Town in prime minister’s Yorkshire constituency to receive £19m from latest £2.1bn package, which Labour says overlooks neediest Rishi Sunak’s wealthy rural constituency is receiving £19m of funding from the government’s latest round of levelling up funding, prompting accusations of favouritism towards Conservative seats. Catterick Garrison, a small army town […]
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Labour leader will stand down no later than 7 February, saying she ‘no longer had enough in the tank’ to do the job New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has said she is resigning, in a shock announcement that came as she confirmed a national election for October this year. […]
Labour leader and shadow chancellor to promote green investment at forum in Sunak’s absence Keir Starmer hopes to entice global finance leaders in Davos on Thursday by ensuring them Britain “will be open for business” under a future Labour government. With Rishi Sunak declining to attend this year’s World Economic […]
The 65-year-old, known for movies such as A Room with a View and The Killing Fields, went missing Friday near Mt Baldy British actor Julian Sands has been reported missing after hiking in the San Gabriel mountains on Friday, according to the San Bernardino county sheriff’s department. The 65-year-old actor, […]
Exclusive: ‘Eye-watering’ pay for Gordon Sanders comes despite inspectors finding multiple breaches of rules at his firm’s homes A multimillionaire dementia home boss paid himself at least £21m in five years despite inspectors finding multiple breaches of staffing, safety and leadership rules, with residents left in dirty incontinence pads and […]
Former Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman says officers who allowed offender’s career to flourish must be investigated The Metropolitan police and the government are coming under pressure to punish officers who allowed the serial rapist David Carrick to be shielded from the sack despite multiple warnings about his abuse and […]
CRLN Network draft proposal designed to address confusion in existing law around issue of consent A new criminal offence of intentionally deceiving a person into engaging in sexual activity should be created to address confusion in the law around consent, legal experts and lawyers have said. The new offence of […]
Nicola Sturgeon says her government will ‘vigorously defend’ legislation by seeking judicial review of decision UK politics live – latest news updates The UK and Scottish governments appear set on a court battle on constitutional powers after Westminster ministers formally blocked a law passed by Scotland’s parliament creating a self-identification […]
Disney heiress and actor Mark Ruffalo among ‘patriotic millionaires’ who addressed world’s elite at Davos More than 200 members of the super-rich elite are calling on governments around the world to “tax us, the ultra rich, now” in order to help billions of people struggling with cost of living crisis. […]
UK ministers to use provisions in Scotland Act to block legislation making it easier for transgender people to self-identify Rishi Sunak’s government has blocked legislation passed by the Scottish parliament that would make Scotland the first part of the UK to introduce a self-identification system for people who want to […]