Pro-Brexit pundit Darren Grimes whose YouTube channel saw historian David Starkey use the phrase ‘damn blacks’ is probed by police over ‘racist’ interview Brexiteer Darren Grimes, 27, will be questioned under caution by police He interviewed historian David Starkey on a YouTube channel on June 30 During the interview, Starkey claimed slavery was not genocide … Read more
England’s second biggest police force has been accused of jeopardising lives after a notebook packed with confidential intelligence on gangs was stolen from a police car. The information includes details of West Midlands police operations and a list of people associated or in the orbit of gangs. The notebook remains missing more than four months … Read more
Belgium may invoke 1666 charter to catch fish in UK waters if Brexit negotiations fail Belgian fisherman would face being unable to fish along UK coast under No Deal But King Charles II granted 50 men of Bruges right to fish UK waters ‘for eternity’ Flanders has sent a copy of the charter to EU’s … Read more
Veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby considers bid to become next BBC chairman to thwart No.10’s plan to potentially install an arch-critic at the corporation He was ‘horrified’ after reports No 10 wanted to give the job to Charles Moore Ex-Question Time host says role should go to ‘someone with a more open mind’ David Clementi, the … Read more
Every month, for more than a year, the sum of at least £5,000 was deposited into the bank account of hairdresser Ericka Carroll. The money didn’t come from her business, though. She would have had to ‘cut and blow dry’ an awful lot of hair at her small salon at the bottom of her garden … Read more
Mortgage rates have skyrocketed in the last few months, with the average home-owner paying up to £480 more interest on their fixed-rate deal every year. The cost of an average two-year fixed-rate mortgage – which had an interest rate of 2 per cent in June – now stands at 2.24 per cent. Because of this increase, a … Read more
Prince Harry ‘could face a telling off from the Queen’ amid concerns over his public comments about US politics as Palace staff ‘are told to prepare for his return to the UK within weeks’ It is thought staff have been told to ready Frogmore Cottage for duke’s arrival Queen likely to meet him at Windsor … Read more
Britain and the EU will keep discussions open and formulate a ‘mini-deals’ even if an overarching plan for the UK post-Brexit can’t be agreed upon. EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and his UK counterpart Lord David Frost will come up with ‘mini-deals’ on key areas – including road transport and aviation – if no-deal Brexit starts looking likely. … Read more
Garden centres struggle to source organic mulch and bark chippings due to Covid lockdown supply chain issues Lockdown supply chain problems and increased demand caused shortage Mulch is applied in spaces between plants and around base of shrubs and trees Autumn is favoured as the ground is warm, meaning more heat and moisture By Andy … Read more
Protecting the economy is now more vital than curbing the pandemic, say nearly half of Tory voters A poll showed a dramatic change in public opinion to the pandemic response In April, 15% of Tories said PM should put the economy first – now risen to 40% Results mirror fears among rebel Tory MPs who … Read more