40 h. ago Government to ‘consider’ ruling in response to calls to name Stakeknife

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said the ruling on Wednesday had ‘wide-ranging implications’

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61 h. ago Government responds to calls for major tax rule change for state pensioners

Almost 40,000 people have signed a petition calling for the tax free allowance for the state pension to be doubled

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2 d. ago Ministers to back regulation of England’s funeral industry after scandals

Demands for oversight grow after inquiry calls sector an ‘unregulated free for all’ and families seek stronger safeguardsMinisters are expected to back calls to regulate England’s funeral industry for the first time, after a series of scandals over the handling of remains.Bereaved families have called for a new investigatory body and rules governing professional qualifications after an official inquiry declared the sector an “unregulated free for all”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago UK offshore immigration crackdown risks stifling growth unless policy meets reality

Can the government’s tightening of the rules keep pace with operational realities in the North Sea, asks Kelly Hardman

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4 d. ago Manchin urges lawmakers to stop acting in ‘attack mode’ amid political violence

Former senator’s comments echo recent call from Erika Kirk that ‘everyone has responsibility’ to tone down hatredPoliticians should “calm down” and stop approaching one another in “attack mode” amid the US’s climate of political violence, former US senator Joe Manchin said on Sunday.The West Virginia independent who generally caucused with Senate Democrats echoed similar comments made at a town hall Saturday by Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot to death in September. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Jadon Sancho called out for angry response to Aston Villa decision

Jadon Sancho was substituted in Aston Villa's 2-1 Europa League win over Basel on Thursday night and the winger was not happy about being taken off, as was clear in his reaction

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6 d. ago Health and safety rules holding UK infrastructure back, says writer of government report

Exclusive: John Fingleton says regulators need to change their attitude to risk to end the country’s economic stagnationOverbearing health and safety rules are stopping Britain building new infrastructure, according to the economist whom Keir Starmer has cited as an inspiration for his growth strategy.John Fingleton, who recently wrote a report for government on how to encourage developers to build new nuclear power plants, told the Guardian regulators needed to change their attitude to risk if the country was to end its long economic stagnation. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Starmer rules out EU customs union after Labour rebellion over government’s Brexit stance

Sir Keir Starmer faced a Labour rebellion on Tuesday after more than a dozen of his MPs backed a Lib Dem bill calling for the government to reopen talks with the EU

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1 week ago Brad Raffensperger sues to win more campaign spending power in Georgia governor race

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is the latest Republican candidate for Georgia governor to attack campaign finance rules that allow Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to raise unlimited contributions

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1 week ago Student who made 'tea towel' headscarf remark after dubbed 'wannabe Jew' suspended

Brodie Mitchell is suing Royal Holloway, University of London, after he was suspended for telling a peer she was wearing a 'tea towel' on her head in response to being called a 'wannabe Jew'

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1 week ago Grooming gangs inquiry must ‘leave no stone unturned’, Kemi Badenoch says

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp meanwhile urged the Government to adopt inquiry rules which would examine the ethnicity of perpetrators.

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1 week ago Kaitlan Collins issues blunt response to Trump's tirade after president called CNN star 'stupid and nasty'

The 33-year-old took to her Instagram and responded to the commander-in-chief after he criticized her on Saturday morning in a blistering rant to his Truth Social page.

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1 week ago Chaos grips India’s busiest airports for fourth straight day as largest airline cancels over 500 flights

IndiGo cancelled over 1,200 flights last month after government mandated new crew rostering rules

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1 week ago Mad Men star January Jones reveals struggle with disorder and calls out family member for lack of support

The actress, 47, took to Instagram to speak about the condition - which causes extreme discomfort in response to certain sounds - and called out her brother-in-law for treating it as a joke.

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1 week ago Mad Men star reveals private health battle and calls out family member for lack of support

The actress, 47, took to Instagram to speak about the condition - which causes extreme discomfort in response to certain sounds - and called out her brother-in-law for treating it as a joke.

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1 week ago Chaos grips India’s busiest airports for third straight day as largest airline cancels over 500 flights

IndiGo cancelled over 1,200 flights last month after government mandated new crew rostering rules

Transport

2 w. ago Government to set for £1,000 pension rule change for all savers

Companies have been blasted for failing to increase pensions in line with inflation

Economics

2 w. ago Major airports face ‘severe disruption’ as India’s largest carrier cancels over 200 flights

IndiGo cancelled more than 1,200 flights last month after government mandated new crew rostering rules

Transport

2 w. ago Major airports face ‘severe disruption’ as India’s largest carrier cancels 150 flights

IndiGo cancelled more than 1,200 flights last month after government mandated new crew rostering rules

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2 w. ago Wood burner rules change proposed by UK Government for England

The UK Government has announced a consultation on stricter wood burning stove regulations as part of new air pollution targets

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