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Warning over £180 BBC licence fee as rural Britain condemns 'metropolitan' bias

The Countryside Alliance has demanded the BBC radically improves the way it portrays and serves rural Britain as the future of broadcaster is debated. The licence fee will go up to £180 in April and...

Russia orders block on WhatsApp in messaging app crackdown

Russia orders block on WhatsApp in messaging app crackdown1 day agoOsmond Chia,Business reporterandBen Tavener,in MoscowGetty ImagesRussia has ordered a block on WhatsApp, as the Kremlin continues to...

Households face £80 fines if they break wheelie bin rules

Households across England with wheelie bins and other refuse receptacles risk being fined if they breach certain rules.Central Government provides local councils with guidelines on issuing penalty...

Russia moves to block WhatsApp in messaging app crackdown

Russia moves to block WhatsApp in messaging app crackdown5 hours agoOsmond ChiaBusiness reporterGetty ImagesRussia has "attempted to fully block" WhatsApp in the country, the company said, as the...

GMB fans say same thing as Susanna Reid announces ITV break

Susanna told fans: “Good Morning Britain back from 6am tomorrow, and now it’s time for Lorraine. And I’ll see you after half- term”. To which Ed quickly chimed: “And me.” Later, the...

Russia issues chilling WW3 threat over Greenland - 'We will attack'

Trump and Putin (Image: Getty)Putin’s war-hungry Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that Russia will take military action if Greenland is transformed by the US into a strategic base against...

DWP confirms 9 groups of people who will get Universal Credit boost - full list

Some major changes are coming in for Universal Credit claimants, with several types of claimants getting a boost in their monthly payments. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed...

AirAsia flight plunges 24,000ft in emergency descent after issuing distress code

An AirAsia aircraft executed an emergency landing two hours into its journey, stranding passengers in Brisbane.Flight D7221 was travelling to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, following its approximately 10pm...

Mandelson 'betrayed' his country, Gordon Brown tells BBC

Mandelson 'betrayed' his country, Gordon Brown tells BBC28 minutes agoAnna LamcheGetty ImagesFormer Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told the BBC he believes Peter Mandelson "betrayed" his country by...

Jeremy Clarkson gives 11-word verdict as eerie 2010 Peter Mandelson comment resurfaces

Jeremy Clarkson has slammed Peter Mandelson after his 2010 comment about the former MP and Cabinet minister resurfaced. In 2010, the presenter joked about Mandelson on Top Gear.He said during a test...

Warning of long airport queues under new EU border control system

Warning of long airport queues under new EU border control system1 day agoKaty Austin,Transport correspondentandSimon Browning,Transport reporter Getty ImagesThere are warnings of queues at passport...

Stoke-on-Trent College LIVE: Campus plunged into 'lockdown' as police rush to scene

A Stoke-on-Trent College spokesman said: "Early this morning, a distressed member of the public entered the college’s Cauldon site prior to students arriving on campus."In line with our...

Moment Kemi Badenoch is upstaged by a mouse during live ITV interview

Kemi Badenoch's remarks about Keir Starmer on ITV didn't seem to shock viewers as much as a mouse which was seen scurrying across the screen during the live interview. Badenoch featured on the...

Ban on log burners and wood burners on table in fireplace law change

A ban on some wood-burning stoves could be introduced under new laws to tackle indoor pollution in people’s homes. Labour has announced a consultation on its Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP),...

Warning of long airport queues under new EU border control system

Warning of long airport queues under new EU border control system1 hour agoKaty Austin,Transport correspondentandSimon Browning,Transport reporter Getty ImagesThere are warnings of queues at passport...