7 h. ago Many Brits are only just realising what tiny 'off' button actually does in car

A TokToker has shared a video highlighting a useful feature found in most motors that drivers old and new should be aware of — not only does it provide peace of mind, it could save your life

Politics

6 d. ago Skins fans left emotional as original cast members reunite 17 years after their final episode

The drama, which first hit screens in 2007, was popular with younger viewers who responded to the 'realistic' characters and how they represented teenage life in Britain.

Sport

8 d. ago I thought I was growing up in a racially tolerant Britain. I now realise I was wrong | Rohan Sathyamoorthy

I’ve experienced more racism in the past year than the rest of my life put together – the only answer is for young people to stand up to the far rightSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreWhen my dad went to school in the 1970s, the kids used to pretend he was invisible. Every day he would try to make conversation and play with the other children, and every day he would be ignored. One night it got so bad that my grandma found him crying himself to sleep, unable to process, as an eight-year-old, why no one would want to talk to “the brown kid”. This kind of social exclusion was sadly all too familiar in postwar Britain – my white grandma had endured her own share of abuse ever since she fell in love with my Sri Lankan grandad in 1966, committing the family’s original sin of interracial marriage.When I heard these stories as a child, they felt like terrible...

Politics

2 w. ago Millions of Brits have 'silent killer' condition without realising

Millions of Brits have a 'silent killer' condition but don't realise until it's too late, as it often doesn't present symptoms until complications arise from it

Events

2 w. ago Tommy Robinson will not be charged over alleged assault at St Pancras station, police say

Tommy Robinson will not be charged over an alleged assault at St Pancras railway station last month after the Crown Prosecution Service concluded “there was not a realistic prospect of conviction”, the British Transport Police (BTP) said.

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3 w. ago One in three drivers admit habit that could land them £100 fine and points on licence

Drivers can easily pick up bad habits after passing their test and an estimated 14 million Brits have broken this driving law without even realising.

Economics