Category: UK
‘I was devastated’: MP hopes her story will help improve maternity care for disabled women
When doctors tried to work out whether Marie Tidball would need a specially designed birth plan, one asked her to lie fully clothed on the [more…]
Child dies after car driven on to sports pitch in Cumbria
A child has died and another has been injured after a car was driven on to a sports pitch in Cumbria, police said. Cumbria police [more…]
UK, France and Germany say Gaza aid freeze could breach international law
Britain has joined Germany and France to warn that Israel could be in breach of international law by halting the entry of aid into Gaza, [more…]
Conservative peer accused of using antisemitic tropes in Lords debate
A Conservative peer has been accused of using antisemitic tropes after saying in a debate in the Lords that Jewish people should pay for a [more…]
Starmer highlights UK’s war record in implicit rebuke to Vance as Lib Dems mock Badenoch for defending him – as it happened
12.04pm.) Around a dozen Labour MPs have expressed concerns about the cuts to the aid budget in a Commons debate on the Foreign Office estimates. [more…]
Starmer welcomes Zelenskyy’s offer to work with Trump on Ukraine peace deal – as it happened
most recent calls for further diplomatic efforts to achieve the swiftest possible end to the war, the prime minister welcomed President Zelenskyy’s steadfast commitment to [more…]
Rachel Reeves vows to use defence spending to support UK’s ‘left behind’ industrial towns
Rachel Reeves has said UK companies and jobs will be prioritised under the government’s plans for a significant increase in defence spending, with an aim [more…]
Boy, 16, dies after being shot in Clapham, south London
A 16-year-old boy has died after being shot in Clapham, south London, on Tuesday afternoon, the Metropolitan police said. Police were called at 3.21pm to [more…]
UK unions welcome moves to bolster workers’ rights bill
Trade unions have declared victory as Labour bolstered a string of measures in its workers’ rights bill, amid criticism of the government from business groups [more…]
Jeffrey Epstein used lobbyist to push for Jes Staley to be Barclays CEO, court told
Jeffrey Epstein deployed a consultant to push for Jes Staley to become Barclays’ chief executive in 2012, a court was told on Tuesday, with the [more…]
