74 m. ago David Lammy 'victim of theft' after taxi driver leaves amid £600 fare row in France

A taxi driver has been charged with theft after accusing Foreign Secretary David Lammy of not paying a journey fare before driving off with the Cabinet minister's luggage in France

Economics

1 hour ago David Lammy denies claim he dodged £590 taxi fare on trip to French ski resort with wife

French prosecutors probe claims Foreign Secretary and wife refused to pay taxi fare and driver sped off with luggage

Economics

4 h. ago Taxi driver says he was 'the victim of assault' when David Lammy and his wife 'refused to pay £590 fare after driving them from Italy to French ski resort'

The driver said he collected Lammy and his wife on April 10 at the town of Forli near Bologna after they had accompanied King Charles and Queen Camilla on a three-day state visit to Italy

Economics

6 h. ago Former Premier League assistant referee jailed for rape and sexual assault after trapping victim in his flat in 'degrading and humiliating ordeal'

Steven Wilson, 55 - who was previously known as Steven Dorr - of Rowley Regis, West Midlands, was handed a nine-year prison sentence at Worcester Crown Court on Monday.

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20 h. ago Taxi driver landed with huge bill after 'going too far' when trying to stop neighbours parking outside his house

Altaf 'Tiger' Patel was spotted drawing a single 27ft line by hand with a paintbrush to prevent other cars from blocking the entrance to his driveway in Audley, Blackburn.

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24 h. ago Putin ‘prevaricating and obfuscating’ in Ukraine peace talks, Lammy warns

The Foreign Secretary was asked by Tory MP James Cleverly if President Donald Trump is committed to defending territorial integrity.

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54 h. ago Putin must ‘get serious’ about engaging in peace talks, says Lammy

The Foreign Secretary was hosting European foreign ministers in London on Monday for discussions about the continent’s security.

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63 h. ago David Lammy to host leaders for critical talks about Russia’s ‘existential’ threat to Europe

The Foreign Secretary will host foreign ministers of the Weimar+ group at Lancaster House

Politics

3 d. ago Lammy and Cooper lead Labour fightback against Farage with new migration strategy

Exclusive: Foreign secretary David Lammy has revealed to The Independent his new push with international partners to tackle illegal migration as Yvette Cooper prepares to unveil her white paper on legal migration. Both come in the wake of a surge in popular support for Nigel Farage and Reform

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3 d. ago India and Pakistan appear to blame each other for ceasefire breaches

It was announced on Saturday that the two countries had agreed a truce, following talks led by the US.

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3 d. ago India accuses Pakistan of breaching ceasefire hours after Lammy welcomes deal

Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri said ‘there had been repeated violations of the understanding arrived between the two countries’.

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4 d. ago India and Pakistan agree ‘full and immediate ceasefire’ after clashes

US President Donald Trump first announced the ceasefire in a post on social media.

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5 d. ago Voices: David Lammy: Trade deal proves UK does not need to choose between the US and EU

Foreign Secretary David Lammy reflects on his links to America and nn a historic day for the UK and US with a new trade deal

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6 d. ago Sextortion blackmailer jailed after plot backfired when man fled her home

Connie Furlong told her vulnerable victim she planned to show video footage of him to the police while claiming she had been the victim of sexual assault.

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7 d. ago Starmer calls for calm amid ‘rising tensions’ between India and Pakistan

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK and allies were pushing for de-escalation after exchanges of fire between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

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7 d. ago Taxi driver's warning to anyone dropping off at Manchester Airport over 'sneaky' new charge

A taxi driver has warned of a 'sneaky' new 'barrierless' charge at Manchester Airport that has already caught some people out, but the airport asserts that it has made this change for the benefit of passengers

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7 d. ago Geraint Thomas: ‘It’s been up and down. You remember the good times’

Tour de France winner in 2018 is building for a final assault on the great race before a farewell in Cardiff“Bike racing is all I have ever known,” says Geraint Thomas of the 19-year professional career that will end this summer with one final Tour de France and a farewell appearance in the Tour of Britain.While many of his peers are relishing a Tadej Pogacar-free Giro d’Italia that starts on Friday, the 2018 Tour winner has opted against three weeks in Italy, favouring one last ride in July’s French hothouse. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘Conversation on future of aid long overdue’: UK looks to lead response to swingeing US cuts

Huge cuts by Trump administration to international aid budgets has left a vacuum and Britain is looking to lead efforts to find a path forwardThe huge US-led cuts to international aid programmes and to the UN budget has prompted the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, to propose a global conference as part of what he described as “a long overdue conversation about the future architecture of aid”.UK Foreign Office officials said the conference was likely to be in the early autumn, and reflected a UK view that since aid cuts were not reversible in the foreseeable future, a discussion about priorities was required. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago UK sent Israel thousands of military items despite export ban, study finds

Trade data analysis shows British firms have exported items including munitions since suspension of key licencesUK firms have exported thousands of military items including munitions to Israel despite the government suspending key arms export licences to the country in September, new analysis of trade data shows. The research also raises questions over whether the UK continued to sell F-35 parts directly to Israel in breach of an undertaking only to sell them to the US manufacturers Lockheed Martin as a way of ensuring the fighter jet’s global supply chain was not disrupted, something the government said was essential for national security and Nato. The findings have led the former Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell to call for a full investigation, adding it was a resigning matter if the foreign secretary, David Lammy, was shown to have misled parliament in breach of the ministerial code when he told MPs in September that much of what the UK sends to Israel was “defensive in n...

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9 d. ago Peg o’ My Heart review – Hong Kong’s disordered dream life is focus of Lynchian thriller

Set in the aftermath of the 2008 crash, Nick Cheung’s film follows a loose-cannon psychiatrist through a city deranged by stock-market stormsAn immolated teenager flailing in a run down tenement. A doubledecker bus suspended above a calm sea bay. A dishevelled middle-aged couple frolicking down a high street, caught in their own private musical. There’s an irrepressible fountain of dream imagery erupting out of Nick Cheung’s fourth feature, which imagines Hong Kong after the 2008 financial crash as a nightmarish inland empire awash in outrage, anguish and guilt. “Other people’s money!” crows one investor – but the real business here is other people’s dreams.Loose-cannon psychiatrist Dr Man (Terrance Lau) is under censure from his bosses for investigating his patients’ private lives. Maybe it’s his own uneasy dreams that motivate him to trespass, though a new bizarre case gives him added cause to go the extra mile. A narcoleptic taxi driver admitted to hospital after nodding off and ...

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