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Trial for Chris Packham’s libel claim set to begin
Chris Packham is suing three men for libel over nine online articles claiming he defrauded people into donating to the charity.
Wokefest: Town arranges ‘anti-hate festival’ to derail Katie Hopkins shows
Unlucky, mate. Katie Hopkins' big day out in Swansea looks like it will now be thrown off-course by a much bigger, more 'impromptu' event.
Union leader urges Health Secretary ‘not to be disrespectful’ to striking nurses
Royal College of Nursing general secretary Pat Cullen made the comment after Steve Barclay described the strike as ‘disrespectful’.
Union boss hits out over criticism of strike on eve of Eurovision
Whelan said Transport Secretary Mark Harper’s accusation was ‘bizarre’, implying the union was not standing in solidarity with Ukraine.
Start-up backed by Sunak’s wife given government grant
The Labour leader said there seemed to be an ’emerging pattern of behaviour’ when it came to Rishi Sunak’s family’s financial interests.
Celtic fans sing ‘you can shove your coronation up your a***’
Tens of thousands of people have watched a clip of Celtic fans screaming 'you can put your coronation up your arse'
55% of people expect Tories to lose seats in local elections, poll suggests
Some 55% of people told Ipsos UK that they thought the Tories would lose seats while just 9% thought the party would make gains.
King is a ‘force for good’ who will unite the Commonwealth, Commons Speaker says
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay said Charles’ reign will bring a ‘new relationship’ between Parliament and the monarchy as he approaches the role.
Pensioners underpaid by £530 million last year due to errors
Labour said around 1.8 million people had been underpaid due to processing errors by the DWP, HMRC or local authorities.