The BBC reported that a boy 16 has been charged in court with the murder of Harry Pitman. He remains in custody and will appear at the Old Bailey. The Met Police said three other teenage boys – aged 15, 16 and 18 – who were arrested in connection with Harry’s death would not face […]
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It has been rumoured that former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is mulling over a move to start a new political party in the next few weeks. The 74-year-old, if he did start a new party, could poach voters who are dissatisfied with the current direction of the Labour Party. There would certainly be space
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Humza Yousaf has defended his stance on not following the UK government ban on XL Bully dogs. The first minister believes that Scotland has strict enough laws on dogs that a ban would be unnecessary. New legislation known as the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act came into force in Scotland in 2010. It sets out
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Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell has issued a warning to Sir Keir Starmer that failure to deliver in his first tenure as Prime minister could see a dramatic shift to populist “far right” parties. Mr McDonnell, in an opinion piece he wrote in the Guardian, stated that Starmer’s election strategy seems to be that he
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When we care for our community we don’t do it for brownie points. We aren’t trying to prove anything to anyone. There are many occasions where our activists and members do work in their local community without making a song or dance and certainly not for social media clicks and likes. We do it
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A few years ago, the British media were full of reports about the “boom years” of British education in China. Elite British schools had seized the commercial opportunity of opening campuses to cater for children of ex-pats and wealthy Chinese families, opening new branches rapidly. However, all this may end as China introduces a new “patriotic” law
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Some of you may have been watching the ongoing drama between the Cabinet and the Supreme Court, also known in the UK as a Punch and Judy show. As it stands now, the Conservative Party’s proposal to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda has been deemed unlawful. But what exactly does that entail? And where does
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The national archive has released official papers which suggested Tony Blair was considering sending asylum seekers to the Isle of Mull to help drive down the numbers entering the UK. The papers released under the 20-year rule said that a top aide to the former prime minister considered this a “nuclear option” for tackling the
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As 2023 draws to a close, we’re pleased to end the year with some positive news, which bodes well for 2024. A hotel housing asylum seekers in Standish has closed three months earlier than planned. Kiley Court Hotel in Wigan was only designated as a spot to house migrants in August, but uproar from local
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Completing the dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness has been delayed by over ten years until 2035. Scottish Transport Secretary Mairi McAllan said a new rolling programme of improvements was “achievable” and there would be “no let up” in the work. However, opposition MSPs said communities had been waiting since SNP manifesto commitments
