Category: News
Using an e-scooter can add £1,000 to your car insurance quote
Young people using private electric scooters on roads and pavements risk facing huge insurance premiums when they want to drive a car, says the comparison [more…]
Konstantin Kisin: anti-woke libertarian who reluctantly calls himself ‘right wing’
Konstantin Kisin has until this week been best known as a libertarian, pro-free speech independent podcaster, and for a viral appearance at the Oxford Union [more…]
New laws to protect children exploited by gangs in England and Wales ‘will save lives’
Long-overdue laws to protect children forced into selling drugs across county lines will save lives and block a “brutal and lucrative criminal business”, the former [more…]
Lobbying led UK universities to adopt US-style security during Gaza protests, emails reveal
University leaders reassured campus security officials amid pro-Palestine protests in the UK that they would back them if “things got tough” after their US counterparts [more…]
Brazilian city in Amazon declares emergency after huge sinkholes appear
Authorities in a city in the Brazilian Amazon have declared a state of emergency after huge sinkholes opened up, threatening hundreds of homes. Several buildings [more…]
Starmer will not challenge Trump on his attack on Zelenskyy when the pair meet
Keir Starmer will not risk riling Donald Trump by challenging him over his attack on Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, when the pair finally meet next [more…]
Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party says it will begin process of disbanding
Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party, which became an influential voice of opposition before Beijing cracked down on dissent, will start preparations to shut down, its [more…]
Caribbean leaders vow to maintain pursuit of slavery reparations
Caribbean leaders have defended the region’s pursuit of slavery reparations, describing the compensation for centuries of enslavement and oppression as a matter of simple justice. [more…]
Rachel Reeves given smaller than expected £15bn tax boost to UK finances
A rise in self-assessment and capital gains tax receipts gave the UK’s public finances a smaller than expected £15.4bn lift in January. The surplus is [more…]
Commercial flights diverted as Chinese warships undertake apparent live-fire drill between Australia and New Zealand
Chinese warships have undertaken an apparent live-fire drill in the seas between Australia and New Zealand, diverting commercial flights in the skies above. The Chinese [more…]
