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'Shocked' father demands answers after his wheelchair user son 'was turned away from restaurant'

Brian Kelly, 61, claims The Bombay Cottage in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, refused to seat the family because they had not informed them that his son, Declan, 30, is a wheelchair user.

2023-03-25T21:20:04Z

Voices: Keir Starmer’s impossible promises are harder to believe than Rishi Sunak’s

Keir Starmer’s impossible promises are harder to believe than Rishi Sunak’s - Both parties are guilty of setting targets that cannot be met, undermining faith in politics

2023-03-25T10:24:24Z

London ULEZ vandals told to 'keep up the good work' following latest attack near Sutton as TfL warns every incident is referred to police

The vandalism of cameras is intensifying but Transport for London says they are being treated as crimes

2023-03-25T11:32:35Z

Pension age 'could rise to 72 by 2050s'

Government sources signalled a long-awaited report from Tory peer Baroness Neville-Rolfe (pictured) would propose the pension age rises to 68 from 2042 - two years earlier than expected

2023-03-26T04:05:31Z

Boris accused of 'stabbing UK fishermen in back' with industry 'just about finished'

Boris Johnson had promised the UK would "take back control" of its waters after Brexit, but a former MEP has has claimed the former Prime Minister broke that promise.

2023-03-25T21:12:20Z

Protests erupt in NYC — not for Trump but for 'The Joker'

NEW YORK (AP) — Throngs of protesters gathered at the courthouse steps, chanting for freedom for their embattled hero. Police kept watch as passions flared and voices roared. Squad cars and television trucks encircled the commotion. It’s a scene New York City authorities have been bracing for as prosecutors consider an indictment against former President Donald Trump, who has invited followers to rally on his behalf. But on Saturday, it was just...

2023-03-25T21:22:12Z

Woman accused of ‘making a scene’ at sister’s wedding over bride's ‘humiliating’ speech

A woman has shared how her sister who got married "humiliated" her when it was time for the bride to give a speech at the wedding reception. In a post to Reddit's "Am I the A**hole?" forum, the woman gave a backstory as to what led to the fall out with her sibling. She explained how her 24-year-old sister got married in a "very well planned out" we...

2023-03-25T13:05:07Z

Ambulance worker arrested for alleged sexual offences with a child after vigilante group sting

Ambulance worker arrested for alleged sexual offences with a child after vigilante group sting - The man has been suspended while the Metropolitan Police investigate the allegations

2023-03-24T18:02:06Z

Labour urges incoming SNP leader to ‘clear out the rot’ in party

Labour urges incoming SNP leader to ‘clear out the rot’ in party - Scottish Labour’s deputy leader, Jackie Baillie, has urged the next SNP leader to lead with ‘transparency and openness’.

2023-03-26T00:11:03Z

Do YOU know the meaning of this road sign that is baffling motorists and cyclists?

This road sign was first introduced to Britain nearly eight years ago. It reads 'no right turn except in two stages', but do you know what it actually indicates?

2023-03-25T09:59:19Z

The Abandoned Wreck Of This Dictator's Yacht Has Become An Eerie Attraction

Saddam Hussein's abandoned yacht and other extraordinary shipwrecks from around the world...

2023-03-20T18:27:04Z

Afghan pilot who served with British forces and fled to UK in small boat facing deportation to Rwanda

Afghan pilot who served with British forces and fled to UK in small boat facing deportation to Rwanda - Air force lieutenant says he is one of many Afghan forces personnel ‘forgotten’ by coalition forces after the fall of Kabul

2023-03-25T22:06:02Z

Boasting Taliban share images of repaired military vehicles left by the West

EXCLUSIVE: Photographs shared by the official Ministry of National Defence, Afghanistan, showed line upon line of military vehicles the regime said were now ready for use.

2023-03-25T21:42:30Z

Amir Khan tells Sadiq Khan to 'pull his finger out and do something' about London crime after gunpoint robbery

The boxer was the victim of a robbery when thieves targeted his watch

2023-03-25T21:17:49Z

Homeless man guilty of murdering 'kind-hearted' pensioner who took him in

Allan Scott burned Patricia Holland's body on a bonfire in her garden.

2023-03-25T17:50:24Z

Xi Jinping 'sends cold chill down Putin's spine', experts claim

Russia's poor performance on the battlefield has led to new opportunities for a 'particularly assertive' China, which already enjoys substantial economic ties with the republics through its Belt and Road Initiative.

2023-03-25T18:12:14Z

Masked gunman goes on daylight rampage near £42,000-a-year public school Eton

Police near Eton college are on the hunt for the suspected "gunman" who is believed to have worn a facemask similar to those used during the Covid-19 pandemic.

2023-03-25T11:12:07Z

How one man's war against a £100 private parking fine could invalidate EVERY ticket sent by an ANPR camera

EXCLUSIVE: Lawrence Carnie (pictured), 58, was slapped with a £100 ticket for a '22-hour' stay at a car park in Dartford, Kent in June - but he claims it was actually two half-hour stays on consecutive days.

2023-03-25T09:59:10Z

Watch moment brave shopkeeper grabs a baseball bat to foil masked robbery gang

Samuel Brown, 32, was sentenced to four years in jail on Saturday after he assaulted a member of staff in a convenience store in Shoreham-by-Sea.

2023-03-25T17:49:57Z

BBC repeated same programme 11 times in a month after axing prestigious show

The BBC has been forced to defend itself after airing the same programme multiple times in the space of just one month.

2023-03-25T09:56:04Z

Woman passenger asks train station staff to check on 'unwell man' - only to be told it was a statue

Emma Obank (pictured) was on a train passing through Woking, Surrey, when she saw the 'man'. She contacted South Western Railway and they told her it was a statue.

2023-03-25T12:39:39Z

Stephen Bear 'moved to isolation wing for vulnerable prisoners' as he serves 21 months

He was reportedly put on suicide watch recently.

2023-03-26T00:28:16Z

Woman 'so upset' after 'annoyed neighbour' leaves note on mother-in-law's car

Some of the most common disputes between neighbours are over noise, street parking and pets.

2023-03-26T03:03:46Z

Man stabbed dad to death at Ealing pub birthday party because he was dating his ex

Timothy Simon, who has been found guilty of murder, did not like Wayne Phillips, as Wayne was dating his ex

2023-03-25T15:47:44Z

Man who ‘committed senseless’ murder at Ealing pub convicted

Man who ‘committed senseless’ murder at Ealing pub convicted -

2023-03-25T16:14:08Z

Sickening leaked Russian spy emails show Putin planned 'total cleansing' of Ukraine

The country's intelligence service was to inflict "house-to-house terror", the leaked FSB email shows.

2023-03-25T13:57:09Z

Body found in search for camper, 24, who disappeared five days ago

Adam Perkins, 24, was last seen at around 8pm on March 20, after he left his home in Sheffield.

2023-03-25T13:35:24Z

Rayner's attack on Sunak backfires as Labour's own policy would 'leave us all poorer'

EXCLUSIVE: Labour's tax policy has been criticised after Angela Rayner launched an attack on Rishi Sunak following the publication of his tax returns.

2023-03-25T07:11:58Z

Sheikh Jassim submits new Man Utd bid | Zilliacus makes increased offer

Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani has submitted a new bid to buy Manchester United.

2023-03-24T15:58:39Z

Super-tanker anchored off Yemen’s coast ‘may explode at any moment,’ says UN

Super-tanker anchored off Yemen’s coast ‘may explode at any moment,’ says UN - The FSO Safer, which contains more than a million barrels of oil, was abandoned in 2015 during the Yemen civil war and is now starting to fall apart

2023-03-25T12:55:30Z

Prince William set to assume new role which will see him travel world

Prince William's trip to Poland last week to thank British troops on the border of Ukraine was a key staging post as he embraces his new position on the world stage, sources say.

2023-03-26T02:35:31Z

Man stabbed to death in Hull as four people are arrested on suspicion of murder

Humberside Police officers were called to reports of an altercation on Princes Dock Street at around 11.20pm on Friday and discovered a man had sustained a stab wound.

2023-03-25T19:44:58Z

Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Ukraine top commander says Bakhmut situation is stabilising

(Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have managed to blunt Russia's offensive in and around the embattled eastern city of Bakhmut, where the situation is stabilising, commander in chief General Valery Zaluzhniy said on Saturday. Separately, Britain's defence ministry said the months-long Russian assault on the city had stalled, mainly as a result of heavy troop losses. DIPLOMACY AND SANCTIONS * Russian

2023-03-25T17:28:22Z

Rahul Gandhi Disqualified LIVE: Priyanka, Other Cong Leaders At Rajghat for 'Satyagraha'; Permission Denied, Sec 144 Imposed

Rahul Gandhi Disqualified LIVE Updates: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, along with party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be joining the 'Satyagraha' at Raj Ghat in Delhi

2023-03-26T02:16:08Z

Major Russian offensive 'stalled' by extreme attrition and Wagner chaos

Russian battle plans are likely to switch to defending the small gains that the Kremlin has managed to secure in months of bitter fighting, according to the Ministry of Defence.

2023-03-25T08:27:17Z

Prison chiefs rename failing 'weapons amnesty' campaign - as inmates didn't understand the word

Amnesty comes from the word 'amnestia', meaning to pardon and forget - as in 'amnesia'. HMP Feltham said they had renamed their campaign and taken time to explain the meaning of 'amnesty'.

2023-03-26T01:10:17Z

The East London neighbourhood that was once a murder hotspot now home to trendy cafés and art galleries

Spitalfields today is a world away from the poverty-stricken neighbourhood of the 19th century

2023-03-26T05:03:09Z

Woman who left her AirPods on a flight tracked them down to an airport worker's HOME

A woman who left her AirPods on a flight and was told she couldn't retrieve them has revealed she tracked them down to an air steward's home.

2023-03-25T15:59:53Z

London drug dealers making £13,000 a week from crack and heroin named and shamed as they're taken down in raid

The drug network brought in thousands each week

2023-03-25T09:17:37Z

‘Bored' asylum seekers say living in £6.8m taxpayer funded hotels is like ‘living in jail'

Nearly 400 hotels are now being used to accommodate more than 51,000 migrants hoping to claim asylum in the UK.

2023-03-25T16:12:16Z

BBC EastEnders viewers all confused by Ravi Gulati for the same reason

Fans of the BBC soap have been left scratching their heads over the police's interest in Ravi

2023-03-25T14:18:23Z

Liz Truss criticised for ‘stunning lack of humility’ over reported peerage plans

Liz Truss has been accused of showing a “stunning lack of humility” following reports that she plans in effect to create a peer for every 10 days she spent in office. The former prime minister is reported to have nominated at least four new members of the House of Lords, despite being forced from office after only 49 days, following a disastrous mini-budget. The names on her resignation honours list include a Conservative donor and a former...

2023-03-25T18:31:17Z

Ant-Man actor Jonathan Majors arrested on suspicion of assault in New York

New York City police said the actor was involved in a domestic dispute with a 30-year-old woman.

2023-03-26T01:11:31Z

Ukrainian troops target Russians with 'highly capable thermal scopes' in new footage

New footage shows a Ukrainian sniper hunting down targets using advanced thermal imaging technology capable of zooming up to 1,800 metres.

2023-03-25T21:57:28Z

Russian ‘storm' troops say ‘blocking units' stopped them retreating from being slaughtered

In a video posted online by a group of Russian soldiers they call their orders ‘criminal' and complain of suffering ‘very, very substantial losses' on the frontline.

2023-03-25T18:28:47Z

China’s Xi Jinping did not ask to meet Zelensky despite summit with ‘dear friend’ Putin

Mr Zelensky said he made clear he wanted to speak with Xi after his interventions in Moscow - but has yet to receive a response from Beijing

2023-03-25T15:46:58Z

Ajax armoured vehicle branded 'an obsolete disaster' which has cost taxpayers billions

EXCLUSIVE: Stuart Crawford believes no matter what happens now, the military vehicle will be 'forever tainted'.

2023-03-25T09:12:56Z

‘Lost £58,812!' WASPI woman furious at state pension age change - ‘robbed!'

A WASPI woman has argued she feels "robbed" by a decision to increase the state pension age when speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk.

2023-03-26T03:06:15Z

MPs Hancock and Kwarteng tell fake firm they will advise for £10,000 per day

MPs Hancock and Kwarteng tell fake firm they will advise for £10,000 per day - A non-existent overseas company, made up by campaign group Led By Donkeys, approached MPs to work as consultants.

2023-03-25T21:45:34Z

Police launch investigation after Alison Hammond 'loses thousands in blackmail plot'

Police have confirmed an investigation has been launched after This Morning's Alison Hammond reportedly lost thousands of pounds to a man who threatened to blackmail her with lies.

2023-03-25T14:11:08Z