N adine Dorries has said she will not formally step down as an MP until she gets answers from Downing Street about the decision to deny her a peerage – a move that will prolong the by-election struggle for Rishi Sunak. The former culture secretary insisted it is “absolutely myContinue Reading
Gardaí and emergency services are currently at scene of an incident which occurred on the train line at Knocks Park, Ballisadare, Co. Sligo this afternoon at approximately 4p.m. One female pedestrian aged in her 40s, was fatally injured, and her body remains at the scene. A second female, aged inContinue Reading
T he Government is showing a “lack of compassion” in its harsh language about migrants, a Tory ex-minister has said. Lord Kamall, a Conservative former health minister who served in Boris Johnson’s government, urged ministers to tone down their harsh rhetoric about migrants crossing the channel. As the House ofContinue Reading
Decision to delay publication of novel set in 20th-century Siberia sparks intense debateContinue Reading
The Tory party moved the writs for by-elections in the west London seat and in the North Yorkshire constituency of Selby and Ainsty. Nigel Adams, a close ally of Mr Johnson, has quit as the local MP in this area. The by-elections are now set to take place between 21Continue Reading
A lawyer for the family of one of three men killed in a collision on the N7 in Dublin two years ago while fleeing gardaí has accused a coroner of treating the families of the deceased outrageously over her decision to grant an open-ended adjournment of an inquest into theirContinue Reading
Ministers and MPs are heading to Uxbridge and South Ruislip, where Mr Johnson quit as MP, to try to stop Labour seizing it by over-turning a Tory majority of more than 7,000. They are already highlighting the controversial extension of the Mayor’s ultra low emission zone to outer London boroughs.Continue Reading
R ishi Sunak will likely be challenged over Tory infighting in his weekly clash with Sir Keir Starmer, following his public spat with Boris Johnson over his predecessor’s resignation honours list. The Prime Minister will also move closer to two difficult by-elections, including in the seat vacated by Mr Johnson,Continue Reading
Most modern bread is produced using a method called the Chorleywood process. Gamzova Olga/ Shutterstock Humans have been eating bread in some form for centuries. But modern bread is a far cry from the bread of the past. In its sliced bread form, it often contains so many more ingredientsContinue Reading
Meerkats live in matriarchal groups Jason Boyce/Shutterstock Queen Elizabeth II’s record-breaking long reign was exceptional in many ways – not least because England has been ruled by men for most of the last thousand years. Until recently, the crown was passed to the monarch’s eldest son and daughters were marriedContinue Reading
