2+ day, 59+ min ago   (503+ words) Trainline has said its ticket sales growth was held back this year by London Tube strikes, heatwaves and the Government’s freeze on rail fares. The online ticketing platform reported UK consumer net ticket sales of £2.1 billion for the six months…...

29+ min ago   (387+ words) Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery. Mr Osborne, who resigned as chancellor after being part of David…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (488+ words) The boss of Ryanair’s comparison of other airlines to “rapists” will have lost his company the confidence of women who have been subject to sexual assault, the Transport Secretary has said. Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary was heavily criticised in both…...

10+ hour, 24+ min ago   (342+ words) The Government is being urged to deliver a promised crackdown on zero-hours contracts, amid “baseless myths” from those opposed to the move. TUC general secretary Paul Nowak will say that some business lobbyists should be “faced down”, arguing that the…...

10+ hour, 24+ min ago   (515+ words) Relations between Britain and America have been further strained after Donald Trump expressed support for a united Ireland. The US president claimed Irish unification was inevitable as he spoke to reporters alongside Taoiseach Micheál Martin, adding it “may as well…...

10+ hour, 47+ min ago   (399+ words) US officials secretly flew an American diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children out of the UK without telling British police, it has been reported. According to The Sun, US authorities raided the diplomat’s London flat last month, seizing…...

13+ hour, 31+ min ago   (842+ words) A 76-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of concealing his identity at an anti-immigration protest in Portsmouth after police warned they would use powers to arrest demonstrators wearing face coverings. A person wearing what appeared to be black scarves…...

14+ hour, 21+ min ago   (588+ words) London boroughs have seized over 3,000 ebikes this year, with hire companies facing growing calls to stop blocking pavements. Local authorities across the city have seized 3,393 dangerously parked or abandoned ebikes so far this year, according to an investigation by The…...

16+ hour, 44+ min ago   (828+ words) Hundreds have gathered in Glasgow for an anti-immigration rally and associated counter protest. The Pink Ladies organised their event at Glasgow Green, prompting opposing groups, including Stand Up To Racism (SUTR), to arrange a counter protest. With a large police…...

16+ hour, 57+ min ago   (832+ words) Sky Bet are offering new customers enhanced odds of 50/1 on Erling Haaland to record a shot in Sunday’s Premier League derby between Manchester United and Manchester City. The special Sky Bet welcome offer takes the current price for Haaland to…...