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Three people, including two children, died overnight off the coast of Calais as they attempted to cross the English Channel, French authorities have said. The ages of the children are not known but French media reported that they were on a boat which had 38 people on board. The Prefect of Pas-de-Calais, Laurent Touvet, indicated […]
New party co-leaders tell the Scotcast podcast that trans rights are a ‘red line’ for supporting the Scottish Greens. Source link
The UK ambassador to the United States – Lord Mandelson – has said he regrets his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson admitted he had continued his association for “far too long” – but denied ever seeing any wrongdoing or evidence of criminal activity. Watch more of this interview here. Source link
Grace ShawBBC News, Yorkshire Meadowhall As well as shops, Meadowhall now has dozens of restaurants and cafes, a multi-screen cinema and event spaces For some it’s retail paradise, while for others dragged along to carry the bags it can feel like a form of purgatory – but after 35 years Meadowhall continues to draw in […]
Kate WhannelPolitical reporter United States District Court Southern District of New York A picture understood to have been taken on the Caribbean island of St Barts in 2006 The UK’s ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson has said he feels “a tremendous sense of regret” over his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and a […]
Getty Images Non-crime hate incidents should stop being recorded by the police, the policing watchdog has said. Sir Andy Cooke, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, said current legislation places police in an “invidious position” with “discretion and common sense” not always prevailing. “I think we need to separate the offensive from the criminal,” he […]
The maker of Wegovy and Ozempic, Novo Nordisk, has announced it will cut 9,000 jobs weeks after warning that profits will fall as more “knock-off” weight-loss drugs emerge. The redundancies make up 11% of the Danish company’s workforce and mark the first major step by new chief executive Mike Doustdar as Novo Nordisk faces mounting […]
A third of children under five are living in UK homes where this is not enough access to healthy and nutritious food, according to anti-poverty charity Trussell Trust. Surveys by the charity found more than 14 million people in the UK faced the prospect of going hungry last year due to the lack of money. […]
Almost half of household electricity customers in Northern Ireland have never switched from the largest supplier, Power NI. That’s according to the Utility Regulator, which has published data on so-called “sticky customers” for the first time. Last year saw a drop in the number of people switching suppliers across electricity and gas. The Utility Regulator […]
Kenya has been left in shock after the killing of a senior lawyer in a drive-by shooting on a busy street in the capital Nairobi. Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, a respected lawyer and former head of a political parties’ dispute tribunal, was driving home on Tuesday evening when a gunman on a motorcycle pulled alongside his […]