IS THE USA about to launch another military attack on a Middle Eastern country? Rational people around the world have been baffled as to why US President Donald Trump is goading Iran – and are fearing the consequences. Iran had ...

IS ALASTAIR CAMPBELL angling for a book deal? It’s hard to find a more plausible explanation of his behaviour on Sunday night. Campbell made his name out of being Tony Blair’s right hand man in the Labour Party, and he’s ...

OFFICIAL FIGURES for last year show that knife crime is on the rise. The Office of National Statistics has confirmed that police forces in the UK recorded 40,829 offences involving knives or other sharp instruments in 2018. That’s a rise ...

CRASH! Late last night – Saturday, 14th July – the news broke. Abjol Miah has joined the Liberal-Democrats! This is Bastille Day – the day, in 1789, when the people stormed the Bastille prison, attempting to release political prisoners. This ...

PATH took another step forward this week, as the Electoral Commission approved its application to register as a political party. The People’s Alliance of Tower Hamlets (PATH) is now on the Great Britain register of political parties in England. PATH ...

AS THE TORIES fall apart trying to find a higher education policy they can all be happy with, Labour has sent out a firm message about what action needs to be taken to encourage students from all walks of life ...

YET ANOTHER massive hike in rail fares is threatening government plans to gentrify inner London and push low paid workers out to the cheaper suburbs. Fare rises averaging 3.4% came in with the New Year – the biggest increase in ...

Emdad Rahman MAYBE HOME IS nothing more than two arms holding you tight when you’re at your lowest. It’s a time of the year when people really feel the blues – what with the festive shopping, cooking and entertaining leaving many ...

THE ANNUAL INFLATION rate, as measured by Consumer Prices Index (CPI), crept up to 3% in September – taking the rate up to a level not seen since April 2012, when the Tory-led Coalition Government was just getting into its ...

EXTREME RIGHT WINGERS will now be sitting in the German Federal Parliament for the first time since the Second World War – according to exit polls following today’s elections. The polls confirm that Angela Merkel is on course to emerge ...