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'This madness HAS to end': Fury erupts over illegal migrants gambling taxpayer money

Anger has erupted over reports that asylum seekers are using taxpayers' money to pay for gambling. The Home Office has launched an investigation after more than 6,500 transactions were attempted...

London migrant hotel is ‘sad sign of city’s decline under Sadiq Khan'

Canary Wharf’s new migrant hotel has been slammed for turning the banking district into a “dumping ground” for Labour’s failures. Protestors have taken to the streets of London this week to...

Taxpayers could pay up to £11.8m housing migrants in 4-star hotel

Taxpayers could spend up to £11.8million housing migrants at a four-star hotel if they were to stay there for a year, an analysis has revealed. The Home Office has reserved more than 400 of the beds...

Sewage discharges to halve by 2030 in 'water revolution', minister pledges

Sewage discharges to halve by 2030, minister pledges15 minutes agoAlex BoydBBC NewsGetty ImagesLucy HookerBBC NewsThe government is preparing a "water revolution" that will halve the number of times...

'Health tourists' leave our NHS with £200m black hole

Health tourists have cost the cash-strapped NHS a staggering £200million during the past five years – despite Government pledges to crack down on this abuse of the system. Hospitals across the...

Fury as Britain will have to pay into EU's budget under Keir Starmer's Brexit deal

Britain will have to pay into the European Union's budget under Sir Keir Starmer's Brexit reset deal, according to reports. New EU documents state that the UK must make financial contributions to the...

Fury as work-shy council announces permanent four-day work week for staff

A LibDem-run council has announced plans to make a trial four-day work week permanent, sparking fury from critics. Staff at South Cambridgeshire district council had been enjoying a four-day week...

Fury in 1 of Europe’s most beautiful cities as tourists steal bits of road as souvenirs

Locals in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities have been left furious after rude tourists destroy their roads for ‘souvenirs’. Bruges in Belgium is visited by millions of people every year,...

Taxpayer's bill for 'moronic' Sycamore Gap felling revealed in court

Adam Carruthers and Daniel Graham have cost the taxpayer almost £1m (Image: PA)The reckless act that led to the destruction of the 'irreplaceable' Sycamore Gap tree will cost taxpayers nearly £1m,...

Reform UK council becomes first in country to scrap net zero targets

A Reform UK-led council will become the first in the country to scrap net zero targets. The axe is due to be voted on at a West Northamptonshire Council Cabinet meeting today.The 10 Reform...

Mauritius gets Chagos Islands - and beats UK in financial freedom rankings

Britain is languishing in 21st place in new “financial freedom” rankings while Mauritius – which will reap billions in benefits as a result of the deal which sees it regain sovereignty of the...

Starmer to sign defence agreement with nation that was UK's greatest foe in historic first

Britain is set to sign its first defence cooperation treaty with Germany in the modern-era this week, in a move hailed as a major step in tightening security ties across Europe.Sir Keir Starmer and...

Brexit haters are gaslighting you – UK leaving EU didn't cause small boat crisis

Emmanuel Macron blamed Brexit for the small boat migrant crisis as he stood beside Sir Keir Starmer last week. The French president said the British people had been “sold a lie”, but his claim...

Rachel Reeves is doubling down on failure – things can only get worse

Rachel Reeves has taken the wheel of the British economy — and driven it straight into a ditch. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves has proved one thing beyond doubt: she is dangerously out...

Not just Rachel Reeves! Now Angela Rayner piles in with her own stealth tax raid too

Despite Labour’s pledge not to hike taxes on “working people,” the Chancellor has hit them hard by stealth. She’s already raised £40billion on the sly, and may return for up to £30billion...