AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatar1 hour agoLabour Party branch under investigation over vote-rigging claimsThe Telegraph - Dominic Penna,A branch of the Labour Party is under investigation by police amid claims of vote rigging. The candidate selection process for the new constituency of Croydon East was paused last autumn following complaints to party chiefs and suggestions some data held on local members was inaccurate. On Monday, …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatar3 hours agoWatch: driver jailed for ramming motorcyclist off bridgeThe Telegraph - Telegraph ReportersA BMW driver who violently rammed a motorcyclist off a bridge in a fit of road rage, leaving him with serious injuries, has been jailed for more than four years. Video footage released by police shows Nikesh Mistry, 34, forcing the motorcyclist onto the wrong side of the road as they drove side by …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatar3 hours agoOver half of drivers could be hit by new traffic finesThe Telegraph - Fiona ParkerMore than half of drivers face being fined for traffic offences by councils under a new war on motorists. Dozens of councils have applied for the right to fine motorists if they get caught in yellow boxes, make illegal U-turns or drive in a bus lane when it is not permitted. Eighty-five of England’s …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatar4 hours agoWatch: Wallaby bounces alongside car in DevonThe Telegraph - Telegraph ReportersA wallaby has been captured bouncing along a main road in Devon. A motorist stopped their vehicle so their passenger could get out to capture the moment, as the animal unexpectedly appeared at the roadside in Crediton. The video was sent to documentary filmmaker and wildlife researcher Tim Whittard, …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatar4 hours agoUS politics now offers the Tories a terrifying glimpse into their futureThe Telegraph - Sherelle JacobsAs UK politics slides further into farce, one is tempted to tune out, despairing at its complete and utter tediousness. In contrast, it is becoming hard to look away from the soap opera unfolding on the other side of the Atlantic. Writing from “the real America” this week, as I wind my way from the …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatar3 hours agoPenny Mordaunt has built £26,000 war chest since Rishi Sunak became PMThe Telegraph - Ben Riley-Smith,Penny Mordaunt has built up a £26,000 campaigning war chest from donations since Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister, as speculation continues about whether he could be toppled. The money was given to the House of Commons leader’s local party in Portsmouth North, the seat she has represented as an MP …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatar3 hours agoWelsh Labour ‘allowing children to change gender without telling parents’The Telegraph - Louisa Clarence-Smith,Schools are allowing children to change gender without telling parents under Welsh Labour, The Telegraph can reveal. Parents have raised the alarm about the “shocking” approach being taken to children who question their gender in schools in Wales, saying it’s taking place behind their backs. The …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatar4 hours agoBritain must lead the World in condemning Putin’s ‘election’The Telegraph - Aliona HlivcoThe Russian elections last weekend were a sham and an assault on the very notion of freedom. In response, the West must swiftly denounce Vladimir Putin’s presidency as illegitimate, even as China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi line up to congratulate him. Putin’s regime routinely imprisons …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatar5 hours ago‘I thought hospital was the safest place my husband could be – until he died a slow, painful death’The Telegraph - Abigail BuchananBefore going into hospital for heart surgery in April 2019, Ralph Sims, then 65, wrote his wife Jacqui a letter and stashed it amongst his belongings. “If you’re reading this, either the most terrible thing has happened, or you’re rummaging through my stuff, you cheeky thing,” it began. The most …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatar5 hours agoUp to a quarter of Church of England parishes have no wardensThe Telegraph - Gabriella Swerling,Up to a quarter of Church of England parishes do not have church wardens, new figures show. The voluntary role is responsible for a number of duties, including the maintenance of church buildings, supporting the parish priest, and administrative tasks. They are also generally responsible for the …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatar5 hours agoDesperate criminals have made luxury watches their new currency – using violence to get itThe Telegraph - Simon HefferOutrageous crimes have become so common that a recent sentencing at the Old Bailey commanded only modest coverage. Jordell Menzies, a 27-year-old man from Brent in north-west London was last month given a life sentence for the killing in 2022 of Emmanuel Odunlami, a 32 year-old music industry …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatar5 hours agoPE teacher who ‘lost career’ after colleague branded him danger to women sues for libelThe Telegraph - Telegraph ReportersA primary school PE teacher who claims he lost his career after being branded a danger to women is suing for libel. Ian Fry said his contract at a Worcester primary school was not renewed after Yasmin Agilah-Hood, a former colleague, emailed his head teacher, implying that he “poses a physical …