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An army veteran whose daughter went missing more than 40 years ago has attempted to hand back his military medals at Downing Street in a protest against failings in the police investigation. Richard Lee’s daughter Katrice disappeared near a British Army base in Paderborn, Germany, on November 28 1981 – …

The historically safe Conservative seat of Devon South West will, for the first time since being won by Gary Streeter in 1997, be up for grabs – and Julian Brazil intends to secure it for the Lib Dems. He resides in the village of East Prawle in the constituency South …

Exclusive: When first formed in 2015, Artemis Technologies was the UK arm of Gunvor – a commodities trading firm co-founded by oligarch Gennady Timchenko. His former business partner still sits on the firm’s board Rishi Sunak visits Artemis Technologies HQ in Belfast ( Image: PA) Rishi Sunak visited a Russia-linked …

“Royal Mail is being sold to Czech tycoon Daniel Kretinsky for £3.5billion – but the new owner must not be allowed to cut the workforce and services of our once-great national institution” Royal Mail has become a shadow of its former self Czech has to deliver There was a time …

GB News host Andrew Pierce has been left fuming at the takeover of Royal Mail and claimed that it "should remain British. Source link

Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Mims Davies MP, has recently highlighted that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has managed to cut down the waiting times for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals to just 39 days. The improvement, according to Ms Davies, is due to enhanced “processes …

One part of Plymouth has become a “banking desert”, along with 29 other areas across the UK. Plymouth Moor View is the only area in the South West that does not have a single branch open. The number of UK bank branches to close their doors in the past nine …

Change could soon be on the way for Kirklees Council as Leader Cllr Cathy Scott is expected to imminently face a challenge to her leadership. With Kirklees Council being thrown into disarray with Labour’s loss of overall control at the local elections, the stability of the council is at stake. …

The Government has said setting up a new body to deal with financial redress for Horizon victims would “take months and cost millions”. The Business and Trade Committee previously issued a report which said an independent intermediary should be established to help victims “through every stage of their compensation claims” …

The history of the General Post Office in Plymouth, reflecting the national picture, stretches back to the the 17th century, but, as with the national story, the activities of the Post Office did not really take off until the 19th century. At the beginning of the 19th century Plymouth’s post …