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A British man who was jailed after he shared images of himself posing with guns during a US holiday has admitted he doesn’t “feel safe” in the UK anymore. IT consultant Jon Richelieu-Booth, 50, posted the “light-hearted holiday photos” taken at a Florida homestead on August 13 to LinkedIn. However, the pictures from the trip, meant to celebrate his 50th birthday, quickly sparked a 13-week ordeal which saw him jailed.The saga began with a visit from West Yorkshire Police officers with a caution about online content and its potential impact on others’ feelings.However, this quickly escalated to his arrest on…
Wes Streeting has been challenged by GB News host Ellie Costello in a tense exchange after hitting out at the planned strikes by resident doctors.Speaking to the People’s Channel, the Health Secretary hit out at the “unnecessary and unreasonable” walkout, warning of a “magnitude of risk”.FULL STORY HERE.
Meghan Markle’s festive Netflix special dropped this morning at 8am, with the Duchess of Sussex sharing her knowledge of British Christmas crackers with American celebrity guests.The 56-minute programme, titled “With Love, Meghan – Holiday Celebration”, represents the closest the former actress came to acknowledging her royal past on screen, drawing on traditions she encountered during her time in Britain.The 44-year-old experienced three Christmases in England before departing the UK in 2020 – spending one at Nottingham Cottage in London and two at Sandringham with the Royal Family.Christmas crackers remain a staple of British festive dining, with the royals using specially…
Million of families could be losing up to £720 a year in government pension top-ups simply because they don’t know the rule exists. One parent who realised too late says it’s a “quiet gap” that can snowball into a major loss over time.The little-known government scheme provides a 25 per cent bonus on pension payments made by partners or family members.Around 63 per cent of parents have never heard of this policy, which allows relatives to pay into a non-earner’s pension pot while they take time away from employment, Octopus Money research found.The financial services firm estimates that British families…
Jeremy Clarkson has publicly shared his doubts about the authenticity of The Traitors, suggesting that BBC producers must be manipulating the hit programme behind the scenes.The 65-year-old presenter, speaking before a Christmas special of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, has questioned how the show manages to maintain its dramatic tension without some form of intervention from production staff.The series has been a stand-out success for the BBC in recent years, ever since the civilian series first debuted in 2022.This year marked the show’s first-ever celebrity edition, with 15 million households tuning into the finale to witness Alan Carr emerge…
Thousands of drivers across the UK could benefit from a huge boost to the road network to help achieve net zero targets and phase out the use of polluting diesel vehicles.Labour has maintained that it will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by the end of the decade, with only zero emission vehicles being sold by 2035.It also plans to outlaw the sale of new diesel trucks weighing 26 tonnes or less by 2035, and all heavier trucks by 2040.The deadlines are designed to tackle the growing threat posed by harmful vehicle emissions, with data showing that…
Getty ImagesThe government says more than a million adults and 400,000 children have already received the vaccineHealth Secretary Neil Gray has insisted there are “adequate stocks” of the flu vaccine amid a “challenging” strain of the illness.Gray told the ‘s Radio Scotland Breakfast programme that the current strain is causing significant illness and urged those eligible to get the vaccine.He said over a million adults, and 400,000 children, received the flu jab between September and November.It comes as official figures show flu cases across Scotland jumped by 45% in a week, rising from 555 to 805 laboratory-confirmed cases.The health secretary…
Ireland will meet Scotland in the group stage of a Rugby World Cup once again as they were drawn together in Pool D for the 2027 competition in Australia alongside Uruguay and Portugal.Ireland were 36-14 winners when the sides met in the 2023 tournament in France, while they claimed a 27-3 win against the same opponents in Japan in 2019.Scotland’s last win against Ireland came in the 2017 Six Nations, but you have to go all the way back to 1991 for their last victory over Ireland at a World Cup.While Scotland are familiar foes, there is fresh World Cup…
Robert Jenrick has launched a scathing attack on “incompetent” David Lammy as he tore into the Justice Secretary’s plans to scrap the tradition for thousands of cases.Speaking to GB News, the Shadow Justice Secretary branded the decision a “disaster” and warned Mr Lammy that he is focusing on the “wrong priorities”.FULL STORY HERE.
Wigan Athletic winger Callum McManaman says the Latics are “building something” after they continued their recent good run of form by beating Burton Albion.Athletic moved up to 11th, three points off the play-off places, thanks to a 1-0 victory over the Brewers in Tuesday’s solitary League One fixture.The result means they have now gone eight games unbeaten in 90 minutes in all competitions. “There’s some wins, some draws, we know we can do better, we’ve got a few injuries and a sickness bug going round but we’ve won so happy days,” McManaman told Radio Manchester.”We’re building something and we all…