Ed Balls has said there was nothing in a “pretty empty” Budget Labour would reverse if it won power – but he would scrap “extreme” Tory spending cuts. The shadow chancellor welcomed George Osborne’s plan to axe tax on the first £1,000 of interest from savings and to give help for first time buyers. In […]
What is believed to be the world’s oldest railway tunnel – dating from 1793 – has been given protected status. Fritchley Tunnel was built as part of the Butterley Gangroad, a horse-operated railway linking the Cromford Canal with quarries at Crich. The Derbyshire tunnel has been scheduled as an ancient monument. Crawshaw Woods Bridge, near […]
Previously unreleased CCTV footage has been screened in York as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Claudia Lawrence The footage shows two people seen near her home at what police said was a “potentially significant” time. The 35-year-old chef, who lived in the Heworth area of York, was last seen on 18 March […]
A US Air Force veteran accused of trying to join Islamic State has appeared in court in New York and denied all charges. Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh, a 47-year-old former aircraft mechanic from New Jersey, spoke only to repeat his name to the judge. His lawyer, Michael K Schneider, entered the plea on his behalf. […]
The co-hosts were asked to front the last three shows without the suspended star but rejected the offer Top Gear could have stayed on air without Jeremy Clarkson – but his co-hosts reportedly refused to present the show without him. James May and Richard Hammond were offered the chance to front the motoring show during […]
The Chancellor announces a new savings allowance to give millions of people “tax free banking” and says first-time house buyers will have their deposits topped up by the Government with a “Help to Buy ISA” More than 17 million people will no longer have to pay tax on their savings, George Osborne announced in his […]