7 h. ago Man fined for parking millimetres over line as he collected wife's medication

Nick Palit, from Penarth, said he couldn't believe it when he returned to his car in the town and he had a parking ticket

Science

36 h. ago 'War on motorists' as locals could be fined £1000 for parking on their own drive

A UK city has been suffering a parking war, with rules stating that anyone who parks on their driveway without a dropped kerb could face a hefty fine of up to £1000

Economics

38 h. ago Dumfries and Galloway Council collects nearly 1,000 of garden waste in 2025

The local authority's kerbside collection service, where householders pay £40 for an extra bin, is in its second year.

Politics

59 h. ago Furious homeowners threatened by Labour council with £1,000 fines for parking on their own driveways

Southampton residents are being warned by their Labour-run council that they will have to pay £1,000 if they are caught using their own driveway - if there is no dropped kerb.

Economics

3 d. ago Farage says PM’s branding of Reform immigration policy as racist is a ‘disgrace’

The Reform UK leader said Labour’s rhetoric ‘threatens the safety’ of his party’s activists.

Events

3 d. ago Warning to Brits over £1,000 fine for parking on their own DRIVEWAYS

LOCALS risk being slapped with an eye watering fine of £1,000 for simply parking in their own driveways. Residents in Southampton could be hit with the hefy fees if they park their motors in their front drive if there is no dropped kerb. The fresh ruling sparked outrage from the city's opposition councillors. Conservative group...

Events

5 d. ago Drivers' fury in UK car parking fine capital after 216% surge in penalties

Motorists in Royal Tunbridge Wells (pictured), Kent, instead of enjoying the supposed peace and quiet of the garden of England, are 'at war' over what they dub a 'car parking crisis'.

Transport

5 d. ago Five things Keir Starmer must do at the Labour conference after devastating poll

With Andy Burnham and left-wing Labour rebels threatening to oust him on one side and Nigel Farage taking Labour voters away on the other, Keir Starmer arrives in Liverpool as a man under siege, writes political editor David Maddox

Politics

5 d. ago Labour's union paymasters threaten to pull funding unless Rachel Reeves imposes 'wealth tax' and demands she splurges 'trillions' on propping up industry

Unite is expected to try to force a vote on a levy - threatening to cut ties with the party unless the Chancellor's Budget next month shows a 'direction change'.

Economics

6 d. ago Five things Keir Starmer must do at the Labour conference to save his premiership

With Andy Burnham and left-wing Labour rebels threatening to oust him on one side and Nigel Farage taking Labour voters away on the other, Keir Starmer arrives in Liverpool as a man under siege, writes political editor David Maddox

Politics

6 d. ago 5 things Keir Starmer must do at the Labour conference to save his premiership

With Andy Burnham and leftwing Labour rebels threatening to oust him one side and Nigel Farage taking Labour voters away on the other, Keir Starmer arrives at his second party conference as PM under siege, writes political editor David Maddox

Politics

6 d. ago Labour delegates are strangers to sound economic sense as an alcoholic is to sobriety. That's why they'll lap up the Burnham blueprint, writes ANDREW NEIL

As it gathers for its annual conference in Liverpool this weekend Labour is in the grip of a civil war which threatens to erupt in the coming months into open hostilities, ripping it asunder.

Economics

8 d. ago Government minister slams Andy Burnham 'tittle tattle' as Labour row threatens to erupt

A Cabinet minister has dismissed suggestions Andy Burnham could mount a challenge for the Labour leadership

Politics

9 d. ago West Lothian residents 'fed up' with problems from illegal traveller sites

West Lothian Council faces a bill of more than £50,000 to clear up after traveller encampments at Craigswood in Livingston this summer.

Events

1 week ago Call for new £50 cap on private car park fines to protect drivers

Labour is currently consulting on a new legally enforceable code of practice to oversee car park operators, after the Tories dropped a previous attempt

Economics

2 w. ago Blue Badge rules you must follow to avoid a fine or loss of parking permit

The latest figures indicate there are more than 3.2 million Blue Badge holders across Great Britain

Politics

2 w. ago Full list of Blue Badge rules every holder must know to avoid a fine or loss of parking permit

A Blue Badge must be used correctly someone travelling as a driver or passenger.

Politics

2 w. ago 'I pay hundreds in parking fines but now I've got ultimate revenge'

Julian Morgans, who reportedly receives so many parking tickets that he could "wallpaper" his house with them, shared details about his elaborate plot to take "revenge"

Politics

2 w. ago Council bosses who accused man of trying to avoid care costs by gifting £70,000 to his children ordered to apologise and pay compensation

The father-of-two was told to pay for his own residential care after officials found he'd handed the money over, leaving him below the £23,250 threshold where he would have to pay for himself.

Economics

2 w. ago A record 17.5 million fines could be dished out by parking 'cowboys' this year as Labour dithers over a planned crackdown on rogue firms

Ruthless private firms have already slapped drivers with 4.3 million tickets between April and June - an average of 2,000 every hour - as ministers face fresh calls to get tough on them.

Economics