8 h. ago Don’t exploit the Christian message for your populist politics, church leader warns Tommy Robinson

Church of England confronts far-right appropriation of Christianity to push anti-migrant rhetoric - as Tommy Robinson plans mass Christmas event on Whitehall

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3 d. ago Summer camp perv played 'sweet game' with kids so he could drug and abuse them

Summer camp leader, Jon Ruben has been warned he faces a 'significant' prison sentence for abusing boys after giving them sweets laced with drugs at Stathern Lodge in Leicestershire

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1 week ago Religious leader issues doomsday warning for the end of 2025: 'The last day of this world'

A mysterious prophet who hasn't been seen in decades left a dire warning for humanity of a coming cataclysm sent by God.

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1 week ago Reeves must use Budget to restore public trust in party, Scottish Labour leader warns

Anas Sarwar issued a warning days before the chancellor delivers her make-or-break Budget - with crucial elections in Scotland in May threatening to decide Keir Starmer’s future as PM

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1 week ago Kemi Badenoch brands Labour's workers' rights bonanza 'an assault' on flexible working that hands power to unions as she demands U

In a punchy speech to business leaders the Conservative Party leader warned that the flagship law would take Britain 'back to a world where unions call the shots'.

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2 w. ago Former Reform leader in Wales is jailed for 10 years for accepting pro

Russia is seeking to bribe Britain's MPs to undermine our democracy, police warned today as the former head of the Reform UK party in Wales was jailed for taking cash to back Putin's allies.

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2 w. ago Scotland's oil and gas industry 'being destroyed before our eyes'

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay warned the sector risks being ‘wiped out entirely’

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2 w. ago 'Out of control' spending on 'overdiagnosed' special needs children threatens bin collections and pothole filling, claims Reform's Tice

Reform UK's deputy leader has warned that councils will soon be unable to afford to collect bins or fill potholes because of the 'out of control' costs of the system for children with special needs.

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3 w. ago From Streeting to Miliband: Who could challenge Keir Starmer for the leadership?

Keir Starmer appears to be in so much trouble holding on as Labour leader and PM that Downing Street had to warn his potential successors. Political editor David Maddox looks at who could replace him

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3 w. ago Patients will be harmed when doctors go on strike this week, NHS leader warns

Daniel Elkeles said strikes distract ‘everybody from being able to do all the things they want to do to improve care’.

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3 w. ago St George’s flags create ‘no go zones’ for NHS staff, health leaders warn

NHS staff have felt ‘deliberately intimidated’ by St George’s flags, warned one trust leader

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3 w. ago Trump’s assault on BBC a ‘threat to national interest’, warns Lib Dem leader – latest updates

Nigel Farage says that US president complained ‘is this how you treat your best ally’ in reference to broadcasterWe have heard from Culture, Media and Sport committee chair Caroline Dinenage, who has suggested that the outgoing BBC director Tim Davie ignored an internal dossier into bias at the BBC (see post at 09.06 for more detail on the dossier).She said Davie “ignored” concerns raised in Michael Prescott’s report over the way the speech by Donald Trump was edited for Panorama.I’m very sad about Tim Davie stepping down. I think he was an effective leader at the BBC.I think he was a great champion for public service media, but there is no escaping the fact that he was very slow to act on this particular issue. But this isn’t the first time and on this particular issue, Michael Prescott’s report, he just didn’t take it seriously until it was too late.I would like to say it has been the privilege of my career to serve as the CEO of BBC News and to work with our brilliant team of jou...

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