56 h. ago Miscarriage of justice watchdog chief quits after public confidence ‘badly damaged’

Karen Kneller resigns from Criminal Cases Review Commission, heavily criticised for bungling of Andrew Malkinson caseThe chief executive of the miscarriage of justice watchdog for England, Wales and Northern Ireland has resigned after serious failings in the case of Andrew Malkinson.Karen Kneller, who had held the position since 2013, has left her job at the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) after one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British legal history, it was announced on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago What benefits have changed after Keir Starmer's Parliament humiliation? Everything you need to know as Labour rebels force PM into farcical U

What happened in the largest revolt so far of Sir Keir Starmer's premiership; what does it mean for the personal independence payment (Pip) and Universal Credit; and what comes next?

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65 h. ago Humiliation as Keir Starmer wins vote on welfare only after farcical climbdown on welfare reform plans

On a shambolic day for Labour, the Prime Minister dropped his flagship plan to cut disability benefits just hours after ministers had insisted they were going ahead.

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2 d. ago JASON GROVES analysis: After describing welfare reform as a 'moral imperative', Sir Keir has all but abandoned it...

No 10 believed it had done enough last Thursday when it agreed to exempt all those currently on disability from planned cuts and focus solely on new claimants.

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3 d. ago Glastonbury proves that I was right to try to reform the BBC: NADINE DORRIES

I have long believed that the BBC is one of the main supporting pillars of socialism in Britain today and that many who work for it are rootedly anti-Semitic.

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3 d. ago Council executive defies Reform leadership by refusing to take down Pride flag

Warwickshire county council's chief executive has been blasted by Zia Yusuf as acting like the 'monarch of Warwickshire' when she defied their party orders.

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4 d. ago MSP vows to continue campaign for brain tumour cure after leaving Holyrood

Beatrice Wishart has been a campaigner for Brain Tumour Research since her daughter was diagnosed with one in 2012.

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6 d. ago Prince Harry says Meghan 'was most trolled person in the world' and vows royal couple will 'continue to live their life by truth' in surprise New York appearance

The Duke of Sussex was speaking at the Nexus Global Summit in the Big Apple this week in front of 350 next-generation philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, artists, and impact leaders.

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7 d. ago How benefits will change after Starmer's surrender: All your questions answered as PM concedes to Labour rebels on welfare reforms

Brits who currently receive the personal independence payment (Pip) will continue to do so after the Government made concessions to Labour rebels on controversial welfare reforms.

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8 d. ago Cole Cooper's grieving family vow to 'keep fighting for answers' as death probe continues

The 19-year-old was discovered dead in a wooded area near Falkirk earlier this month following a missing persons inquiry.

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8 d. ago Subpostmistress ‘vindicated’ by OBE but vows to continue Horizon scandal fight

Jo Hamilton, 68, was falsely prosecuted for a shortfall of £36,000 at her Post Office branch in South Warnborough, Hampshire in 2006.

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9 d. ago Megapoll finds Nigel Farage is on track for huge election win with 377 Reform MPs

Reform would have an outright majority of more than 50 seats if the next national vote was held today, the MRP poll of 5,000 people by PLMR and Electoral Calculus shows.

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9 d. ago Jill Dando murder major update after bombshell tips as police slammed

Sister of man wrongly jailed for Jill Dando's murder calls for the investigation to be reviewed by another force after Sir Mark Rowley dismissed evidence implicating the Serbian Security Services.

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9 d. ago Jill Dando murder major update after bombshell tips as Met Police slammed

Sister of man wrongly jailed for Jill Dando's murder calls for the investigation to be reviewed by another force after Sir Mark Rowley dismisses evidence implicating the Serbian Security Services

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1 week ago Dame Esther Rantzen urges Lords not to block assisted dying legislation

The Terminally Ill Adults (End Of Life) Bill cleared the Commons with a majority of 23 votes, but opponents have vowed to continue their resistance in the unelected chamber

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2 w. ago Benefits bill on course to rise by £18billion a YEAR without reform

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall is facing a furious backlash from Labour MPs and campaigners who warn that 'cruel' cuts to disability benefits will drive hundreds of thousands into poverty.

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2 w. ago Two fugitives who are wanted for murder and child rape in Brazil are allowed to stay in Britain after using human rights laws to avoid extradition

Marlon Martins Dos Santos and Nicolas Gomes De Brito have both successfully fought extradition to Brazil after claiming it would violate their rights.

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2 w. ago Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood calls for major reform of European Convention of Human Rights because it's blocking deportation of foreign criminals

Killers, drug dealers and radical clerics are among those who have managed to resist being kicked out of the country by citing the treaty, which is embedded in UK law.

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3 w. ago Kemi Badenoch calls for Windfall Tax on North Sea oil and gas to be scrapped as she tries to counter Reform surge in Scotland

Kemi Badenoch vowed to 'stand up' for the Scottish oil and gas industry - saying it might not exist in a few years unless the levy is removed.

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3 w. ago Private schools vow to continue fees VAT fight as High Court rejects challenge

Private schools and pupils challenged the government in court over its VAT fee policy

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