Animal rights activists should be banned from sitting on an animal sentience committee to stop ‘vocal lunatics’ hijacking the bill, say Peers Amendment specifying the ban is planned for the Animal Welfare Sentience Bill It aims to avoid Government laws being sabotaged by animal rights groups Critics have warned the Bill is poorly designed and … Read more
It’s Priti pricey! Home Secretary Priti Patel picks up £3,200 outfit for a policing event – including a £2,300 navy satin shirt dress from luxury womenswear designer Laura Green and matching £900 navy pillbox hat Priti Patel, 49, wore a £2,300 shirt dress at a policing ceremony in Staffordshire A picture shows her leaving designer Laura Green’s … Read more
Millions of Britons are taking their cats on holiday after lockdown brought pet-owners closer to their moggies More pet-owners are taking their cats on holiday after bonding during lockdown Thirty-three per cent of adults aged 18 to 34 are now taking their cats on holiday The poll of 2,000 pet-owners suggests 6.3million dogs are going … Read more
Anger flares over plans to chop down a 600-year-old tree… because its roots are damaging a 20-year-old house The 50ft tree, is last remaining from ancient wood that stood near Peterborough Contractors were blocked from felling it last month by resident Richard Elmer Inurers ruled that damage caused by the tree required £75,000 of repairs … Read more
Plans to electronically tag burglars, robbers and thieves will see just 1,500 crooks monitored – despite 1.5 million offences last year Plans to electronically tag serious burglars will see just 1,500 crooks monitored The flagship scheme was announced byPrime Minister Boris Johnson last week Sources said scheme would apply to criminals sentenced to 12 months … Read more
Government watchdog calls for review of the use of foreign CCTV technology in Whitehall after a video of Matt Hancock clinch with Gina Coladangelo was leaked Requested in letter from the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson said ‘risks and considerations are complex and multi-faceted’ False claims blamed leak of Hancock clip on hostile … Read more
The chairman of the Conservative party, who is also the nephew of the Duchess of Cornwall, profited from giving his concierge company’s wealthy clients access to Prince Charles, it has been alleged. Ben Elliot, 45, introduced super-rich clients from his company Quintessentially to the Prince of Wales after they paid his company tens of thousands … Read more
Rishi Sunak is seeking tips from Boris Johnson’s election-winning ‘Wizard of Oz’ political consultant Sir Lynton Crosby ahead of battles over the Prime Minister’s spending plan Australian-born Sir Lynton was seen going in to Downing Street on Wednesday This triggered speculation that PM was consulting him about a summer shake-up But once inside Downing Street, … Read more
‘Together but apart’: Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo are not yet living as a couple but are building their relationship away from the public gaze, friends say Matt Hancock in contact with Ms Coladangelo but they’re not living together Mr Hancock pictured collecting his belongings from his former marital home He resigned in June after CCTV footage … Read more
Police are called to ‘serious incident’ at a Welsh holiday park as force warns people to ‘stay away’ from the scene An air ambulance was called to Ty Mawr holiday park in Towyn, north Wales The Parkdean resort was cordoned off as police carried out investigations A park spokesman said they were ‘shocked and saddened’ … Read more