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    Police data reveals there has been a 30% increase in car thefts over the past three years, as thieves bypass modern vehicle security systems. Security experts believe the rise is partly down to criminal gangs catching up with technology, with police footage released in November (video above) showing how they were able to steal vehicles without needing keys. Many cars now have a push button fob instead of a traditional metal key, but these new devices can sometimes be compromised. Simple counter-theft measures like parking your car in a safe and sensible place are still recommended by experts Steve Launchbury, of Thatcham Research, told Sky News: "As the car is more digitally connected, obviously that opens it up to new types of criminality. "When you have keyless-...

    Five men and one woman have been arrested on suspicion of being members of the banned far right National Action party, police say. Police in the West Midlands have made six counter-terror arrests and are searching several locations in connection. The six are being held at a police station in the West Midlands. The men are a 26-year-old from Cambridge, a 21-year-old from Banbury, Oxfordshire, a 28-year-old from Wolverhampton, a 26-year-old from Leicester and a 24-year-old from Stockport. A 37-year-old woman also from Banbury, has been arrested. They are held on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000; namely on suspicion of being a member of a proscribed organisatio...

    The second of January is officially National Baby-Making Day - the day when millions of young couples will be having sex in the hope of falling pregnant. According to a study couples will make love at 10.36pm in the evening on the most popular day of the year to conceive. Official figures show the UK’s most common day to be born is September 26, 38 weeks after 2 January, which is the length of the average pregnancy. Fertility experts say the combination of a desire for a September baby, to be eldest in the school year, wanting to spend time together before going back to work and having sex to cure post-New Year hangovers means 60 per cent of would-be parents will make love on 2 January. Siobhan Freegard, founder of Channel Mum, said: “Falling pregnant isn’t always...

    Forty years ago, Ian Dury and the Blockheads released Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 – listing some of the better things in life even as Margaret Thatcher became prime minister in the months following the winter of discontent. Fast forward to the opening days of 2018 and fresh political tumult threatens to cripple Britain once more. But there are some reasons to be cheerful about the prospects for the UK economy. Despite the political to-and-fro of the past year, the UK economy enters 2018 in better health than many would have given it credit for. The post-referendum recession never materialised. Consumers have kept calm and carried on spending against the odds, and global growth and a resurgent eurozone are helping to buoy British manufacturers. Threats to this st...