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Met Police apologise for earlier apology about ‘openly Jewish’ comment

Met Police apologise for earlier apology about ‘openly Jewish’ comment

Met Police apologise for earlier apology about ‘openly Jewish’ comment

19 April 2024

Gideon Falter, chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, was wearing a kippah skull cap when he was stopped from crossing the road.


Bank rate setter says he is now ‘more confident’ about UK inflation

Bank rate setter says he is now ‘more confident’ about UK inflation

Bank rate setter says he is now ‘more confident’ about UK inflation

19 April 2024

Dave Ramsden said the UK is no longer an ‘outlier’ but a ‘laggard’ when it comes to its inflation performance.


Wife’s drowning in pool was suspicious, friend tells court

Wife’s drowning in pool was suspicious, friend tells court

Wife’s drowning in pool was suspicious, friend tells court

19 April 2024

Paula Leeson, 47, died in a swimming pool but her husband Donald McPherson, 50, was cleared of her murder on a judge’s direction.


Lotto ticket-holder claims £5.2m jackpot prize

Lotto ticket-holder claims £5.2m jackpot prize

Lotto ticket-holder claims £5.2m jackpot prize

19 April 2024

Lotto has made 10 millionaires in April so far.


Man jailed for six and a half years for ‘brazen’ rape of 15-year-old girl in sea

Man jailed for six and a half years for ‘brazen’ rape of 15-year-old girl in sea

Man jailed for six and a half years for ‘brazen’ rape of 15-year-old girl in sea

19 April 2024

Judge Susan Evans KC said the ‘frightening’ attack ‘undermined public confidence’ in the safety of busy beaches.


Man who denies murder said he felt unwell when he knifed pensioner in the street

Man who denies murder said he felt unwell when he knifed pensioner in the street

Man who denies murder said he felt unwell when he knifed pensioner in the street

19 April 2024

Ahmed Alid admits stabbing Terence Carney, 70, and a housemate but he denies intending to cause either serious harm.


Music entrepreneur who toured with Led Zeppelin is made an OBE

Music entrepreneur who toured with Led Zeppelin is made an OBE

Music entrepreneur who toured with Led Zeppelin is made an OBE

19 April 2024

Philip Dudderidge also worked as the house engineer for the famous Implosion Club concerts at London’s Roundhouse in the 1970s.


Rigid environment laws mean house building bans across country, Parliament told

Rigid environment laws mean house building bans across country, Parliament told

Rigid environment laws mean house building bans across country, Parliament told

19 April 2024

The Government is not on track to meet either its housing or environmental targets, according to peers from the Built Environment Committee.


Mother of murdered teenager praises people of Liverpool as she is made MBE

Mother of murdered teenager praises people of Liverpool as she is made MBE

Mother of murdered teenager praises people of Liverpool as she is made MBE

19 April 2024

Dr Gee Walker was honoured for services to diversity and racial injustice.


Post Office lawyer ‘takes no pride’ in working for company following scandal

Post Office lawyer ‘takes no pride’ in working for company following scandal

Post Office lawyer ‘takes no pride’ in working for company following scandal

19 April 2024

Rodric Williams said he was ‘truly sorry’ for being associated with the ‘greatest miscarriage of justice we’ve seen’.


Daniel Bedingfield on how car crash prompted touring break

Daniel Bedingfield on how car crash prompted touring break

Daniel Bedingfield on how car crash prompted touring break

19 April 2024

He said that he was lying in a hospital bed when he won the Brit for British male solo artist in February 2004.


MP ‘deeply saddened’ as Israeli twinning signs disappear from Bournemouth roads

MP ‘deeply saddened’ as Israeli twinning signs disappear from Bournemouth roads

MP ‘deeply saddened’ as Israeli twinning signs disappear from Bournemouth roads

19 April 2024

The local authority has pledged to replace them as soon as possible.


Sturgeon says it is ‘incredibly difficult’ after husband charged by police

Sturgeon says it is ‘incredibly difficult’ after husband charged by police

Sturgeon says it is ‘incredibly difficult’ after husband charged by police

19 April 2024

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon spoke briefly to journalists after her husband Peter Murrell was charged by police investigating SNP finances.


Irish premier ‘eager to be in a position to apologise’ over Stardust tragedy

Irish premier ‘eager to be in a position to apologise’ over Stardust tragedy

Irish premier ‘eager to be in a position to apologise’ over Stardust tragedy

19 April 2024

Simon Harris said he hopes to meet with the families on Saturday.


Bloody Sunday families say PPS perjury decision an ‘affront to rule of law’

Bloody Sunday families say PPS perjury decision an ‘affront to rule of law’

Bloody Sunday families say PPS perjury decision an ‘affront to rule of law’

19 April 2024

Fifteen former soldiers investigated for perjury over Bloody Sunday will not face any charges.


Dr Feelgood reunited with their instruments after stolen van is recovered

Dr Feelgood reunited with their instruments after stolen van is recovered

Dr Feelgood reunited with their instruments after stolen van is recovered

19 April 2024

The band’s van, with much of their musical equipment, was stolen from Hockley, Essex, on Monday.


Asylum seeker denies pensioner murder and attempting to stab housemate to death

Asylum seeker denies pensioner murder and attempting to stab housemate to death

Asylum seeker denies pensioner murder and attempting to stab housemate to death

19 April 2024

Ahmed Alid, 45, has admitted stabbing Terence Carney and Javed Nouri, but says he did not intend to cause them serious harm.


Building society reforms ‘will support more working people to become homeowners’

Building society reforms ‘will support more working people to become homeowners’

Building society reforms ‘will support more working people to become homeowners’

19 April 2024

The Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill aims to modernise societies by expanding their lending capacity.


Physically disabled will be affected by payment reforms, warns think tank

Physically disabled will be affected by payment reforms, warns think tank

Physically disabled will be affected by payment reforms, warns think tank

19 April 2024

The Prime Minister has said personal independence payment spending is forecast to rise by more than 50% over the next four years.


Met criticised over arrest threat to ‘openly Jewish’ man near pro-Palestine demo

Met criticised over arrest threat to ‘openly Jewish’ man near pro-Palestine demo

Met criticised over arrest threat to ‘openly Jewish’ man near pro-Palestine demo

19 April 2024

Gideon Falter, chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, was wearing a kippah skull cap when he was stopped from crossing the road.


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