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Starmer Gorton by-election visit fuels Labour hopes as Farage heads to Chagos Islands
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (826+ words) Sir Keir Starmer made a surprise visit to the Gorton and Denton by-election raising Labour hopes of clinging onto the seat. The Prime Minister joined Labour activist in the constituency as they were seeking to rally support for Labour in…...
Starmer takes aim at rivals in battle for Labour to retain Gorton and Denton
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (623+ words) Sir Keir Starmer hit out at the Green Party's "disgusting" drugs policy and "toxic" Reform UK on a campaign visit ahead of the Gorton and Denton by-election. Labour faces a battle to save the previously rock-solid Greater Manchester constituency in…...
Killer released by mental health workers informed by race research, inquiry told
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (1018+ words) A schizophrenic man who killed three people caused a woman to jump out of her window after he was released by mental health professionals who considered the "over-representation" of young black men in detention, an inquiry has heard. Valdo Calocane,…...
'This is a Muslim area': Moment Met Police officer confronted as she defends preacher
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (586+ words) Video footage has shown the moment a female police officer was confronted in east London and told: "This is a Muslim area." The video, filmed in Whitechapel, shows the officer defending a Christian preacher's freedom of speech while being surrounded…...
Kemi Badenoch plans to double apprentice numbers and cut university entrants
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (796+ words) Kemi Badenoch has pledged to double the number of apprenticeships and cut university entrants by 100,000 as part of reforms to education funding. The Conservative leader did an engineering apprenticeship before going to university, and said she was having so much…...
The one issue Liam Rosenior must fix immediately at Chelsea
5+ hour, 27+ min ago (827+ words) Try as he might to hide it, Liam Rosenior could not help but show his hand after Chelsea let slip their lead and were held by Burnley. Rosenior has been principled and protective of his players as Chelsea head coach,…...
Lovejoy episode helps antiques dealer spot plaques stolen from Napoleon III tomb
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (598+ words) Two of three "priceless" altar plaques stolen from the crypt of Napoleon Bonaparte III in a Hampshire'monastery have been recovered after an antiques dealer recognised identifying marks from a 30-year-old episode of Lovejoy. The wooden prayer frames, which date back…...
Starmer sets out reforms to address failing special needs education
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (1147+ words) The current system for supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) "does not work, Sir Keir Starmer said, as he set out a "4 billion reform package. Mainstream schools in England will receive direct funding to support Send children…...
BBC apologises after racial slur is broadcast during Bafta awards ceremony
8+ hour, 40+ min ago (405+ words) The BBC has apologised for "any offence caused" after a racial slur shouted during the Bafta Film Awards ceremony was broadcast. The slur was shouted by a member of the audience who reportedly had Tourette syndrome as Sinners actors Delroy…...
Reform's Nadhim Zahawi slammed in new 'tired man made me feel unsafe in London' row
10+ hour, 44+ min ago (743+ words) Reform UK's Nadhim Zahawi has clashed with a senior Tory after doubling down on his claim that London is unsafe. The former Conservative Chancellor was previously mocked by Government minister Sir Chris Bryant, Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake and Mayor of…...