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Review of terror law would be a mistake, experts warn PM after Southport murders

Review of terror law would be a mistake, experts warn PM after Southport murders

Review of terror law would be a mistake, experts warn PM after Southport murders

22 January 2025

Sir Keir Starmer announced a review of terror laws to address ‘extreme violence carried out by loners, misfits, young men in their bedrooms’.


Too many people with eating disorders are being failed, say group of MPs

Too many people with eating disorders are being failed, say group of MPs

Too many people with eating disorders are being failed, say group of MPs

21 January 2025

MPs said there has been an alarming rise in eating disorders in the past decade and there is ‘widespread neglect’ in services.


Driving bans and bank account snooping powers planned for benefit fraudsters

Driving bans and bank account snooping powers planned for benefit fraudsters

Driving bans and bank account snooping powers planned for benefit fraudsters

21 January 2025

The DWP will also be able to recover money directly from fraudsters’ bank accounts under the drive to tackle benefit fraud.


Prince of Wales watches Aston Villa’s Champions League defeat in Monaco

Prince of Wales watches Aston Villa’s Champions League defeat in Monaco

Prince of Wales watches Aston Villa’s Champions League defeat in Monaco

21 January 2025

William could not bring his beloved team luck as the Premier League side fell to a 1-0 defeat at the Stade Louis II.


Children ‘no match’ for Silicon Valley billions, peer says in online safety plea

Children ‘no match’ for Silicon Valley billions, peer says in online safety plea

Children ‘no match’ for Silicon Valley billions, peer says in online safety plea

21 January 2025

‘A child whether five or 15 is no match for the billions of dollars spent hijacking their attention’, Baroness Kidron said


Phillipson to set out plans to use technology to ‘modernise’ education system

Phillipson to set out plans to use technology to ‘modernise’ education system

Phillipson to set out plans to use technology to ‘modernise’ education system

21 January 2025

The Education Secretary is due to announce that tech firms have helped develop a set of expectations which AI tools should meet to be classroom safe.


Judges will be able to force criminals to court, PM tells murdered girl’s mother

Judges will be able to force criminals to court, PM tells murdered girl’s mother

Judges will be able to force criminals to court, PM tells murdered girl’s mother

21 January 2025

Thomas Cashman, who shot nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, chose not to appear in the dock when he was given a life sentence.


MPs support move for deposit return scheme for England and Northern Ireland

MPs support move for deposit return scheme for England and Northern Ireland

MPs support move for deposit return scheme for England and Northern Ireland

21 January 2025

The House of Commons voted 352 to 75, majority 277, in favour of the proposal designed to incentivise recycling of drinks containers.


Police identify man sought in murder probe after woman dies in ‘targeted attack’

Police identify man sought in murder probe after woman dies in ‘targeted attack’

Police identify man sought in murder probe after woman dies in ‘targeted attack’

21 January 2025

A 46-year-old woman died and a woman in her 20s was injured in Luton on Monday, Bedfordshire Police said.


Wind farms and energy infrastructure will not dominate countryside, peers told

Wind farms and energy infrastructure will not dominate countryside, peers told

Wind farms and energy infrastructure will not dominate countryside, peers told

21 January 2025

Ed Miliband and Chris Stark addressed concerns that new energy infrastructure projects could effect food security and nature restoration.


Former Supreme Court judge among those to appear before assisted dying committee

Former Supreme Court judge among those to appear before assisted dying committee

Former Supreme Court judge among those to appear before assisted dying committee

21 January 2025

A group of MPs will hear three days of evidence before they undertake formal scrutiny of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.


Peers inflict Government defeat amid fears gender self-ID might confuse AI

Peers inflict Government defeat amid fears gender self-ID might confuse AI

Peers inflict Government defeat amid fears gender self-ID might confuse AI

21 January 2025

Peers voted 205 to 159, majority 46, to amend the Data (Use and Access) Bill.


Drug traffickers identified after sending dog photo ordered to pay £1 million

Drug traffickers identified after sending dog photo ordered to pay £1 million

Drug traffickers identified after sending dog photo ordered to pay £1 million

21 January 2025

Drug traffickers Stefan Baldauf, 64, and Philip Lawson, 63, have been ordered to pay more than £1 million.


Departments which do not meet 5% cuts will not get new cash – Treasury minister

Departments which do not meet 5% cuts will not get new cash – Treasury minister

Departments which do not meet 5% cuts will not get new cash – Treasury minister

21 January 2025

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones signalled that Government spending is ‘long overdue a reckoning’.


Competition watchdog chairman ‘ousted’ by Government

Competition watchdog chairman ‘ousted’ by Government

Competition watchdog chairman ‘ousted’ by Government

21 January 2025

Marcus Bokkerink left his post as chairman of the Competition and Markets Authority, after criticism the watchdog was not focused enough on growth.


British troops on ‘massive road trip’ to Romania for major Nato exercise

British troops on ‘massive road trip’ to Romania for major Nato exercise

British troops on ‘massive road trip’ to Romania for major Nato exercise

21 January 2025

Captain Zakariah Ajjane, 29, from Molesey, Surrey, said British troops are looking after each other mammoth 1,400mile trip for Nato exercise.


Fact check: Five claims from Donald Trump’s inauguration

Fact check: Five claims from Donald Trump’s inauguration

Fact check: Five claims from Donald Trump’s inauguration

21 January 2025

Full Fact looks at claims made by the new US president in inauguration day speeches.


Armed Forces commissioner expected to be in place in 2026, defence minister says

Armed Forces commissioner expected to be in place in 2026, defence minister says

Armed Forces commissioner expected to be in place in 2026, defence minister says

21 January 2025

All candidates put forward for the role, which will act as ‘an independent champion’ for the Armed Forces, will undergo ‘robust scrutiny’.


Teenager arrested after Kai Havertz’s wife sent abuse on social media

Teenager arrested after Kai Havertz’s wife sent abuse on social media

Teenager arrested after Kai Havertz’s wife sent abuse on social media

21 January 2025

Kai Havertz missed a penalty in Arsenal’s shootout defeat at the Emirates Stadium on January 12.


Government’s education reforms could be ‘significant backward step’ for pupils

Government’s education reforms could be ‘significant backward step’ for pupils

Government’s education reforms could be ‘significant backward step’ for pupils

21 January 2025

It has been claimed that the changes could ‘stifle innovation’.


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