Council chiefs rule that hated High Street Kensington cycle lanes will NOT be reinstalled

Council chiefs rule that hated High Street Kensington cycle lanes will NOT be reinstalled despite Sadiq Khan-led survey claiming more than half of local residents support scheme Temporary lanes installed last year using cash awarded from transport scheme But they were removed in December after some 322 complaints were received This then sparked a huge … Read more

Houses of Parliament restoration: Commons chiefs withhold funding amid row over possible £20BN plans

Commons chiefs are threatening to ‘pull the plug’ on the Parliamentary restoration body amid warnings its plans could cost £20billion.  It is understood that the ruling Commons commission refused to sign off on two years of funding for the programme at a recent meeting – instead merely approving £155million for this year. Senior sources told … Read more

Commons chiefs withhold Parliament overhaul funding amid row over plans

Commons chiefs are threatening to ‘pull the plug’ on the Parliamentary restoration body amid warnings its plans could cost £20billion.  It is understood that the ruling Commons commission refused to sign off on two years of funding for the programme at a recent meeting – instead merely approving £155million for this year. Senior sources told … Read more

Defence chiefs paid out more than £100m to troops suffering with PTSD in the past 13 years

Defence chiefs have paid out more than £100million to troops suffering with PTSD in the past 13 years – including £2.4m to a Gulf War veteran MoD has reached settlements with more than 4,000 service personnel who have suffered mental trauma, often following tours of Iraq and Afghanistan Experts said high sum was result of … Read more

Model maker’s plan to sail his toy boat on his local pond have been sunk by health and safety chiefs

A model boat maker’s plan to sail his toy vessel on his local pond with his elderly father have been sunk by health and safety chiefs who said the water is ‘too dense’.    Stephen Best, 57, had hoped to float the boat on Crammer Pond in Devizes, Wiltshire, with his elderly father and rekindle his … Read more

Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson has postponed his wedding FOUR TIMES due to Covid restrictions

Ricky Wilson revealed that he and fiancée Grace Zito have been forced to postpone their wedding four times due to the coronavirus restrictions. Speaking on Wednesday’s Lorraine, the Kaiser Chiefs star, 43, admitted he was ‘really desperate’ to set a date and will probably tie the knot next year. Ricky said that they didn’t want to get married … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘persuaded Tory chiefs to pay for Carrie Symonds’ £200,000 Downing Street makeover’

Boris Johnson persuaded Tory chiefs to secretly pay for Carrie Symonds’ makeover of his official flat, it has been claimed. The Daily Mail has been told that Conservative Party funds met a large part of the bill, which is said to be in the region of £200,000. But after being warned this could be ‘improper’, … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘persuaded Tory chiefs to pay for Carrie Symonds’ £200,000 Downing Street makeover’

Boris Johnson persuaded Tory chiefs to secretly pay for Carrie Symonds’ makeover of his official flat, it has been claimed. The Daily Mail has been told that Conservative Party funds met a large part of the bill, which is said to be in the region of £200,000. But after being warned this could be ‘improper’, … Read more

BBC and rugby chiefs condemn online trolls who left pitchside interviewer Sonja McLaughlan in tears

The BBC, along with rugby chiefs, have condemned online trolls who left pitchside interviewer Sonja McLaughlan in tears with ‘toxic’ abuse over her questions to England skipper Owen Farrell. McLaughlan interviewed Farrell in the aftermath of England’s shock 40-24 defeat against Wales on Saturday during which she questioned him about some of the refereeing decisions that … Read more

EBay chief’s warning to Chancellor on eve of the Budget

Experience: Rob Hattrell worked at Accenture and Tesco before joining eBay As Rishi Sunak puts the finishing touches to his Budget statement, Rob Hattrell, the European boss of eBay, has a message for the Chancellor: if you launch a tax raid on online retailers, make sure it doesn’t damage small businesses or put off shoppers.  … Read more