The Home Office has announced an additional £65 million in funding for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) for the coming year. This boost forms part of a revised £255.2 million National and International Capital City (NICC) grant. While the Met has welcomed the funding increase, it fails to address the broader financial pressures and operational […]
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently revealed that Muhammad was the most popular baby name in four out of nine regions in England last year (2023), with an estimated 4,661 babies registered with the name. This makes Muhammad the most popular baby name in England and Wales overall. Upon ONS releasing this statistic on
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The United Kingdom is set to lose more of its famed heritage to the ever-engulfing jaws of modernity, as two of London’s oldest food markets are facing permanent closure from 2028. Smithfield meat market, which dates back to the 10th century, has been in continuous operation since medieval times and is not only London’s only
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Jess Philips has said people should approach women and ask if they are okay with going to the Christmas party season. The government’s safeguarding minister has said that bystanders should be prepared to intervene if they see someone at risk of having their drink spiked. This comes after PM Sir Keir Starmer held a meeting
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A police officer in South West England has been arrested on suspicion of supporting the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The officer was arrested on Tuesday in Gloucestershire by counterterrorism police on suspicion of providing support for the proscribed organisation and is currently being held in custody. A vehicle and address are also being searched in
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Remember the “accommodation vessel,” the Bibby Stockholm barge, which made headlines last year? The same barge that cost the taxpayer a reported £22 million? It’s still there, docked in Portland Port, Dorset, housing over 500 “asylum seekers”. However, it won’t be there for much longer, at least not in its current guise. According to the
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Recently, there seems to be a running theme of police negligence and incompetence. Earlier last week, we reported on the missteps taken by the police in the lead-up to Sir David Amess’s murder, and now we have revelations suggesting that the Met Police failed to act on allegations of sexual misconduct pertaining to Mohamed Al
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered a budget overshadowed by the major lie that Labour would not raise National Insurance—a key manifesto promise. An increase of £25 billion in Employer National Insurance, alongside £15 billion in other tax rises, constitutes one of the largest hikes in history, pushing the total tax burden to an unprecedented level as
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The short answer is “yes”, according to Sir David’s daughter, Katie Amess, who is calling for a full inquest into her father’s death. Sir David Amess, a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament for Southend West, was fatally stabbed at a constituency surgery at Belfairs Methodist Church Hall in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, back in
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Peter Lynch, a 61-year-old grandfather, was found dead in his cell on Saturday night and is believed to have taken his own life, prison sources told The Telegraph. Mr Lynch was imprisoned at HMP Moorland after having been sentenced to a prison term of two years and eight months for the crime of calling asylum
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