Drunk and dangerous motorists could face immediate bans after plea to MPs from father whose son’s hit-and-run killer kept his licence for 11 months before being jailed Family of Tom McConnachie, 34, set up parliamentary petition called Tom’s Law Tom’s Law would see licences suspended until drivers stand at court trial Mr McConnachie was killed … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn loses first round of his court battle with Labour chiefs over his suspension in anti-Semitism row Jeremy Corbyn may sue after his suspension from Parliamentary Labour Party Ex-Labour leader is now sitting as an independent but wants to be reinstated Judge refused his bid for Labour Party documents relating to be disclosed By … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn edges closer to High Court battle against Labour after he was suspended for claiming anti-Semitism in the party was ‘dramatically overstated for political reasons’ Jeremy Corbyn was suspended from Labour in October over anti-semitism He had claimed the scale of the problem had been ‘dramatically overstated’ Was reinstated as a member weeks later … Read more
Tens of thousands of learners across the UK have been unable to take their driving tests due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic – and that means some £1.1million in passed theory tests has been lost, according to a study. Provisional licence holders could be out-of-pocket as much as £2.3million from a combination of … Read more
Could Labour lose £30million amid anti-Semitism row? Five of the party’s biggest backers stay loyal to former leader Jeremy Corbyn and criticise his successor Keir Starmer Mr Corbyn, was suspended last week for questioning the findings of a report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission He said the issue of anti-Semitism within the Labour … Read more
Could Labour lose £30million amid anti-Semitism row? Five of the party’s biggest backers stay loyal to former leader Jeremy Corbyn and criticise his successor Keir Starmer Mr Corbyn, was suspended last week for questioning the findings of a report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission He said the issue of anti-Semitism within the Labour … Read more
Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn poured around £10,000 into a ‘legal fund’ for the former Labour leader on Thursday as he was suspended from his party for downplaying a damning report into anti-Semitism. The donations were made to a Go Fund Me site set up in July by a supporter after Mr Corbyn faced legal action … Read more
When in flight, a bird’s wings are capable of acting like an automatic suspension system, dampening the effects of turbulence even in stormy conditions. Working with a trained owl, British researchers found that birds change their wing shape and posture to essentially ‘reject’ gusts of wind. The findings of the study, the team said, could … Read more
Learners will be allowed to take their driving tests again from today after the four-month suspension imposed during the coronavirus lockdown was lifted. Safety measures have been put in place to protect learners and examiners from Covid-19, with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) publishing a raft of new guidelines for candidates. This includes … Read more
A giant fish that lived around 380 million years ago fed in a similar way to basking sharks, the second-largest living shark in the world today, scientists report. The Titanichthys, from the class of pre-historic fish called the placoderm, was a suspension-feeder – it captured and ingested food particles suspended in water. A Titanichthys fossil that was … Read more