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Forty years on from the film that made them immortal, there are just 303 DeLorean cars left on Britain's roads.To mark the anniversary of Back To The Future, released in 1985, online auction platform Collecting Cars nabbed the latest figures on their use from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. In addition to the 303 taxed for use on Britain's roads, another 114 have statutory off-road notification - meaning they […]

Around 100 firefighters have tackled a blaze at a block of flats in east London.Footage showed flames engulfing two different flats in Aldgate, with smoke seen billowing into the air. The properties on the sixth and seventh floors of the building in Leman Street were alight, with firefighters leading 11 people to safety. Image: Flames pour out of the building in Aldgate There are currently no reports of any injuries.London […]

It's no great surprise that members of a Labour MPs' LGBT+ WhatsApp group would be raising concerns about the impact of this week's Supreme Court ruling on the trans community.But the critical contributions reportedly made by some of the group's higher-profile ministerial members highlight the underlying divisions with the Labour Party over the issue - and point to future tensions once the practical implications of the judgement become clear. Messages […]

Free breakfast clubs will launch at 750 schools across England next week, but teachers have warned government funding will fall short of the cost.From Tuesday, thousands of parents can access 30 minutes of free morning childcare as part of a trial beginning at the start of the new term and running to July, ahead of an expected national rollout. Ministers expect the scheme to save parents of primary-aged children £450 […]

Ed Miliband has accused Nigel Farage of peddling "nonsense and lies" about the government's commitment to net zero, as the Reform UK leader said the issue could become the "new Brexit".The energy secretary said both Mr Farage's party and the Conservatives were prepared to "make up any old nonsense and lies to pursue their ideological agenda" ahead of next month's local elections. The former Labour leader also warned if an […]

Police investigating the disappearance of a woman who was last seen leaving work have found her body - as a man has been charged with murder.Paria Veisi, 37, was reported missing after leaving work in Cardiff at around 3pm on 12 April.Her disappearance was described by police as "totally out of character" and prompted a widespread search.Her Mercedes GLC 200 was later found on Dorchester Avenue in the Penylan area […]

The Conservatives leapt on Labour's idea for third country migrant "returns hubs" as evidence that cancelling their controversial Rwanda plan was a mistake.In fundamental terms, the Rwanda plan was very different, not least because it was implacably opposed by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which is now - in principle at least - backing this concept. The Tories were intending to deport everyone who arrived in the UK […]

A cat whose "back end had almost been cut off" by a train managed to survive after dragging himself back to his owners.Rescue cat Hector, aged two, had to have his leg and tail amputated after being hit by a train near Fairlie station in North Ayrshire. Hector dragged himself 229 metres uphill to get back home, hauling himself over the garden fence before being found by owner Sharon Joyce […]

It would be "foolish" to stop engaging with China, the chancellor has said, as Sir Keir Starmer held his first call with Donald Trump since he put 10% tariffs on goods imported from the UK.Rachel Reeves will hold talks with the US next week amid efforts to establish a trade deal, which the government hopes will take the sting out of the president's tariffs. There has been speculation Washington may […]