Author: Dave Carter

First-class stamps in the UK are set to increase by 30p due to “very real and urgent” financial pressures faced by Royal Mail. The hike will come into effect from 7 October, taking the price of a first-class stamp to £1.65, while second-class stamps will remain at 85p. The company attributes the increase to declining… Continue reading Royal Mail hikes first-class stamps to £1.65

Adrian Ramsay, co-leader of the Green Party, has criticised the Labour Party during his speech at the party’s conference in Manchester. Ramsay stated that Labour “is getting it wrong” in a number of areas and that the Greens will “hold the new government to account”. The co-leader went on to promise that the Greens would… Continue reading Labour getting it wrong, says Green co-leader Adrian Ramsay

Paula Leeson, a millionaire who drowned in a swimming pool while holidaying with her husband Donald McPherson in Denmark in 2017, was unlawfully killed by him, a judge has ruled. McPherson was cleared of her murder in 2021, but the family of the deceased requested a judge to consider whether he had unlawfully killed her.… Continue reading Drowned millionaire killed by husband – judge

A burglar from Long Sutton in Lincolnshire has been fined instead of being sent to prison. Ben Buckley had breached a two-year suspended sentence that was imposed last year for a string of offences when he failed to attend appointments with the Probation Service on 18 June and 24 July. Buckley, aged 27, was sentenced… Continue reading Lincolnshire man spared jail due to overcrowding

Parliament came together to discuss the crisis in special needs education, as MPs raised their concerns in a packed debate. The Local Government Association predicts councils will spend £12bn on special needs education by 2026, up from £4bn in the decade before, yet support for children, when and where it is required, is still sorely… Continue reading No quick fix to special-needs failures, parents told

Lady Helen Wogan, the wife of legendary broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan, has passed on at the age of 88. Her son Mark made the announcement via social media and paid tribute to his mother’s incredible life, saying he imagines she and his father are having a vodka martini and hoping no one makes a fuss.… Continue reading Sir Terry Wogan's wife Lady Helen dies aged 77

The UK’s largest mortgage lender, Halifax, has announced that house prices in the country hit a two-year high in August. Prices rose 4.3% compared to the same time last year, meaning the average cost of a UK home is now £292,505. This follows the Bank of England’s recent decision to cut interest rates, the first… Continue reading House prices in the UK hit two-year high, says Halifax

In a strange turn of events, a cat named Ted has returned home alive after his owners had believed he had drowned and held a cremation ceremony in his memory. Nicci Knight, the owner of Ted, was on holiday in Turkey when her neighbours sent a video through her Ring video doorbell informing her they… Continue reading Cat 'returns from dead' four days after Thornaby cremation

Bee inspectors in the South East of England are racing against time to destroy Asian hornet nests before new queens emerge before the end of the month. The country has already seen a total of 10 nests found in the regions of Kent and Sussex. These areas have recorded the highest sightings of the invasive… Continue reading Asian hornets: Race against time as queens emerge in South East

The number of second homes for sale in Pembrokeshire, Wales has tripled since the introduction of a 200% council tax increase. In July, figures showed that there were 135 second homes on the market compared to 38 the previous year. Estate agents have reported high levels of houses going on the market, causing damage to… Continue reading Second homes: Trebling of properties for sale in Pembrokeshire since tax hike