22 h. ago Crackdown on parking fines by private firms announced by Government after ticket record

The Government has unveiled plans to crack down on naughty tactics used by private parking firms after a record 14.4 million tickets were issued in the year to the end of March

Politics

26 h. ago Government accused of 'bending the knee' to rogue private parking firms

The Government has today launched a long-awaited consultation to 'raise standards' in the private parking sector. But the AA accused its measures as being far too weak.

Politics

29 h. ago GPs told to send patients to gym instead of signing them off work

The government is launching a new pilot scheme across England

Science

30 h. ago Government launches crackdown on ‘misleading’ private parking firms

Analysis by the PA news agency found Britain’s drivers were handed 14.4 million parking tickets by private companies in the year to the end of March.

Politics

44 h. ago Motorists hit with nearly £4m in private parking fines every day

Private parking firms issued 1,640 fines across the UK every hour last year, totalling nearly £4 million per day

Economics

49 h. ago UK motorists demand action as 39,000 parking tickets issued each day by private firms

A record 14.4 million parking tickets were issued last year

Economics

65 h. ago Private parking firms issued record 1,640 tickets every hour in 2024

Ruthless firms issued 14.4million tickets to drivers in the 12 months to April this year - more than 27 every minute.

Economics

3 d. ago Record 14.4 million parking fines issued by private firms last year

The figure is up 13% from the previous year

Economics

3 d. ago Private firms issue record 14.4 million parking tickets in a year

Motoring groups said the analysis demonstrates the ‘urgent’ need for the Government to reintroduce a code of practice for the sector.

Economics

5 d. ago Inquiry launched into government handling of Harry Dunn’s death, Lammy announces

The foreign secretary says lessons need to be learned after the tragic death of the 19-year-old in 2019, who was killed by a car driven by a member of the US intelligence community

Politics

5 d. ago Sabrina Carpenter 'flies in private medical medical team' during sold out BST Hyde Park gig

Sabrina Carpenter pulled out all of the stops for her weekend performing at BST Hyde Park as she flew in her own private medical team and had an ambulance on standby.

Politics

8 d. ago Tour de France team boss Jonathan Vaughters blasts UCI over rider safety

Cycling’s governing body accused of dangerous inaction‘People with real knowledge are pushed to the outside’A leading Tour de France team manager, Jonathan Vaughters, has launched a scathing attack on cycling’s governing body on the eve of the race, accusing the UCI of being “unable to make good decisions when it comes to safety or the governance of the sport”.Vaughters, who leads EF Education-Easypost and raced in four Tours as a professional, described cycling’s governing body as “managed by politicians and bureaucrats who do not understand the reality of the sport” and added that “they were put in place by the votes of other politicians who have never had their skin ripped off by the road”. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Keir Starmer's plan to 'rewire' NHS explained – why you won’t have to go to hospital

Sir Keir Starmer launches the Government's 'Ten Year Health Plan' which aims to transform where we get NHS care - here's what it will mean for us all

Politics

1 week ago Motorists slapped with nearly 40,000 private parking charges a day as DVLA sold record 14.4m driver details last year

A 13% increase in driver detail requests made by private parking firms in 2024-25 means an average of 27 charges are issued to motorists every minute.

Transport

1 week ago Trump ally and mega investor launches PAC to go against Musk’s political ambitions

James Fishback, a former Department of Government Efficiency adviser, launched the FSD PAC Tuesday in response to Musk’s ‘antics’

Politics

1 week ago Major changes to maternity and paternity pay could affect millions as review launched

The government has launched a review into the 'complicated' parental leave system

Economics

1 week ago 'Botched maternity care almost killed me and my baby, I'm traumatised for life'

Following news that the government has launched a 'rapid national investigation' on UK maternity units, Rachel Coles, 30, from Essex, has spoken about the harrowing birth of her son

Events

2 w. ago Maggie Oliver launches legal proceedings against government over child sex abuse

The former GMP detective wants the government to implement all 20 recommendations from a 2022 report 'without further delay'

Politics

2 w. ago Huge update on free bus passes for over 60s in England as MPs to debate change

A petition launched by Karen Hickman says: "We call on the Government to extend free bus travel to all people over 60 years old in England outside London"

Politics

2 w. ago Mexico’s president threatens to sue over SpaceX debris from rocket explosions

Company’s Starbase launch site in Texas near the Mexican border has seen test failures resulting in large explosionsMexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has threatened legal action over falling debris and contamination from billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket launches across the border in the United States.Mexico’s government was studying which international laws were being violated in order to file “the necessary lawsuits” because “there is indeed contamination”, Sheinbaum told her morning news conference on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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