67 minutes ago Blaming people for poor mental health not part of Labour’s jobs plan, says minister – UK politics live

Alison McGovern says UK was unusual in not seeing employment rise after the pandemicAlison McGovern, the employment minister, said this morning she still has not decided who she will vote on teh assisted dying private member’s bill on Friday. MPs have a free vote.Explaining her dilemma, McGovern said:I haven’t decided how I’m going to vote. I’ve listened to my constituents who have been so kind and so generous to share with me their experiences, and I want to listen to my colleagues in the debate in full and decide how to vote.”I think it’s so important that people are able to have a good death and that families feel that their loved one was able to die in the most peaceful way possible in accordance with their views, but I haven’t decided on this issue.McGovern said it was good that pe...

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67 minutes ago Murder suspect flew to Scotland as police waited at wrong airport, court hears

Canadian tourist Neno Dolmajian died after allegedly being attacked by Ionut Danca in Dublin.

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68 minutes ago Euston and Euston Square underground stations need to be urgently upgraded, leaked report reveals

A report said there is ‘no clear direction’ to sort issues at Euston and Euston Square stations

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68 minutes ago Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood admits he's made major change over ‘bullying’ concerns

Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has admitted he has changed his judging style on the BBC show amid fears he would be 'cancelled' for bullying

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80 minutes ago Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta makes controversial Man City Champions League dig

Arsenal are currently in Lisbon preparing to face Sporting in the Champions League on Tuesday night and manager Mikel Arteta has been speaking to the media

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80 minutes ago Trump officials to receive immediate clearances and easier FBI vetting

Exclusive: president-elect’s team planning for background checks to occur only after administration takes over bureauDonald Trump’s transition team is planning for all cabinet picks to receive sweeping security clearances from the president-elect and only face FBI background checks after the incoming administration takes over the bureau and its own officials are installed in key positions, according to people familiar with the matter.The move appears to mean that Trump’s team will continue to skirt FBI vetting and may not receive classified briefings until Trump is sworn in on 20 January and unilaterally grant sweeping security clearances across the administration. Continue reading...

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85 minutes ago Waitrose Christmas ad 2024: who is in the cast, when is mystery resolved and is it the John Lewis ad?

Okay, let’s hear your guesses for ‘whodunnit’ 🕵️ ♂️

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88 minutes ago ITV I'm A Celeb's Alan Halsall's pal addresses rumoured Tulisa 'romance' with 3

Coronation Street's Alan Halsall and N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos have sparked romance rumours in camp as the pair have been 'getting on like a house on fire'.

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88 minutes ago ‘No one has grappled’ with how courts should deal with assisted dying requests, says expert

Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, a former lord chief justice, says details of the legal process have not been worked outUK politics live – latest updatesA former lord chief justice has warned that assisted dying could have a major impact on the court system, saying “no one has grappled with the detail” of the impact of the legislation on family courts.Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, who held the role between 2013 and 2017, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the process of the assisted dying requests coming before the courts needed “working out precisely.” Continue reading...

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88 minutes ago Labour's big new 'back to work' threat to strip youngsters of their benefits if they are unwilling to graft or train already happens, admits minister

Alison McGovern was grilled over the drive to 'get Britain working again' and achieve an 'ambitious' target of getting another 2 million people into jobs.

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