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How the Great British chippy now costs £11: Average price of traditional fish and chip takeaways soars as overfishing of cod and sanctions against Russia take their toll on shops
The average cost of a portion of fish and chips in Britain has risen sharply to around £11, up from £6.95 five years ago, as overfishing of cod and haddock combines with sanctions on Russian fishing firms to squeeze supply. The traditional Friday-night takeaway is becoming increasingly unaffordable, prompting some chip shops to substitute cod…
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The National Grid collapses, Britain goes dark… chaos is unleashed: Nightmare scenario that Britain’s Net Zero obsession is pushing us ever closer to, by energy expert KATHRYN PORTER
An energy analyst has laid out a hypothetical scenario in which a supply-demand imbalance triggers a cascading failure of Britain’s national grid, plunging the country into darkness and disrupting hospitals, transport, communications and emergency services. Writing as a warning rather than a prediction, energy consultant Kathryn Porter argues the grid is now more fragile than…
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Chinese research centre owned by car giant Chery near MoD site means Beijing could snoop on Britain’s Armed Forces and steal military test data, says ex-spy chief
A Chinese-owned research centre being set up by carmaker Chery near the UTCA Millbrook testing site in Bedfordshire has raised security concerns, as it means the company will use the same tracks as the Ministry of Defence to test its vehicles. Millbrook is one of Europe’s largest vehicle testing facilities and is used by the…
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Britain’s spiking crisis: Third of victims reporting offences to police are MEN – as total cases recorded by officers quadruples since the pandemic
The proportion of spiking victims reporting to police in Britain who are men has risen sharply, reaching a third of cases last year, up from around 23 per cent in 2021. Overall reported spiking cases have more than quadrupled since the pandemic, from roughly 2,000 in 2020 to about 9,000 in 2025, though experts believe…
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Harry and Meghan will look to become ‘private royals-plus’ while back in the UK and may only stay one year before moving to Canada or Australia, says source
Prince Harry and Meghan will attempt to negotiate a hybrid “private royals-plus” status as they return to live in the UK, a royal source has told the Sunday Times, though they may stay for as little as six months to a year before potentially relocating to Canada or Australia. The arrangement would see the couple…
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The new mega-dinghies that can bring hundreds of migrants at a time to Britain are earning the gangsters who run them millions
People-smuggling gangs may have earned almost £2 million in just three days this month, the Daily Mail reports, after switching to larger “mega-dinghies” capable of carrying hundreds of migrants across the Channel at once. Between 8 and 10 August, 911 migrants reached the UK in just ten crossings, including a record 230 people packed onto…
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Onshore Windfarm Applications Hit Decade High Following Labour’s Renewable Energy Policy Shift
England’s onshore windfarm sector is experiencing a significant expansion, with applications reaching their highest levels in over a decade following the Labour government’s reversal of the Conservative-era de facto ban
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£8 million scheme to send 200 Albanian prisoners back to their home has seen 13 go in three years
An £8million prisoner transfer scheme intended to send 200 Albanian criminals home from British jails has resulted in only 13 transfers in three years, raising questions about its value for money and effectiveness. The 2023 agreement was designed to ease overcrowding and reduce the cost to taxpayers of housing foreign nationals, since Albanians make up…
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Onshore windfarms surge as North Sea oil woes and bus strikes hit Britain
Windfarm applications hit a ten-year high while North Sea decline tests the PM, Arriva bus drivers plan a strike, First Bus curbs under-16 travel, Nevada’s Hawk Fire prompts a state of emergency, and Lincoln City lose on their Championship return.
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The ‘Irish Option’ that could tackle UK’s traveller site surge: Calls to make trespass a criminal offence in bid to stop illegal land grabs
Andy Burnham is being urged to adopt what critics call the ‘Irish Option’ – making trespass a criminal rather than civil offence – to tackle a sharp rise in unauthorised traveller encampments across England. Tory housing spokesman Sir James Cleverly wants police, not just councils, given powers to act quickly against illegal sites, arguing this…