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Mike Amesbury told man ‘you won’t threaten your MP again’ after street punch

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Mike Amesbury told man ‘you won’t threaten your MP again’ after street punch

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury told a man “you won’t threaten your MP again” after punching him in the head with enough force to knock him to the ground, a court heard. At Chester Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, Amesbury pleaded guilty to assaulting 45-year-old Paul Fellows in Main Street in Frodsham, Cheshire, in the early hours of October 26 following a dispute about a bridge closure. CCTV of the attack […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025 2

Davey calls for UK to join EU customs union to ‘turbocharge’ economy

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Davey calls for UK to join EU customs union to ‘turbocharge’ economy

Sir Ed Davey will call for the UK to seek to rejoin the EU customs union to help protect the economy amid concerns about potential trade tariffs under Donald Trump’s incoming US administration. In his first major speech of the year, the Liberal Democrat leader will urge the Labour Government to negotiate a new agreement with Brussels which has at its heart a system for goods to move freely between […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025 1

Chancellor Rachel Reeves

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UK economy sees weaker-than-expected growth in November

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has insisted she will “fight every day” to deliver economic growth after the latest official figures showed weaker-than-expected expansion in November. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated the UK economy grew in November by 0.1% after falling by 0.1% in both September and October. While a welcome return to growth, most economists were expecting gross domestic product (GDP) to rebound by 0.2% in November. The figures […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025 2

Andrew Malkinson ‘vindicated’ after resignation of case review board boss

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Andrew Malkinson ‘vindicated’ after resignation of case review board boss

Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of rape, said he feels “vindicated” after the resignation of the head of the body which investigates potential miscarriages of justice. Mr Malkinson was jailed in 2004 until his conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal in July last year. Announcing her resignation on Tuesday, Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) chairwoman Helen Pitcher said she had been […]

todayJanuary 15, 2025 2

Cost of pothole damage hits record high

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Cost of pothole damage hits record high

The total cost of repairing vehicles damaged by potholes hit a record high last year, new figures show. Common problems caused by potholes include damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs and distorted wheels. The AA said the total cost of fixing vehicles it attended in the UK which had broken down because of poor road surfaces in 2024 was £579 million. That is compared with £474 million during the previous […]

todayJanuary 15, 2025 2

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol

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South Korea’s impeached president detained in martial law investigation

South Korea’s anti-corruption agency says impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained over his imposition of martial law last month. In a video message recorded before he was escorted to the headquarters of an anti-corruption agency, Mr Yoon lamented that the “rule of law has completely collapsed in this country”, but said he was complying with the detention warrant to prevent clashes between law enforcement officials and the presidential security service. […]

todayJanuary 15, 2025 1

Kate reveals she is in remission from cancer after visit to treatment hospital

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Kate reveals she is in remission from cancer after visit to treatment hospital

The Princess of Wales is in remission from cancer, she has revealed, after making an emotional return to the hospital where she was treated to comfort fellow patients. Kate, in a written personal message following a visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea, south-west London, on Tuesday, described her “relief” and said “there is much to look forward to”. It is the first time Kate has used the word remission to […]

todayJanuary 14, 2025 2

RAF’s Tempest jet must ‘break the mould’ to keep costs under control, MPs say

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RAF’s Tempest jet must ‘break the mould’ to keep costs under control, MPs say

Ministers have been warned to keep a tight grip on the budget of the £12 billion Tempest jet fighter programme after problems with other international collaborations. The plane, due to enter service in 2035, is being developed with Italy and Japan under the global combat air programme (GCAP). MPs on the Commons Defence Committee acknowledged that progress so far had been positive but cautioned that previous projects with other countries […]

todayJanuary 14, 2025 4

Streeting says nurses are ‘backbone of our NHS’ after worker stabbed in hospital

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Streeting says nurses are ‘backbone of our NHS’ after worker stabbed in hospital

Wes Streeting has described nurses as “the backbone of our NHS” after a staff member was left in a critical condition by a stabbing in a hospital’s acute medical unit (AMU). A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the nurse, a woman in her 50s, was seriously injured at the Royal Oldham Hospital at about 11.30pm on Saturday, Greater Manchester Police said. It is believed a […]

todayJanuary 14, 2025 1

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