Day: October 31, 2024

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Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick

News

Voting ends for Tory members choosing next party leader

The ballot of Conservative Party members closes at 5pm today. Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick’s race to replace Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader is nearing its end, with the Tory member ballot closing on Thursday. One contender has declared the contest “close” just hours ahead of the contest’s 5pm ballot deadline. The winner of the race will be announced on Saturday, almost four months after the general election defeat that […]

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Silent Prayer

News

No automatic ban on silent prayer in protected zones outside abortion clinics

The zones in England and Wales come into force today. Silent prayer will not be automatically banned in new protected zones around abortion clinics in England and Wales coming into force on Thursday. Instances will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis, with police and prosecutors deciding around the intent or recklessness of the person involved. Pro-choice campaigners had called for a total ban on silent prayer within the zones, arguing a […]

todayOctober 31, 2024 3

Flash Floods in Spain

World

Search for bodies after ‘flood of the century’ claims at least 95 lives in Spain

The death toll could rise as search efforts continue with an unknown number of people still missing. Survivors of the worst natural disaster to hit Spain this century awoke to scenes of devastation on Thursday after villages were wiped out by monstrous flash floods that claimed at least 95 lives. The death toll could rise as search efforts continue with an unknown number of people still missing. The aftermath looked eerily similar […]

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves

News

Chancellor says ‘Budget not something I want to repeat ever again’

Rachel Reeves says the £40 billion tax rises were a chance to 'wipe the slate clean' after the Conservatives' time in power. Rachel Reeves has said she does not want to repeat the £40 billion tax rises she implemented in her first Budget “ever again”. The fiscal announcement was a chance to “wipe the slate clean” following the Conservatives’ time in power, the Chancellor told broadcasters as she defended the Budget on Thursday morning. […]

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