2 h. ago Manchester police launch urgent manhunt for van driver after girl, 3, dies in horror tram crash

Greater Manchester Police is looking for the driver of a van that collided with a tram this morning. A three-year-old sadly died from her injuries after the crash

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2 h. ago Solicitors' watchdog reopens investigation into MP Jonathan Reynolds over past claims

The Stalybridge and Hyde MP has been accused of misrepresenting his legal career

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3 h. ago ‘Exploited’ migrant farm workers in UK paid for picks, not hours

Call for investigation into unfair payment for labourers on seasonal visa scheme When 26-year-old Ben* boarded a flight in Uzbekistan in June, he was looking forward to more than just a summer job picking fruit and vegetables on a British farm.“I wanted to see new places, cities I’ve never seen before,” he said. “I wanted to make friends, exchange ideas and make new memories.” Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Hilary Mantel is accused of 'falsifying' history in Wolf Hall by Cambridge academic who claims she turned depictions of 16th century figures 'upside down'

Dame Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy, which has been dubbed a 'landmark in historical fiction,' depicts the life of Thomas Cromwell as the chief minister of Henry VIII.

Politics

25 h. ago Cabinet minister Jonathan Reynolds investigated by watchdog over solicitor claim

A spokesperson for the Solicitors Regulation Agency said the watchdog was looking into ‘further information’ about Mr Reynolds’ previous claim

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28 h. ago Solicitors' watchdog reopens probe into Labour's Jonathan Reynolds over Business Secretary's CV 'lies'

Pressure piled on the Labour Cabinet minister after the Solicitors Regulation Authority said it would reinvestigate accusations he misrepresented his legal career.

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28 h. ago MP Andrew Gwynne under investigation by Parliament watchdog after offensive WhatsApp messages

The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner has launched a probe into sacked minister’s conduct

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28 h. ago Solicitors’ watchdog reopens investigation into Business Secretary’s profile

Jonathan Reynolds has been accused of incorrectly claiming to have been a solicitor despite never qualifying as one.

Economics

34 h. ago Macron and Starmer to lead Europe’s Trump charm offensive when they travel to US – Europe live

French president and UK prime minister are due to meet Donald Trump next weekGoing briefly to a number of different false claims made by US president Donald Trump about Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine, we have looked at some of them in detail and produced this short video explainer.French president Emmanuel Macron and UK prime minister Keir Starmer will lead Europe’s charm offensive next week as they both travel to the US to meet with president Donald Trump in an increasingly desperate bid to change his mind on Ukraine and European security. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Watch: UK defence secretary John Healey holds press conference after Trump’s Zelensky row

Watch as UK defence secretary John Healey held a press conference on Thursday (20 February) following Donald Trump’s false claims labelling Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator”.

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53 h. ago Watch live: UK defence secretary John Healey holds press conference after Trump’s Zelensky row

Watch live as UK defence secretary John Healey holds a press conference on Thursday (20 February) following Donald Trump’s false claims labelling Volodymy Zelensky a “dictator”.

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55 h. ago UK ambassador to the US gives awkward response to Trump’s attack on Zelensky

UK ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson appeared somewhat awkward when asked about Donald Trump’s false claims Volodymyr Zelensky is a “dictator”.

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56 h. ago 'He never pretended to be a solicitor': Labour minister stumbles as she tries to defend Jonathan Reynolds over his CV 'lies'... even though he told MPs he 'worked as a solicitor'

Amid mounting pressure on Jonathan Reynolds for falsely describing himself as a solicitor, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy attempted to launch a defence of her fellow minister.

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59 h. ago Solicitors' watchdog taking no action over Jonathan Reynolds MP CV reports

'We are aware of this issue, however having considered all factors involved, there is no need for us to take any action'

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65 h. ago Legal watchdog is urged to launch an  investigation into Labour's Jonathan Reynolds after Business Secretary falsely claimed he was a solicitor

Cabinet minister Jonathan Reynolds has been taken to task by a legal watchdog for wrongly claiming to be a solicitor.

Economics

2 d. ago Maria Bartiromo stopped in her tracks for peddling Trump’s false ‘4% approval’ claim about Zelensky

‘That number comes out of thin air. There's no 4 percent number,’ Bill Broder told Maria Bartiromo on Wednesday.

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3 d. ago Zelensky and Trump trade insults as US president launches blistering attack on ‘modestly successful comedian’

US president tells Ukraine’s leader to ‘move fast or lose the country’ and falsely claims he started the war

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3 d. ago Zelensky and Trump trade insults as US president launches blistering attack on ‘moderately successful comedian’

US president Trump warned the Ukraine leader to ‘move fast or lose the country’, after falsely claiming Ukraine had started Russia’s war

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3 d. ago Donald Trump falsely claims Volodymyr Zelensky’s approval rating is just 4%

President Donald Trump claimed Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky has an approval rating of 4 per cent during the signing of Executive Orders at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.

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3 d. ago Solicitors’ watchdog not taking action over Jonathan Reynolds’ LinkedIn page

The Solicitors Regulation Authority contacted Mr Reynolds in January about an error on his profile.

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