Former Labour MP was favourite after party abandoned its candidate over inflammatory Israel comments The veteran political agitator George Galloway has won the Rochdale byelection after urging voters to lodge “the ultimate protest” over the conflict in Gaza. Galloway, one of the most divisive politicians in Britain, was the frontrunner […]
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Disclosure, calculated on basis of 300 deportations, called ‘staggering’ by chair of home affairs committee Rishi Sunak’s flagship plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda will cost taxpayers £1.8m for each of the first 300 people the government deports to Kigali, Whitehall’s official spending watchdog has disclosed. The overall cost […]
Gap projected to reach £228,800 a head by 2030, according to report by thinktank IPPR North Wealth inequality between the north and south of England is set to grow, with the gap reaching £228,800 per head by 2030, according to a thinktank report. The Institute for Public Policy Research North’s […]
Data from online property company Zoopla showed the housing market is on track to reach 1.1m transactions across this year Buyers and sellers continued to return to the property market in February, and are expected to boost the number of home sales by 10% this year, according to the latest […]
World’s largest review finds direct associations with higher risks of cancer, heart disease and early death Ultra-processed food (UPF) is directly linked to 32 harmful effects to health, including a higher risk of heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, adverse mental health and early death, according to the world’s largest […]
Ministers and senior police sign ‘democratic policing protocol’ to control protests outside parliament, town halls and parties’ offices Rishi Sunak is seeking to halt demonstrations outside MPs’ homes after telling senior police officers that the UK is descending into “mob rule”. In comments that have concerned civil liberties groups, the […]
Changes in orbit of Malligyong-1 suggest Pyongyang is successfully maneuvering the satellite North Korea’s first spy satellite is “alive”, space experts have said, after detecting changes in its orbit that suggested Pyongyang was successfully controlling the spacecraft – although its capabilities remain unknown. After two fiery failures, North Korea successfully […]
Chancellor mulling scaling back tax break as last-minute option to generate revenue, after previously criticising policy Jeremy Hunt is considering scrapping Britain’s non-domiciled tax rules in next week’s budget, it has been reported, in a move that would see him poach one of Labour’s key fiscal policies. The decision is […]
News comes days after London mayor, who has round-the-clock police protection due to terrorist threats, is accused of being under Islamist control The mayor of London, accused by a former senior Tory MP of being under the control of “Islamists”, is in fact facing death threats from Islamist extremists, the […]
24-year-old suspect, who is believed to have been helping passengers claim asylum in Canada, absconded to India following his arrest A former British Airways employee is reportedly under investigation over allegations that he orchestrated a £3m immigration scam from a Heathrow check-in desk. The 24-year-old suspect left his job and […]