Day: July 4, 2025
Reeves says welfare fallout ‘damaging’ and declines to rule out tax hikes
July 4, 2025Rachel Reeves refused to rule out tax rises in the autumn budget, as she admitted the fallout over the Government’s welfare Bill had been “damaging”. The Chancellor warned there would be “costs to what happened”, as she faced questions about how she would cover a shortfall left by the Downing Street climbdown on planned cuts […]
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Palestine Action terror ban comes into force after late-night legal action fails
July 4, 2025A ban against Palestine Action has come into force, designating it as a terror group after a late-night legal bid to delay it failed. It makes membership of, or support for, the direct action group a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison. The move to ban the organisation was announced after […]
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Cooper orders ‘crackdown’ on suspected illegal working for delivery apps
July 4, 2025Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has ordered a nationwide immigration “enforcement crackdown” which the Government says will target illegal working in the gig economy. Officers will carry out checks in hotspots across the country where they suspect asylum seekers are working as delivery riders without permission. It comes after Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat said […]
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The ‘underrated’ neighbourhood Londoners are flocking to for £20,000 discounts
July 4, 2025Whether it’s an independent coffee spot, a microbrewery or a record shop, there are a few ways to identify an increasingly trendy area. Tucked away between Crystal Palace and Anerley, Penge in South London was shaped as a Victorian suburb after the railways were built. Fast forward to 2025, though, and it’s one of the […]
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Sentence for 15-year-old boy who killed elderly man to be reviewed
July 4, 2025A 15-year-old boy who killed a man in a Leicestershire park will have his sentence reviewed because it may have been too lenient. The child, who cannot be named because of his age, was handed a term of seven years’ detention in June for the manslaughter of 80-year-old Bhim Kohli. The Court of Appeal will […]
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McVitie’s issues ‘warning’ to museum over biscuit or cake debate
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Oasis superfan wants to be front row so Liam Gallagher sees tattoo of his face
July 4, 2025An Oasis superfan will need a Wonder-full rest after camping outside Wembley in anticipation for their London gig. John Smallbones, 50, has been to 40 gigs by the Manchester icons and spent £14,500 on memorabilia over the years. This time around he’s determined to meet Liam and tell him he’s not ‘just a random fan’ after […]
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Man who persuaded victim to attempt suicide is first to be sentenced under new online safety laws
July 4, 2025A 23-year-old man who convinced his victim to attempt suicide and seriously self-harm online has become the first person sentenced under new internet safety laws. Warning: This story contains details of encouraging self-harm and suicide which some readers might find disturbing Tyler Webb, from Loughborough, Leicestershire, was sentenced to nine years and four months imprisonment, […]
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China issues fresh warning over Trump’s trade war
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First picture of ‘hardworking’ man found dead at his flat in Victoria Park
July 4, 2025John Dunne Published July 4, 2025 10:36am Updated July 4, 2025 3:24pm Tributes have been paid to a ‘hardworking’ handyman who was found dead in his flat. Residents said Adam Balowski, 47, died after paramedics tried to revive him on the doorstep of his east London flat. Dozens of police officers from Bethnal Green police […]
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