Former M&S boss set for House of Lords ban over alleged sexual misconduct
Peers have backed a proposal to ban a peer from the Parliamentary estate following allegations of sexual misconduct. The House…
Sick notes ‘scrapped’ under plans to reduce benefit claimants
GPs will stop issuing sick notes to patients across the country as the government announces a new trial to reduce…
Makerfield by-election date set as Andy Burnham eyes return to Westminster and Labour leadership challenge
The Makerfield by-election, in which Andy Burnham will stand as Labour’s candidate, will take place next month as her Wigan…
UK announces trade deal with Gulf states worth £3.7bn a year
The UK has become the first G7 country to agree a trade deal with a bloc of Gulf states, in…
Russian fighter jets fly ‘dangerously’ close to RAF spy plane over Black Sea
Two Russian fighter jets “repeatedly and dangerously” intercepted an RAF spy plane above the Black Sea, the Ministry of Defence…
Three women found dead in sea off Brighton were sisters taken ‘tragically far too soon’
Three women who died in the sea off Brighton in unclear circumstances were sisters from north west London, police have…
Lady Eleanor Donaldson deemed unfit to stand trial in historical sex abuse case
The wife of former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, has been ruled unfit to stand trial in…
Reform UK’s Makerfield by-election candidate was friends with fascist leader on Facebook
Reform UK’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election, Robert Kenyon, was previously Facebook ‘friends’ with a neo-fascist leader. Mr Kenyon has…
Newlywed Metropolitan Police officer who groped female colleague’s bottom several times at Christmas party sacked
A married police officer has been sacked after he groped a female colleague’s bottom at a work Christmas party. Pc…