2 h. ago Taxi driver in France charged with stealing from David Lammy and his wife

Driver allegedly stole luggage and cash from foreign secretary and Nicola Green after ride from Italy to French ski resort A taxi driver has been charged by French police with stealing luggage and cash from the UK’s foreign secretary, David Lammy, and his wife, Nicola Green. The driver took the couple more than 600km (370 miles) from the town of Forli in Italy to the French ski resort of Flaine, Haute-Savoie, last month. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said Lammy and his spouse were victims in the case and that the driver has been charged with theft after driving off with their luggage. It also denied that the Labour MP for Tottenham had refused to pay the driver. Whitehall sources said no sensitive material was in the pair’s holiday luggage. Prosecutors opened an investigation into a “commercial dispute” in Bonneville after the driver filed a complaint. The Bonneville prosecutor, Boris Duffau, told the BBC the taxi driver was being charged with theft. He sai...

Events

3 h. ago Taxi driver who claims he was 'assault victim' had 'intimidated David Lammy's wife with a KNIFE after demanding extra cash for taking the Foreign Secretary from Italy to French ski resort' 

A taxi driver who claimed to be the victim of an assault at the hands of British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has been accused of intimidating his wife with a knife

Events

6 h. ago Foreign Office denies David Lammy refused to pay £600 fare to French taxi driver

The Foreign Office says the fare was paid in full and that Mr Lammy and his wife are named as victims in this matter.

Economics

8 h. ago David Lammy 'victim of theft' after taxi driver leaves amid £600 fare row in France

A taxi driver has been charged with theft after accusing Foreign Secretary David Lammy of not paying a journey fare before driving off with the Cabinet minister's luggage in France

Economics

8 h. ago David Lammy denies claim he dodged £590 taxi fare on trip to French ski resort with wife

French prosecutors probe claims Foreign Secretary and wife refused to pay taxi fare and driver sped off with luggage

Economics

9 h. ago 'Entitled neighbour always parks outside my house so I'm taking drastic action'

A man has asked for advice after his "entitled" neighbour kept parking his van outside his house - and people were quick to offer up solutions to try and solve the annoying problem

Politics

11 h. ago Taxi driver says he was 'the victim of assault' when David Lammy and his wife 'refused to pay £590 fare after driving them from Italy to French ski resort'

The driver said he collected Lammy and his wife on April 10 at the town of Forli near Bologna after they had accompanied King Charles and Queen Camilla on a three-day state visit to Italy

Economics

27 h. ago Taxi driver landed with huge bill after 'going too far' when trying to stop neighbours parking outside his house

Altaf 'Tiger' Patel was spotted drawing a single 27ft line by hand with a paintbrush to prevent other cars from blocking the entrance to his driveway in Audley, Blackburn.

Economics

5 d. ago 'I'm sick of my neighbour parking across my driveway and their behaviour is shocking'

A man was left seething with his neighbours after they repeatedly blocked his garage by parking on his driveway and using it to their hearts content without even asking him was it okay

Events

5 d. ago Korean beauty favourite launches at Boots – you can get 'glass skin' on a budget

Korean Skincare TIRTIR has landed online at Boots in a huge win for beauty fans who love the 'milk' and 'glass skin' look. We take a look at the products - including a TikTok viral favourite

Politics

5 d. ago 'My entitled neighbour is constantly parks across my driveway and I've had enough'

A man was left seething with his neighbours after they repeatedly blocked his garage by parking on his driveway and using it to their hearts content without even asking him was it okay

Politics

6 d. ago 'Rogue landlord' brothers slapped with huge £20,000 fine after 15 students crammed into north London house

Brothers ‘acted as if they were above the law' and have ultimately paid ‘a heavy price for it’, say council

Society

7 d. ago Taxi driver's warning to anyone dropping off at Manchester Airport over 'sneaky' new charge

A taxi driver has warned of a 'sneaky' new 'barrierless' charge at Manchester Airport that has already caught some people out, but the airport asserts that it has made this change for the benefit of passengers

Events

8 d. ago Travellers in fleet of caravans take over huge field in the South Downs National Park after the land was illegally torn up by diggers over Bank Holiday weekend

At least 10 vehicles, including seven caravans and motorhomes, have pitched up on what has become a building site at Blind Lane, near Petworth in West Sussex.

Events

9 d. ago Peg o’ My Heart review – Hong Kong’s disordered dream life is focus of Lynchian thriller

Set in the aftermath of the 2008 crash, Nick Cheung’s film follows a loose-cannon psychiatrist through a city deranged by stock-market stormsAn immolated teenager flailing in a run down tenement. A doubledecker bus suspended above a calm sea bay. A dishevelled middle-aged couple frolicking down a high street, caught in their own private musical. There’s an irrepressible fountain of dream imagery erupting out of Nick Cheung’s fourth feature, which imagines Hong Kong after the 2008 financial crash as a nightmarish inland empire awash in outrage, anguish and guilt. “Other people’s money!” crows one investor – but the real business here is other people’s dreams.Loose-cannon psychiatrist Dr Man (Terrance Lau) is under censure from his bosses for investigating his patients’ private lives. Maybe it’s his own uneasy dreams that motivate him to trespass, though a new bizarre case gives him added cause to go the extra mile. A narcoleptic taxi driver admitted to hospital after nodding off and ...

Science

1 week ago Corrupt police officer and a taxi driver who raped a woman among the vile criminals jailed this month

These are some of the criminals who ended up behind bars in April

Events

1 week ago Maura Higgins lands major US TV deal two months after ‘drunken kiss’ with Danny Jones

Higgins appears to have weathered the backlash following the incident in March

Economics

1 week ago Man dies in second horror crash in Edinburgh as police seek taxi driver

A 46-year-old man died in the three-vehicle collision on May 2.

Events

1 week ago Inside the property empire of a granddad taxi driver on course to be a millionaire and he claims he did while earning MINIMUM WAGE

Perry Wilson, 63, believes he is just three years away from his seven-figure dream after quietly amassing a fortune by renting out his semi-detached homes across the north east of England.

Society

1 week ago Maura Higgins 'lands huge US TV deal' as her career continues to soar in the wake of her 'drunken kiss' with Danny Jones

Maura Higgins has reportedly landed a huge TV deal in America as her career continues to soar in the wake of her 'drunken kiss' with Danny Jones.

Economics