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Inheritance tax faces axe if Kemi wins next election as sources say ditching ‘hated’ levy will be funded by welfare cuts
Party sources have told the Mail on Sunday that inheritance tax is likely to be scrapped if Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives win the next general election, provided “the sums can be made to add up.” The move is designed to contrast with tax rises under Labour Prime Minister Andy Burnham, including a newly announced £1.6billion “tourist…
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Unions call for defence cash to be given to workers
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has opened its annual conference by demanding that money earmarked for defence spending be redirected to workers instead, as part of a campaign called Wages Not Weapons. The motion argues that “real security” comes from strong public services and social protection rather than military spending, putting the union movement at…
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Veteran crime scene investigator sues police for £100,000 after claiming that dealing with 50 murders a year caused stress and led to him having a stroke
A retired West Midlands Police forensic investigator is suing his former force for £100,000, alleging that decades of exposure to murders and other traumatic deaths caused the occupational stress that led to a stroke in 2023. Paul Tebbutt, 68, worked as a crime scene investigator and later co-ordinator for 27 years, and his lawyers argue…
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Wild scenes on flight from Melbourne as two men allegedly claim to have a gun before they are restrained by group and zip-tied to their seats
A Qatar Airways flight from Melbourne to Doha erupted into chaos on Friday afternoon when two male passengers allegedly assaulted crew members and claimed to be carrying a firearm, sparking a prolonged mid-air struggle. Passengers and cabin crew, reportedly up to seven people, worked together to restrain the pair, who allegedly spat at and headbutted…
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Trump meets Irish political leaders whilst hosting secretive Dublin business gathering
A journalist’s first-hand account has detailed the tight secrecy and lengthy waits surrounding President Trump’s visit to Ireland, focused on a private business gathering at Deerfield, the US Ambassador’s residence in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Invited guests, including the reporter, were bussed to the venue in darkness before dawn on Saturday with scant notice of timings,…
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No. 10 North fiasco: Prime Minister ‘struggling’ to find time to head back to his beloved Manchester
Andy Burnham’s “No. 10 North” initiative, which sees the Prime Minister split his time between Downing Street and a Manchester base at GCHQ’s Heron House, is reportedly descending into disarray. Government sources say Burnham underestimated the volume of work required in London and is now struggling to find time to make the trips north, undermining…
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Reform’s £72m windfall and Trump’s Ireland remarks stir controversy amid oil supply fears
Burnham reportedly plans to break from Starmer’s legacy while Reform banks record crypto donations; Trump’s reunification comments unsettle Dublin and London; Houthi strikes shut a key Saudi pipeline; OpenAI faces RubyGems attack claims; Arsenal stay unbeaten.
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Cops called to Kamala Harris’ $8M home after intruder spotted
Police were called to Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff’s $8 million Malibu home late on Friday night after a woman reportedly reached the couple’s front door, left when asked, then returned shortly afterwards and prompted a further call to the Los Angeles Police Department. Harris’s spokesperson said security personnel stopped the woman before she reached…
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Andy Burnham could lose beloved Chequers country estate because he does not use it
Andy Burnham has been accused by the Conservatives of risking his access to Chequers, the Prime Minister’s official country residence, by rarely using it in favour of spending weekends at home in Manchester. The Chequers Estate Act, the statute governing use of the house, states that a Prime Minister who declines to make use of…
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Flatley playing the flute, An Taoiseach and Dermot Desmond chatting animatedly, and exactly why Trump called the Irish ‘vicious bastards’ – John Lee brings you behind the scenes at the Ambassador’s reception
Daily Mail journalist John Lee describes attending a private early-morning event for US President Donald Trump at the American Ambassador’s residence in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, arranged via US Ambassador Ed Walsh. The piece offers a behind-the-scenes account of the security, secrecy and logistics surrounding a presidential visit to Ireland, illustrating the mix of glamour and…