65 h. ago Family of Sarah Everard murdered by police officer slams major jail change plans

The parents of Sarah Everard, who was was abducted, raped and murdered in 2021, are among bereaved families to criticise plans to let prisoners out of jail earlier for good behaviour

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1 week ago Repeat of Grenfell Tower fire warning issued as ministers 'left marking own homework'

MPs said it is 'completely unacceptable' that survivors and bereaved families of the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster 'are still awaiting justice for that terrible day'

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1 week ago Labour’s delay on conversion practices ban is ‘dangerous’, campaigners say

Exclusive: Failure to act sends message ‘our safety is optional’, says coalition of LGBTQ+, faith and mental health organisationsThe Labour government’s continued delay in delivering its promised UK-wide ban on conversion practices is disappointing, dangerous and sends the message that the safety of LGBTQ+ people is optional, according to campaigners.In a strongly worded statement, Saba Ali of the Ban Conversion Therapy Coalition said its message to the government was clear: “Stop the delay and deliver the promise. It’s been seven years since a ban was first pledged, yet LGBT+ people are still being subjected to degrading, abusive practices while the government dithers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lee Rigby's sister plans grueling challenge to mark 12 years since his murder and shares heart

Lee Rigby's sister has planned a grueling challenge to mark the 12 year anniversary of her brother's brutal murder. Proceeds of the fundraiser will go towards the Lee Rigby Foundation which supports bereaved military families

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2 w. ago Sadiq Khan urged to block high rise building that skirts Grenfell building rule by 30cm

Tory controlled Bromley Council has approved an application to build a tower block in Penge, South London, that attempts to get around the rule by reducing the height of the building by 30cm.

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2 w. ago Singer Chaka Khan says West End musical about her life is the ‘greatest honour’

The musical will look at her career from its 1970s beginnings with funk band Rufus to her solo success.

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2 w. ago Sadiq Khan urged to help 'alarming' number of care leavers not working or studying

Young people leaving care face a ‘cliff edge’ when they turn 18 and suddenly lack adequate support, mayor warned

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2 w. ago Dad of murdered Moira Jones dies after tireless campaign to help other bereaved families

Hu Jones passed away almost 17 years after his daughter Moira, 40, was brutally murdered in Glasgow's Queens Park.

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2 w. ago BBC snooker legend John Virgo opens up on gambling addiction and failed marriages

Virgo, 79, has been past of the BBC snooker coverage for more than 30 years.

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2 w. ago Spin doctors: gambling firms adopt hard tactics to flood towns with 24hr slot machines

Companies deploys highly paid lawyers and appears to mislead councillors – but local authorities are fighting backIt is almost 2am in Peterborough and a handful of punters are wordlessly feeding their money into the machines at Merkur Slots.A fragment of a song, the lyric “nothing to lose”, drifts through the shop as their funds rapidly evaporate. Closing time is fast approaching, but that does not mean the end of the gambling. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Spin doctors: gambling firms adopt hard tactics to flood towns with 24

Companies deploy highly-paid lawyers and appear to mislead councillors – but local authorities are fighting backIt is almost 2am in Peterborough and a handful of punters are wordlessly feeding their money into the machines at Merkur Slots.A fragment of a song, the lyric “nothing to lose”, drifts through the shop as their funds rapidly evaporate. Closing time is fast approaching, but that does not mean the end of the gambling. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tech oligarchs are gambling our future on a fantasy | Adam Becker

Musk and Bezos are the heirs to a quasi-religious belief in tech salvation. The rest of us are stuck in the real worldIt’s tempting to believe that tech billionaires’ embrace of Donald Trump and the far right is a sudden rupture with the usual political ideology of Silicon Valley. Op-eds in the New York Times and elsewhere have made this case. Even Marc Andreessen, one of the billionaires in question, claims that this is what happened – he said that it was a change in the Democratic arty that pushed him and his fellow oligarchs into the arms of the GOP.Yet this is a serious misunderstanding of the situation. There wasn’t a sudden shift in the politics of tech – it was a homecoming. While it’s true that Silicon Valley has long supported Democratic candidates for political office – and that rank-and-file tech workers still vote overwhelmingly for Democrats – the fundamental ideology underpinning the culture of Silicon Valley’s venture capitalists and CEOs has always had a far-right li...

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3 w. ago Bereaved families urge Sadiq Khan to honour pledge to ban gambling ads on Tube

Families who have lost relatives to gambling-related suicide beg mayor to act on his 2021 pledge to ban betting and casino ads on London transport

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3 w. ago Farage pledges to ban WFH and slash wasteful spending in new Reform

Farage promised radical changes including slashing spending on consultancy, reducing council 'overreach' into issues such as diversity initiatives, and imposing a 'change of culture' on staff.

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