Category: UK
Tories will consider means testing pension triple-lock, Badenoch says
Kemi Badenoch has said the Tories will consider means testing the triple-lock, in what would be a major policy shift. Under the policy, the state [more…]
Thames Valley police chief suspended amid gross misconduct allegations
The head of Thames Valley police has been suspended with immediate effect amid allegations of gross misconduct. Chief constable Jason Hogg is being investigated by [more…]
Carlisle trainee gas engineer who won £7.5m on lottery wants to keep working
His luck began on Christmas Day. After winning £120 in the Lotto Christmas Day Draw, 20-year-old James Clarkson decided to buy five lottery tickets for [more…]
Transatlantic slavery’s role in shaping Manchester to be explored in exhibition
The role transatlantic enslavement played in shaping Manchester is at the heart of a new exhibition developed in partnership by the Guardian and the city’s [more…]
UK to back Ukraine ‘beyond this terrible war’ with 100-year pact, says Starmer
Keir Starmer has announced a “historic” 100-year partnership with Ukraine, saying the UK would support the country “beyond this terrible war” and into a future [more…]
Streeting does not want ‘corridor care’ in UK hospitals to be normalised – politics live
nurses to look after patients in corridors. Asked specifically about this story by the Lib Dem MP Alison Bennett (Mid Sussex), Streeting said: It’s not [more…]
Andrew Malkinson says miscarriage of justice watchdog should be ‘dissolved’
Andrew Malkinson has said the miscarriage of justice watchdog needs to be “completely dissolved” as it has become “infected with a culture of denial”. Speaking [more…]
Manchester 21-year-old’s conviction quashed after rap video evidence refuted
An aspiring law student who addressed MPs in parliament has had his conviction for being part of a violent conspiracy quashed after new evidence showing [more…]
Goldsmiths student murdered partner in ‘brutal and savage attack’, court hears
An American student murdered his Chinese partner in a “brutal and savage attack” in her bedroom, a court has heard. Joshua Michals, 25, is on [more…]
Doctors to speak out against changes to proposed assisted dying law in England and Wales
Doctors are preparing to speak out against changes to the proposed assisted dying law that could ban physicians from raising the procedures with patients. The [more…]
