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Head teacher who allowed London Bridge terrorist Khurum Butt to teach jihad to six year olds is struck off
Sophie Rahman, 42, was guilty of a raft of failings including basic background checks which would have revealed a violent criminal past.
Police appeal after sixth cyclist dies on London’s roads in just two months
The 38-year-old man died five days after a collision involving a car in Clerkenwell, central London
Britain’s salt marshes ‘could disappear if greenhouse gases are not tackled’
And the vital ecological coastal areas in southern and eastern England face a high risk of loss by 2040
In pics – Donald Trump has touched down in Britain for the first time since entering the White House
The US president landed in Air Force One at Stansted Airport and transferred to his helicopter, Marine One.
Mum-of-three has won her long fight to get her five-year-old son prescribed medical cannabis
Karen Gray's son Murray suffers from a rare form of epilepsy called Myoclonic astatic epilepsy.
“Shambolic” Brexit white paper has “zero clarity” on impact of Brexit
Workers and employers still have zero clarity about what the practical impact of Brexit will be, union warns GMB, Britain's general union, has warned Ministers’ “shambolic” unveiling of its Brexit White Paper today reflect the shambles the Government is making of Brexit. Under-fire incoming Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab announced the paper to the House of Commons this afternoon amidst criticism for delays in publishing the proposals. Tim Roache, GMB General Secretary said:“Shambolic scenes in the Commons reflect the general shambles the...
Woman abused by notorious paedophile doctor awarded five-figure payout
Myles Bradbury was jailed for 22 years for targeting 18 child cancer patients between 2009 and 2013 while he was working at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
Theresa May’s white paper unravelled by Tory sabotage as Commons suspended in “utter shambles”
The House of Commons had to be suspended as angry MPs raged at the new Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab for presenting Theresa May's Berexit White Paper to MPs without a chance for them to read it first before they have a chance to ask questions. Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer asked why the press had been given a copy hours before he or other MPs had. As the Tory Chief Whip whispered to the Brexit Minister, his Labour counterpart asked...
Tories lose badly on every metric in post-Chequers poll
The Conservatives suffered blows across every metric in a post-Chequers poll. Labour opened up a two point gap ahead of Theresa May's beleaguered party following a raft of resignations last week, with just 13 per cent of the British public saying they believe we will get a good deal out of Brexit. Forty-two per cent said they expect a bad deal to be in the offing and just 23 per cent say the deal "respects the referendum", indicating that the...