Tories would scrap stamp duty on primary residences, Kemi Badenoch tells conference | Conservative conference 2025

The Conservatives would scrap stamp duty on sales of primary residences if they won the next election, Kemi Badenoch has said, in a policy-heavy speech designed to improve her standing as Tory... Read more »

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth | Hospitality industry

Pubs, clubs and restaurants will be able to open into the early hours as part of Labour’s drive for economic growth, a move which critics say will lead to more drunken disorder.... Read more »

Russia is desperate for tanks. Is it desperate enough to use T-64s?

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); Russian tank stocks are running low—just 2,500 remain in long-term storage More than 600 of those stored tanks are 1970s-vintage T-64s The T-64 is known as a Ukrainian tank, not a... Read more »

Calls for UK government to pardon women executed for witchcraft | Kent

On 30 July 1652, seven women were hanged on Penenden Heath in Maidstone, Kent. Witch trials and executions were far from unusual at the time, in the town or elsewhere, but rarely... Read more »

Start your engines! Laois club launches upcoming Indoor Motor Show

A Laois club was excited to launch their upcoming Motor Show in Portlaoise this month. The Ballinakill Vintage & Classic Owners Club will again host the Indoor Motor Show in Laois Shopping... Read more »

Fossicking for a fortune: the price of gold is sky-high, and prospectors in Victoria hope to cash in | Rural Australia

It’s a Friday morning at the Gold Centre in Maryborough, and the shop feels more like a social club than a place of commerce. A group who have signed up for a... Read more »

Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein in No 10 on advice of Peter Mandelson, documents reveal | Tony Blair

Sir Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein in Downing Street while he was prime minister after a recommendation by Peter Mandelson, newly released papers from the National Archives show. Epstein visited Blair on... Read more »

how to get rid of your accent and speak English confidently in just 15 minutes a day

Sound familiar? You have a solid vocabulary, you understand verb tenses, but when you start speaking, something goes wrong. People ask you to repeat yourself, you mix up words, and you feel... Read more »

SNP backs Swinney’s ‘clear’ strategy for new independence referendum | Scottish National party (SNP)

SNP members have overwhelmingly backed leader John Swinney’s “clear and unambiguous” independence strategy that a majority election win is the only route to another referendum. On the first day of the party’s... Read more »

Kildare residents urged to learn about risks associated with serious condition

Epilepsy Ireland has urged residents throughout County Kildare to understand the risks associated with one serious condition. Specifically, the organisation has appealed to people living with epilepsy and their families in Kildare... Read more »