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Labour leader pledges to tackle rural crime after hearing about armed robbery

Labour leader pledges to tackle rural crime after hearing about armed robbery

Labour leader pledges to tackle rural crime after hearing about armed robbery

23 April 2024

Sir Keir Starmer set out Labour’s rural crime strategy as he toured a village in North Yorkshire.


Aviation bodies to rehearse flight disruption after air traffic control failure

Aviation bodies to rehearse flight disruption after air traffic control failure

Aviation bodies to rehearse flight disruption after air traffic control failure

23 April 2024

Martin Rolfe, chief executive of National Air Traffic Services, said the exercise will take place after the summer.


Welsh FM rules out independent probe into controversial campaign donation

Welsh FM rules out independent probe into controversial campaign donation

Welsh FM rules out independent probe into controversial campaign donation

23 April 2024

Vaughan Gething has insisted there was no conflict of interest in his campaign donations and they will not carry out an independent investigation.


Andrew Neil: Ofcom needs to grow a backbone over regulating GB News

Andrew Neil: Ofcom needs to grow a backbone over regulating GB News

Andrew Neil: Ofcom needs to grow a backbone over regulating GB News

23 April 2024

The former chairman of the channel said he would not have allowed politicians to present political programmes.


Rwanda policy ‘unworkable and morally repugnant’ – Yousaf

Rwanda policy ‘unworkable and morally repugnant’ – Yousaf

Rwanda policy ‘unworkable and morally repugnant’ – Yousaf

23 April 2024

The UK Government’s Rwanda Bill was passed by Westminster on Monday night.


King honours Kate with role for public service and support of the arts

King honours Kate with role for public service and support of the arts

King honours Kate with role for public service and support of the arts

23 April 2024

The princess has been appointed Royal Companion of The Order of the Companions of Honour, Buckingham Palace announced.


Disorder breaks out at St George’s Day event in Whitehall

Disorder breaks out at St George’s Day event in Whitehall

Disorder breaks out at St George’s Day event in Whitehall

23 April 2024

Mounted officers on horses had to intervene after a group broke through a police cordon before the event.


Man who denies murder says he ‘lost his mind’ when he knifed pensioner in street

Man who denies murder says he ‘lost his mind’ when he knifed pensioner in street

Man who denies murder says he ‘lost his mind’ when he knifed pensioner in street

23 April 2024

Asylum seeker Ahmed Alid is in the witness box on trial at Teesside Crown Court, where he denies murdering Terence Carney


‘Coercive’ man and friend jailed for life over murder of ex-girlfriend’s lover

‘Coercive’ man and friend jailed for life over murder of ex-girlfriend’s lover

‘Coercive’ man and friend jailed for life over murder of ex-girlfriend’s lover

23 April 2024

Kaydon Prior and Jason Curtis were sentenced to a minimum of 28 years and 22 years respectively for the murder of Harrison Tomkins.


Tech giants agree to child safety principles around generative AI

Tech giants agree to child safety principles around generative AI

Tech giants agree to child safety principles around generative AI

23 April 2024

Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI have signed up to the safety commitments, which are being led by child online safety organisations.


Parents choosing between utility bills or buying school shoes, charity boss says

Parents choosing between utility bills or buying school shoes, charity boss says

Parents choosing between utility bills or buying school shoes, charity boss says

23 April 2024

Camilla Bowry, who founded Sal’s Shoes – a charity that redistributes shoes to children in need – was made an OBE at Windsor Castle.


Post Office boss Nick Read ‘obsessed with his pay’, claims former HR director

Post Office boss Nick Read ‘obsessed with his pay’, claims former HR director

Post Office boss Nick Read ‘obsessed with his pay’, claims former HR director

23 April 2024

Jane Davies said chief executive Mr Read had embarked upon a ‘deliberate campaign to defame and ostracise’ her.


Sunak commits to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030

Sunak commits to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030

Sunak commits to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030

23 April 2024

The Prime Minister said the extra spending is ‘a turning point for European security and a landmark moment in the defence of the United Kingdom’.


Irish premier apologises on behalf of state to Stardust families

Irish premier apologises on behalf of state to Stardust families

Irish premier apologises on behalf of state to Stardust families

23 April 2024

Forty-eight people were killed when a blaze ripped through the Dublin nightclub in 1981.


Sister in new plea for information 48 years after three-year-old disappeared

Sister in new plea for information 48 years after three-year-old disappeared

Sister in new plea for information 48 years after three-year-old disappeared

23 April 2024

Sandy Davidson went missing from his grandmother’s house in North Ayrshire on April 23, 1976 and has not been seen since.


Dropping Windrush recommendations was unlawful discrimination, court told

Dropping Windrush recommendations was unlawful discrimination, court told

Dropping Windrush recommendations was unlawful discrimination, court told

23 April 2024

The Windrush scandal – which campaigners have since said should be known as the Home Office scandal – emerged in 2018.


Former FM to lead Welsh Labour campaign donations review

Former FM to lead Welsh Labour campaign donations review

Former FM to lead Welsh Labour campaign donations review

23 April 2024

Carwyn Jones will hold a review into Welsh Labour’s leadership election process, including campaign financing.


Post Office sought to make Horizon bugs sound ‘non-emotive’, inquiry told

Post Office sought to make Horizon bugs sound ‘non-emotive’, inquiry told

Post Office sought to make Horizon bugs sound ‘non-emotive’, inquiry told

23 April 2024

Susan Crichton, the Post Office’s general counsel before resigning in 2013, agreed it demonstrated an ‘element of smoke and mirrors’.


Rate cuts somewhat closer but risks of acting too early remain – Bank economist

Rate cuts somewhat closer but risks of acting too early remain – Bank economist

Rate cuts somewhat closer but risks of acting too early remain – Bank economist

23 April 2024

Huw Pill argued the economic outlook has ‘not changed substantially’, in a speech in London.


Rishi Sunak declines to rule out July general election

Rishi Sunak declines to rule out July general election

Rishi Sunak declines to rule out July general election

23 April 2024

The Prime Minister has travelled to Poland to announce a military aid package for Ukraine.


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