year-old boy with the murder of Bradley Gledhill Twenty-year-old Bradley was stabbed in Batley, West Yorkshire on June 21  An 18-year-old man arrested yesterday has been released on police bail Police … Read more

Personal assistant, 21, is led away in handcuffs on murder charge in dismemberment case

Tyrese Devon Haspil, 21, is escorted out of the 7th Precinct on Friday for booking New video shows the suspect in tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh’s dismemberment murder with a mystery woman two days after the murder, as he holed up in a luxury Manhattan apartment prior to his arrest.  Tyrese Devon Haspil, 21, was arrested and charged … Read more

Personal assistant, 21, is led away in handcuffs on murder charge in dismemberment case

Tyrese Devon Haspil, 21, is escorted out of the 7th Precinct on Friday for booking New video shows the suspect in tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh’s dismemberment murder with a mystery woman two days after the murder, as he holed up in a luxury Manhattan apartment prior to his arrest.  Tyrese Devon Haspil, 21, was arrested and charged … Read more

Megan Thee Stallion reveals she suffered gunshot wounds amid gun arrest charge of rapper Tory Lanez

‘I’m grateful to be alive’: Megan Thee Stallion reveals she suffered gunshot wounds amid gun arrest charge of rapper Tory Lanez in Hollywood Hills Rapper Megan Thee Stallion has revealed she suffered gunshot wounds following the arrest of fellow rapper Tory Lanez on Sunday night in Los Angeles Initial reports of the incident said Stallion, … Read more