Trio detained in February after counter-terrorism investigation are accused of working for Moscow’s security services, BBC reports Three Bulgarian nationals suspected of spying for Russia while living in the UK have been arrested and charged, police have said. The defendants were among five people detained in February after a long-running […]
Year: 2023
Jury has reportedly returned 10 indictments, but who was charged and what the charges were has not been revealed Read the full story here Twice impeached and now arrested and indicted three times. Donald Trump faces serious criminal charges in New York, Florida and Washington over a hush-money scheme during […]
Exclusive: Ethics watchdog castigates government over power imbalance and effect on morale of erosion in conventions Ministers’ disparaging public attacks on civil servants have damaged staff retention and morale in Whitehall, the government’s ethics watchdog has said. Government officials have been accused of being “obstructive and furthering their own agenda”, […]
Mayor of Portland says ‘buck stops with Suella Braverman’ after it took three days to inform ministers about outbreak The Home Office should accept responsibility for failing to immediately remove asylum seekers from a giant barge after the detection of a dangerous bacteria, the mayor of Portland has said. Carralyn […]
Catania’s mayor has banned the use of motorcycles and bikes while many streets in the city remain covered by ash as a result of the erupting volcano Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna, local authorities said, bringing fresh travel […]
University and College Union is preparing a new ballot that could lead to marking boycott continuing and strikes lasting into 2024 Universities across the UK will face another round of strikes next month unless employers agree to return to the negotiating table, the University and College Union has warned. A […]
Social Mobility Foundation says it expects GCSE and A-level attainment gap based on income to grow this year Disadvantaged students are likely to bear the brunt of grade deflation when this year’s A-level and GCSE grades are published, according to experts, who said the government’s decision to impose pre-pandemic grading […]
Dorset council says it flagged test results about potentially deadly bacteria on Monday, but evacuation didn’t take place until four days later Home Office contractors were told that potentially deadly legionella bacteria had been detected on the Bibby Stockholm hours after asylum seekers were taken onboard the barge. Dorset council […]
Which? research finds cheese, butter and bread are up by more than 30% in the past two years, hitting the poor hardest The cost of some basic food items such as cheese, butter and bread has soared by more than 30% in the last two years, forcing poorer households to […]
Drunk drivers and overreliance on satnav devices thought to be behind 13% rise Incidents of vehicles being driven the wrong way on England’s motorways rose to almost 900 in the last 12 months, an increase of 13%, according to figures described as “frightening”. Alarmed motoring groups called for technological interventions […]