David Churchill

Union sources said barons were gearing up for national action which could shut down hospitals, schools and the railways after Labour made it easier to call strikes.

Figures quietly published by HMRC suggest the Chancellor will clobber drivers with a 3p a litre fuel duty hike in one go on 1 January.

There were 585,396 live births in England and Wales last year - down from 594,677 the year before and the lowest since 1976 (584,270). It was also the 4th lowest in 100 years.

France has been militantly pushing for British car-makers to be banned from qualifying for new 'Made in Europe' regulations.

The total, equivalent to more than 15,000 points daily, was up from 4.5million in 2022. Speeding offences accounted for most.

The Manchester Mayor handed over £33,000 of taxpayers' cash to the city's Superbia initiative, an arts and culture programme which prioritises projects by the 'Wider trans communities'.

Officials are war-gaming the creation of a national 'blacklist' amid soaring 'air rage' attacks on plane crews and fellow holidaymakers.

Professor Sir John Curtice said his latest analysis was that the insurgent party's supporters are a 'coalition' of people with 'distinct socially Conservative views'.

According to a major survey, the number of people in England saying university was no longer worth it hit a record high of 34 per cent last year.

Documents show Daniel Kebede, boss of the militant National Education Union (NEU), got a total package worth a staggering £164,654 last year.