Sir Keir Starmer faces investigation over possible breach of parliamentary rules after Labour donor ‘pays for wife’s clothes’! B
A Labour peer paid for a personal shopper, clothes and alterations for Lady Starmer, both before and after the Labour leader became prime minister in July, according to The Sunday Times. But Labour said they have contacted authorities over the…
Council tax hike on second homes triggers surge in sell-offs – and mixed emotions! B
A recent move by councils in Wales to inflate council tax rates on second homes in a bid to ease the housing crisis and raise millions of pounds is backfiring, according to some homeowners and businesses who have spoken to…
Families of infected blood scandal victims call for changes to compensation scheme! B
Relatives of more than 300 victims who died after being infected with contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s say they are being “excluded” from the current compensation scheme. 3:09 Families of more than 300 victims of the infected…
Police dog retires after being injured in Southport disorder! B
Zoe, who worked for Mersey Police Dogs, needed stitches after suffering a laceration to her leg during disorder involving hundreds of people a day after three girls were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Zoe. Pic: Mersey Police…
Man jailed 21 years on from raping 14-year-old girl in alley – after victim came forward to Rotherham sex abuse probe! B
Waleed Ali was previously convicted of raping and indecently assaulting another girl, 13, in the same alleyway in early 2003. Waleed Ali, 42, was sentenced to five years in prison. Pic: National Crime Agency/PA A man has been jailed after…
Man freed under early prison release scheme allegedly sexually assaulted woman on same day! B
The man allegedly reoffended in Sittingbourne in Kent and was later arrested at an address in south London. He has been recalled to prison. A man allegedly sexually assaulted a woman on the same day he was released from prison…
Flu vaccine: Parents urged to book in young children for nasal inoculation against winter viral threat! B
Schoolchildren and other groups such as pregnant women, older people and those with health conditions will be able to get a vaccine ahead of winter, when cases spike. In the current phase pregnant women and children aged two or three…
You cannot be a Lib Dem if you are anti-abortion, party suggests in leaked documents! B
Legal papers filed in discrimination case defend barring would-be MPs if they voice religious views which ‘conflict with party values’ David Campanale, a former BBC journalist, is suing the Lib Dems over claims he was ousted from standing as a…
Graham Brady reveals secrets of how five Tory PMs were ousted! B
Tell-all memoir from former 1922 Committee chief lifts lid on backstabbing at the heart of Westminster Lord Brady has detailed his private conversations with prime ministers as they were forced out of power The former chairman of the 1922 Committee has…
I would lift ban on new grammar schools, says Jenrick! B
I would lift ban on new grammar schools, says Jenrick Robert Jenrick, the former immigration minister, is currently the favourite to succeed Rishi Sunak as the Tory leader Robert Jenrick has said he would lift the ban on opening new…