Politics
Stop and search a ‘vital tool’ against knife crime, says policing minister
Chris Philp has called on police forces to use stop and search more often in a bid to keep knives off the street.
More than 3 million food bank parcels given out across UK in record-high year
The Trussell Trust has called on political leaders to set out how they will build a future where no one needs a food bank to survive.
‘More than 440,000 hours of sewage released’ along England’s coastline in 2023
Friends of the Earth analysed Environment Agency data on sewage overflow outlets to calculate the number and duration of spills last year.
Tories deny relocating asylum seekers from Scotland to restrict legal aid access
SNP MP Alison Thewliss questioned if it was the Government’s ‘deliberate policy’ to move asylum seekers in order to prevent them accessing legal aid.
Cameron condemns Israeli ‘extremists’ for ‘appalling’ attacks on aid convoys
Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron said he would raise the situation with Tel Aviv.
Emergency law introduced to exonerate Horizon subpostmasters in Scotland
The legislation will not be passed until a similar Bill from the UK Government completes its passage through Westminster.
Ex-comms chief asked himself if Post Office were ‘baddies’ in Horizon scandal
Mark Davies admitted some emails he had written which blamed journalists ‘look ludicrous’ with the benefit of hindsight.
‘More than half a million people’ have fled fighting in Rafah and northern Gaza
Around 450,000 Palestinians were driven out of Rafah in Gaza’s south over the past week, the United Nations says.
‘No watering down’ of Labour’s workers’ rights package, Starmer says
The Labour leader said he was ‘absolutely committed’ to his party’s fair pay policy.