Metro

If you're over 70, there's an important driving rule you need to know about - one that could accidentally take you off the road if you're not careful. Unlike younger drivers who only have to renew their license every 10 years, once you hit 70 you've got to renew it...

The Labour government has admitted it will break its manifesto pledge to end the use of hotels for housing asylum seekers, as the practice is expected to continue for years due to ongoing global instability and housing shortages. Taxpayers are currently footing a £5.5 million daily bill to accommodate asylum...

An Iraqi man who fled his country after being threatened with arrest for alleged exam fraud has been granted permission to stay in the UK, despite inconsistencies in his case. The man, who remains anonymous, claimed he was caught on CCTV delivering test papers to an address before students were...

Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, who were together for 27 years and married for 14, announced their split in 2023. The breakup reportedly came after Ruth discovered Eamonn was having intimate conversations with another woman. According to insiders, Ruth overheard Eamonn on a private phone call he thought she wouldn’t...

Councils across the UK are raising alarms over the growing asylum seeker accommodation crisis, with over 38,000 people currently housed in hotels. Local authorities warn that the situation is placing significant pressure on housing markets, schools, community cohesion, and other essential services.  The Home Office’s "cluster limit" policy aims to...

The UK’s asylum crisis is placing immense strain on local communities, schools, and housing markets, according to desperate pleas from councils across the country. Despite Labour’s election promise to “end asylum hotels,” the number of asylum seekers housed in such accommodations has risen to 38,079, up from 35,651 in September...

Millions of pensioners and benefit claimants are set to receive their payments earlier than usual in April due to the Easter bank holidays. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that payments scheduled for April 18 (Good Friday) and April 21 (Easter Monday) will instead be made on...

In a significant crackdown on illegal immigration and unauthorized employment, UK immigration enforcement officers, alongside Belfast Harbour Police, conducted a dawn raid at a construction site in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter, resulting in the arrest of 36 individuals. The operation, which targeted a sub-contractor’s workforce, led to the detention of 35...

The Labour government, led by Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall, has unveiled plans to significantly tighten eligibility for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) as part of broader welfare reforms aimed at reducing the soaring benefits bill and encouraging more people to return to work. The proposed changes, which are expected...

A former British Army officer, General Sir Richard Shirreff, has issued a stark warning that World War 3 could become a reality within the next two years, with the UK at the center of the conflict. Shirreff argues that any ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine would only serve as a...