Why you should swap your dog for a private jet: Boss of luxury airline firm claims pets produce three times more pollution than private flights Patrick Hansen, chief executive of Luxaviation, made the claims at a summit The boss of a luxury airline firm has claimed that pets can cause as much pollution as private jets, according to reports.  Patrick […]

John Bolton says China could ‘blockade’ Taiwan America and its allies will soon be tested by a crisis in the South China Seas, claims former US National Security Advisor John Bolton. He believes China is considering setting up a ‘blockade’ around Taiwan before attempting to ‘take over’ the democratically-run island in the next five years. Heated rhetoric on both sides […]

Council puts brakes on Top Gear star Richard Hammond’s bid to revamp his Grade-II listed £2million 15th century castle with new glazed kitchen and sunroom Richard Hammond’s plans to revamp Bollitree Castle in Herefordshire are axed He sought to transform Grade II-listed building with luxury kitchen and sunroom  Council officers have shelved an application by Top Gear star Richard Hammond […]

Labour plans to copy Joe Biden’s green jobs plan with £28billion scheme under shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves as she outlines desire for interventionist ‘securonomics’ strategy if the party wins the next election Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves is to brand Labour’s economic policy ‘securonomics’ with a pledge to focus on an active state and stronger industrial strategy. In a major speech […]

A raging army veteran who attacked a cancer patient over the state of his bins has been has been hit with a restraining order. Foul smells drove Iraq veteran and pub landlord Daniel Winward, 44, to his breaking point after his 70-year-old unwell neighbour left his bins rotting in the sun. But Winward, who charged the patient in a furious […]

By PAUL WISEMAN (AP Economics Writer) WASHINGTON (AP) — If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, America’s economy would hardly sink alone. The repercussions of a first-ever default on the federal debt would quickly reverberate around the world. Orders for Chinese factories that sell electronics to the United States could dry […]

El Nino: What is the weather phenomenon? A forecaster has outlined the chances of a heatwave striking in June, as weather models show the first signs of temperatures soaring this year. The Met Office has confirmed highs of up to 25C could hit parts of Wales, the West Midlands and the South West by the end of this week, making […]

Tory mayoral hopeful Daniel Korski vows to explore plans to TURN OFF red lights in London between 10pm and 7am to speed up traffic and scrap 20mph limits as he looks to overturn Sadiq Khan’s ‘irrational’ road policies Ex-No10 adviser is among seven candidates competing for the Tory nomination Tory mayoral hopeful Daniel Korski today vowed to explore plans to […]

Arizona, California and Nevada have agreed to take less water from the drought-strained Colorado River, a breakthrough agreement that, for now, keeps the river from falling so low that it would jeopardize water supply for major Western cities like Phoenix and Los Angeles as well as for some of America’s most productive farmland. The agreement, announced Monday, calls for the […]