Holly Bishop
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Lidl forced to pay £50k to employee who felt 'punished for growing up on Welsh council estate' and not having a degree
Wayne Norman described growing up on a North Wales council estate in the 1960s and 1970s 'when there was no opportunity for someone like him to go to university'

National Lottery shopkeeper lands huge cash prize and reveals first thing she will spend jackpot on
In order to be entered into the draw, shopkeepers must ensure that their display is kept spick and span

Archaeology breakthrough as Britain's largest Iron Age gold coin hoard linked to Julius Caesar to be displayed in museum
A metal detectorist found the collection on private land without permission and initially failed to declare the find in 2021

Mysterious 200-year-old shipwreck discovered by child with metal detector on beach - 'Did not expect to find this!'
The exact identity of the ship remains unclear, though marine historian Patrick Folkes believes one candidate is the schooner St Anthony

Magna Carta copy bought for just £7 now believed GENUINE and could be worth £15.8m
The discovery means that the document is just one of seven issued in 1300 that still survive today

Artist ordered to remove St George's flag from jigsaw puzzle by 'woke' bosses in 'diversity and inclusion' drive
Mike Jupp joked that he had suggested the games company 'move their HQ a few miles down the road from Sutton to Woking!'

Archaeology discovery blocks net zero plans for solar farm
After the discovery of the site, East Park Energy applied for the area to be given heritage protection as a scheduled monument

Keir Starmer orders 12,000 civil servants to LEAVE London in bid to slash office costs
Pat McFadden, the Cabinet Office minister, said he plans to set a target for 50 per cent of all senior civil servants to be based outside London within five years

Madeleine McCann's brother tipped to represent Britain on world stage
Madeleine's sister is studying at a university in the North East and has competed in multiple cross country and triathlon events

Counter Terrorism police investigating THREE fires linked to Keir Starmer
Scotland Yard said they are keeping an 'open mind' as to whether the three incidents were linked

Fire at Keir Starmer's home: Counter terrorism police investigating blaze at Prime Minister's North London property
The door to the property was damaged but nobody was hurt

Fury as school bans students from wearing JUMPERS until November as angry parents hit back at scathing letter from headteacher
Under the new rules, students must wear their blazers 'in every situation' throughout the school day

'Moronic mission!' Sycamore Gap friends blame each other over felling historic tree
The men have been jointly charged with causing criminal damage worth £622,191 to one of the most photographed trees in the world

'Calling all landlords!' Keir Starmer to rent homes for migrants ahead of summer Channel crossing surge
One of three private contractors working for the Home Office is offering landlords five-year guaranteed full rent deals at the taxpayers' expense

Girlguiding REFUSES to accept Supreme Court gender ruling with boys 'allowed to use female camp rooms and toilets without the knowledge of parents'
The charity, the UK's largest girl-only youth organisation, has allegedly told volunteers that they should sideline the judgement

Bankrupt Birmingham council 'wasted' £53m on consultants ahead of city-crippling bin strike
The dispute in England's second city began after the council removed the role of waste recycling and collection officer

Notting Hill Carnival at risk of 'mass casualty event' as Met Police reveals 'most concerning element'
A police and crime committee led by Susan Hall found that there had been “a number of incredibly worrying incidents' at the Bank Holiday festival

'You're shielding them!' BBC bias row erupts after presenters fail to point out Labour's role in Birmingham bin strike chaos
The dispute centres on Birmingham City Council's decision to remove waste recycling and collection officer roles from some workers and implement cuts to their pay

Royal Mail postman handed £5,000 payout after punching customer in the face
A judge found accounts of the incident appeared to be 'embellished' by the customer

Woman at centre of silent prayer row spared jail after being found guilty of breaching 'buffer zone' outside abortion clinic
Livia Tossici-Bolt held up a sign saying 'here to talk, if you want'

Major incident declared in Birmingham over bins as 'health and environmental hazard' alert issued
A backlog of a staggering 17,000 tonnes of waste is now clogging up pavements

REVEALED: True cost of Birmingham’s street cleanup laid bare amid bin collection strike chaos
Unite trade union has warned that the bin disruption - which has already proved extremely costly - could stretch into the summer

Birmingham bin collection: Residents left to 'deal with consequences' as local authority hikes up council tax
The local authority will raise its council tax by 7.5 per cent in April, a figure way above the standard 4.99 per cent

Two people hospitalised after aircraft crashes in North Yorkshire as emergency services rush to the scene
The police are liaising with air Accidents Investigation Branch to determine the full circumstances

Birmingham residents swarm bin lorry as waste piles up on streets in 'binmageddon'
West Midlands Police confirmed two people have been arrested this week in connection with the industrial action

Nearly £50k raised for 'silenced and cancelled' police chair who was suspending for speaking to GB News about Met race fears
Rick Prior represents 30,000 rank-and-field officers across London

Birmingham bin strikes to last until SUMMER if pay demands not met, union warns
Unite union has warned that bin disruption could stretch into the summer

'Hell is other people': Shamima Begum's tent filled with messages of despair written in English
She has been held in the US-backed Syrian Democratic Force Roj detention camp in northeastern Syria for the past five years

Putin nuclear bombers fly north of Britain as Nato fighter jets forced to shadow aircraft
The flight took place just days after Sir Keir Starmer urged European leaders to increase efforts against Russian aggression

Neighbour evicted after bringing hell to leafy London street and 'attacking' workman with tree
Central London County Court heard that over seven years, Sandra Eveno subjected her neighbour to 'almost unremitting shouting and screaming'

Labour accused of selling off Royal Navy ships for cheap despite spending millions on repair costs
HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark were decommissioned as part of Labour's £500million defence cut

Axel Rudakubana sentenced to more than 50 years in prison for murder of three girls in Southport knife attack
Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were killed in the attack at the Taylor Swift-themed class

Labour told to be 'prepared for all scenarios' amid threat of Trump trade war
The President-elect has vowed to slap a 25 per cent tariff on goods imported from Mexico and Canada

Emergency alert to be sent to millions of phones across Britain
The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is designed to warn the public if there is a danger to life nearby

London council posts woke DEI job ad which discriminates against white applicants
The advert said it will use 'positive discrimination' to pick a candidate who is not white if both candidates are of 'equal merit'

Nicola Sturgeon 'still living together' with her husband despite shock split
Sturgeon and Peter Murrell first met at an SNP youth event in 1988 and had been together since 2003 — tying the knot in 2010

Shamima Begum should 'absolutely not' return to Britain, Reform UK members declare following Nigel Farage's 'thoughtful' stance on ISIS bride
The Clacton MP suggested the Isis bride could return to the UK following comments made by Donald Trump's terror chief Seb Gorka

'No more empire!' Boris brands Putin 'f**king idiot' as Russia's dream crumbles
Johnson drew comparisons with Britain's own imperial past, noting how nations must accept when times have changed

RMT boss Mick Lynch announces retirement as he gloats union 'defeated' Tory plans
Lynch said that it has been a 'privilege' to be a part of the RMT, but 'now it time for change'

Using 'grooming gangs' term in relation to Muslims is 'racist' claims Labour policy
The definition adopted by Sir Keir Starmer's party said that discussing 'Asian grooming gangs' perpetuates 'age-old stereotypes and tropes about Islam'

Albanians top list of most arrests per population in the UK as foreigners arrested at twice the rate of Britons
New analysis shows that they have the highest arrest rate at 209.8 arrests per 1,000 of their population

Students self-censoring out of fear of being cancelled in 'chilling effect' on free speech - 'Silenced by woke ideology!'
A Higher Education Policy Institute study found students have become 'significantly less supportive of free expression' between 2016 and 2022

Keir Starmer's brother dies aged 60 after succumbing to cancer battle - PM leads tributes to 'wonderful man'
Starmer thanked all those who treated and took care of Nick

TfL launch urgent probe after tube driver boasted of performing sex act on colleague between stations
The woman, who boasted about the X-rated actions online, has since been suspended

High-security prison maps leaked as authorities on high alert over potential escapes
Security officials believe organised crime groups are behind the leak, which occurred over the past fortnight

Tube strikes cancelled in huge relief to thousands of commuters after unions threatened misery
The now-cancelled action would have seen the capital brought to a halt on Thursday 7 and Tuesday 12

BBC sparks fury after questioning if term 'ethnic minority' should be replaced by 'global majority'
The term 'Bame', which stands for black, Asian, and minority ethnic, has been dropped by many organisations across the UK

Nigel Farage rumoured to be lining up 'high profile' candidate to contest Rishi Sunak's seat
Both Sunak and his former deputy Prime Minister, Sir Oliver Dowden, are tipped to leave the Commons in November

Boy, 7, dies after 'devastating explosion' and major housefire in Newcastle
Six people are still in hospital, a spokesman for North East Ambulance Service said

King Charles holds talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of upcoming meeting
Buckingham Palace announced the monarch will travel to Samoa to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)

‘Devastating!’ Mother, 32, dies after Notting Hill Carnival stabbing attack
Swedish national Mussie Imnetu has also died from his injuries following a separate incident

Notting Hill Carnival stabbing: Man charged with attempted murder after knife attack on woman in front of child
Shakiel Thibou, 20, was arrested at an address in Hammersmith and Fulham on Tuesday morning

'Stash the weapons in the mosque and we won't have to arrest anyone' police officer filmed telling counter protesters
Stoke-on-Trent witnessed violence over the past seven days

Benefits fraudster who claimed £80k in money from DWP caught out after wedding photos spotted online
Charlene Brindley claimed those benefits on the basis that she was a lone parent, and she was required to notify authorities if her marital status changed

Asylum seekers 'scared to go out' after rioters set fire to migrant hotels
Around 500 anti-immigration protesters clashed with police outside Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham

Pippa Middleton a 'fitting choice for non-extensive Royal Family role'
She could be considered for the role of her sister's lady-in-waiting once Kate becomes Queen

Prince Harry's security boss takes swipe at 'uncooperative' Starmer over threat concerns
The Duke of Sussex had his Metropolitan Police bodyguards stripped from him when he stepped down as a working royal in 2020

JK Rowling-inspired play criticising author's trans views forced to move venue after backlash
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson - the three leads of the franchise - have all publicly slammed Rowling’s opinions on gender in real life

Furious protesters booed out of Nigel Farage rally after heckling Reform UK leader just SECONDS into speech
Farage, 60, is the newly elected MP for Clacton

Spanish police looking for Jay Slater announce they have found ANOTHER missing Briton during their search
The currently unnamed Briton was found in Rural de Teno Park, the last known location of the missing 19-year-old

Police warn 'fully-loaded' Fire TV Stick owners who stream Sky TV for free 'we are homing in'
Action from law enforcement "sends out a strong message"

Greta Thunberg arrested AGAIN as eco-activist stages protest in Sweden
The climate change campaigner was dragged away by police officers during a protest at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm

Nicola Sturgeon police probe could detonate 'political grenade' and 'change narrative' of General Election
Angus MacNeil, who was expelled from the SNP last year, said he was worried for his former colleagues' campaigns

'Pumped up' Rishi Sunak says 'damn right' he'll win 2024 General Election - 'I am up for a fight!’
The Prime Minister is currently on a tour of the UK since announcing the July 4 vote

Chinese ambassador given dressing down by David Cameron after 'allowing espionage'
Lord Cameron summoned Zheng Zeguang, the Chinese Ambassador, to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) earlier today

Labour plotting 'concerning' pension move - 'Worrying for savers'
The lifetime allowance on pension contributions was scrapped last year by Jeremy Hunt

Asylum seeker rapes 15-year-old girl after his deportation flight was blocked by cabin crew
Oxford Crown Court heard that there was an extreme level of 'dangerousness' during the sex attack committed by Anicet Mayela

Neighbour puts house on sale after bitter row over boundary with home next door becomes out of control
The Flachs are suing their neighbour Celia Tan after she ripped out their guttering claiming that it overhung the border between their homes

Nicola Sturgeon breaks down in tears as she ‘wishes she had not been First Minister during pandemic'
The former first minister said it was for "others to judge" whether she had been good at her role

Top BBC boss admits making 'mistake' over reporting of Gaza hospital strike
A BBC reporter attributed the attack to Israel

BBC facing demands for INQUIRY as outrage over Hamas coverage risks snowballing into full-blown crisis
Michael Fabricant has written to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport requesting a formal inquiry

Outrage after British landmark cut down by 'malicious' yobs as police hunt for vandals
The Sycamore Gap is one of the UK's most photographed trees

BBC facing demands to 'come clean' as Russell Brand allegations spark new crisis for corporation
The comedian has been accused of sexual assault by four different women

The Guardian's trans crisis exposed as leaked tapes highlight newspaper's turmoil
Staff members have been at loggerheads for months over trans issues

BBC blasted for editing report on paedophile to hide references to drag queen career
The broadcaster removed 'ex-drag queen' from their original story's headline

Top British author blasts woke rewrites of English classics: 'Leave it alone!'
Jacqueline Wilson has said she is 'very against' revisions of adult English classic novels

SNP MP says she is 'surrounded by a******s' in scathing Westminster rant
Mhari Black blasted the Government on-stage at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival