Jobs bonanza for Australians seeking work in UK – tight new British immigration laws post-Brexit will favour native English speakers New UK immigration system touted as great news for Australian migrant workers The new laws will prioritise visas for skilled English-speaking migrant workers Government said it’s aiming to reduce the number of ‘cheap unskilled labour’ … Read more
Police launch murder probe as boy, 17, is stabbed to death at shopping centre in Nottingham Officers were called to the Castle Retail Park in Radford, Nottingham yesterday Emergency services rushed to the scene after the stabbing was reported The teenager was pronounced dead shortly after ambulance crews arrived By Terri-ann Williams For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Towns and villages already devastated by Storm Dennis are preparing for more flooding misery after the UK was hit by more torrential rain yesterday. Forecasters warned that a month’s worth of rain could fall over 24 hours in the worst-hit areas. It comes as Conservative MPs in flood-hit constituencies criticised the Government’s slow financial response to … Read more
Oxford University proposes dropping Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s Aeneid from Classics syllabus in bid to modernise and attract more state school pupils Virgil’s Aeneid and Homer’s Iliad may be made optional on the classics course But Oxford undergraduates say the works are vital to understanding the subject Classics professor Jonathan Prag said no decision has … Read more
A killer father kidnapped one of his children, stalked his estranged wife and tracked her phone before burning his family to death in an ‘ambush’, her grieving parents revealed. The distraught parents of Hannah Baxter revealed to Daily Mail Australia the increasingly ‘frightening and monstrous’ descent of Rowan Baxter in the lead up to him … Read more
Ofsted fears schools could ‘squander’ extra cash as officials warn against waste ahead of expected £44bn budget boost for education Ofsted is concerned that schools could ‘squander’ the boost in education funds ‘This means taxpayers’ money could be wasted,’ chief inspector Spielman said The organisation is proposing having greater oversight of financial decisions Ofsted research … Read more
The missing torso of a murdered Irish teenager has been sent to a notorious crime boss and will never been found, it has been claimed. Keane Mulready-Woods, 17, was barbarically decapitated and chopped up in Drogheda on January 12. Mulready-Woods was abducted from the streets of Drogheda and taken to a pebble dash home, where … Read more
Britons on the coronavirus-stricken cruise ship docked off the coast of Japan will be evacuated by plane on Friday, officials have confirmed. The evacuation flight for the 74 Britons quarantined on board the Diamond Princess will leave Tokyo on Friday, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Wednesday evening. On their return they will be housed in … Read more
Boris Johnson hit by £10bn pension tax backlash as savers urge the Prime Minister and his Chancellor not to raid their retirement pots Treasury to be planning to cut pensions tax relief to 20 per cent for all workers These savers would effectively be taxed twice on their retirement income Institute for Fiscal Studies warned … Read more
£5 BILLION is needed to fight the pothole plague as tens of thousands more could endanger drivers, cyclists and pedestrians if the government fails to act Analysis warns 1000s more potholes could endanger drivers, cyclist and walkers The research said there could be 650,000 unrepaired craters in roads by 2030 Calls for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to … Read more
Families devastated by flooding today demanded action from Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he enjoys a grace and favour break with his girlfriend in Kent. Up to 1,500 homes have been flooded and thousands more evacuated across Britain following Storm Dennis which brought torrential rain and 90mph winds. But Mr Johnson has chosen to remain … Read more
House prices have risen in every UK region for the first time in almost two years thanks to the ‘Boris bounce’. The value of the average home jumped by 2.2 per cent – or £5,013 – to £234,734 in the year to the end of December. But for the first time since February 2018, prices … Read more
‘Eight people are shot dead’ in drive-by shooting bloodbath at two hookah bars near Frankfurt By Joe Middleton For Mailonline Published: 23:02 GMT, 19 February 2020 | Updated: 23:30 GMT, 19 February 2020 At least eight people have been killed in a shooting incident at two shisha bars in the city of Hanau this evening, … Read more