LONDON has been dealt a hammer blow by Boris Johnson amid a £600million tax raid on the City of London.

A PET was mauled to death in front of her heartbroken owners by another dog in a park.

TWO MEN were shot and injured in the Kirkdale district of Liverpool, during the early hours of Wednesday.

ANDY BURNHAM claimed that he "stands by" his strategy to fund social care by a move which has been dubbed a "death tax".

BRITAIN could run out of fireworks on Bonfire Night using up the nation's stockpile before New Year's Eve celebrations, adding to the list of shortage related issues for the UK.

A GROUP of around 15 suspected migrants landed on the Kent coast yesterday after they were picked up at sea by the RNLI.

A FURIOUS mum of a teenager "excluded because of his haircut" has called the suspension "bizarre".

THE average worker will be taxed an extra £255 annually to pay for reforms to social care and NHS funding in England.

ENGLAND'S top pharmacist has reminded local NHS bodies of guidance on prescribing Sativex after the Daily Express exposed a shocking postcode lottery in access to the vital drug.

BORIS JOHNSON could be set to wield the axe on the careers of several prominent ministers in a snap Cabinet reshuffle, according to reports.