Comedian branded insensitive for tweet that Dunedin, the country’s oldest city, would benefit from a rebuildBritish comedian Jimmy Carr has caused offence in New Zealand by suggesting the country’s oldest city – Dunedin – could be improved by an earthquake. The comedian has been touring the country and last night Read more
Juncker said to sympathise with proposal to cover expected £72 cost to seek ‘settled status’Brussels could seek the moral high ground by covering the application costs of EU nationals who want to stay in the UK after Brexit, under proposals being discussed at the highest levels of the European commission.The Read more
"This small group of people whose daily heavy drinking of these very cheap, strong alcohol – mostly ciders – is doing them so much harm" Via: Less than 5% of problem drinkers amount to one third of alcohol consumption in England, warn public health chiefs
Performance figures have also included minor injuries or care centres, some of which are not even on the same site as the hospital Via: A&E figures may need recalculation after UK Statistics Authority they could lead to 'misleading conclusions'
Exclusive: Key figure on the European Parliament's Brexit steering group tells The Independent UK officials did not object to the plans in meetings Via: Brexit: UK has already 'agreed in principle' with EU to Norway-style transition
Struggling Hamburg have hired Bernd Hollerbach as the club’s new head coach on Monday to replace the axed Markus Gisdol. The 48-year-old has signed a deal with the Bundesliga club until June 2019 Via: Bernd Hollerbach named as Hamburg's new head coach
Darren Osborne is accused of crashing a £80-a-day rented Citroen van into a group of worshippers near the north London mosque in June. Via: Finsbury park attacker 'tried to kill as many as possible'
Vegan Vincent Cook, 45, started the petition after hearing that Priestlands School in Lymington, Hampshire, intended to have the Tamworth and Gloucester Old Spot pigs slaughtered. Via: Parent slams school decision to let piglets be slaughtered
The Northern Ireland boss has rejected the approach from the Scottish Football Association, who had wanted O’Neill to replace Gordon Strachan as the next manager of the Scotland national team. Via: Michael O'Neill rejects chance to become Scotland manager
Dozens of people have taken to social media to say they have spotted the former Tory party leader in and around Paris over the weekend. Via: David Cameron spotted at Disneyland Paris