Alan Carr’s husband Paul Drayton has walked free from court following two “harrowing” nights in custody after winning his appeal against a prison sentence for drink-driving. The 50-year-old was jailed on Wednesday after reversing a 4×4 into a police car with an alcohol test reading “off the scale”. But on Friday a judge told him …
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A British entrepreneur facing extradition to the United States over fraud allegations has signalled he intends to appeal against a High Court judge’s decision in a civil case brought by Hewlett Packard (HP). Dr Mike Lynch, founder of British software company Autonomy is accused of deliberately overstating the value of his business before it was …
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Treasury unease over fears of No 10 U-turn on national insurance hike Embattled PM may scrap policy to win support of rightwing Tory MPs and save his job over alleged lockdown parties The Treasury is becoming increasingly alarmed that Boris Johnson may be preparing to scrap the national insurance rise in a desperate attempt to …
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‘Time for the truth’: MPs call on Boris Johnson to publish ‘partygate’ report Cabinet Office officials wrangle over final version of Sue Gray’s findings on alleged Covid rule-breaking parties Boris Johnson has been told it is “time for the truth to be released” as he faced more calls to publish a long-awaited report into “partygate” …
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Veteran comedian Barry Cryer had a “soft spot” for the theatre where he first performed in 1956, returning regularly over the years. Cryer, who wrote for legends of British comedy including Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, Sir Billy Connolly and Tommy Cooper has died aged 86. The Leeds-born performer had a seven-decade career and was made …
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The Home Office has admitted exercising an unlawful and secret policy of seizing mobile phones from all migrants crossing the English Channel. Lawyers representing the home secretary made the admission at the High Court on Thursday, while fighting legal action brought by three asylum seekers. The men, from Iraq and Iran, were all arrested on …
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Universal credit claimants face tough sanctions in UK job crackdown Jobseekers will have just four weeks to find employment in their preferred sector under the government’s Way to Work campaign Unemployed workers will be forced to take up a job in any sector or face swift financial sanctions under a crackdown designed to fill hundreds …
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Tory MPs poised to send letters of no confidence in PM after ‘partygate’ report Senior backbenchers to move as a collective to force no-confidence vote A new raft of Conservative MPs are poised to send letters of no confidence in Boris Johnson when the long-awaited “partygate” report is published, as the prime minister was pressured …
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Thousands of churches, charities, social clubs, hospitals and amateur sports clubs will be forced to accept cuts of up to 90% in the rent they receive from hosting mobile phone masts. New rules proposed by the Government were debated by MPs on Wednesday and faced heavy criticism in the House of Commons from all sides. …
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The Home Office has lost the latest stage of a court battle over stripping people of their British citizenship. The Court of Appeal found it was unlawful to remove people’s nationality without giving proper notice, after a challenge by a woman who allegedly joined Isis in Syria. The woman, who can only be identified as …
Boris Johnson braced for perilous 48 hours with release of Sue Gray’s report Premiership under threat as MPs see official report that has now triggered police investigation Boris Johnson is braced for the most perilous 48 hours of his premiership, with exasperated Conservative MPs due to see an official report into Downing Street parties that …
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Sue Gray report could come this week as Met says no need to delay release Force says police inquiry does not mean civil servant’s investigation into alleged lockdown parties must be paused What does police inquiry mean for PM? A full list of alleged parties Sue Gray’s inquiry into alleged lockdown breaches in No 10 …
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A woman has died following a house fire in Lambeth, South London during the early hours of Monday. Two men successfully escaped the property without sustaining any injuries before firefighters arrived at the scene. Four fire engines rushed to the incident and around 25 firefighters entered the home wearing breathing apparatus. Fire crews rescued the …
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Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has told MPs she believes “there is a deal to be done” to resolve the deadlock over Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit arrangements. Speaking in the Commons during FCDO questions, Ms Truss said she was taking a “constructive approach to these negotiations” as she faced cross-party questions on the status of the talks. …
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NHS England plans dental ‘treatment blitz’ to tackle appointments backlog New £50m funding pot allocated to help provide 350,000 extra slots – including weekends and evenings – in February and March Hundreds of thousands of dental patients in England are to be offered weekend and evening appointments under NHS plans to tackle the backlog exacerbated …
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Boris Johnson faces fresh outrage over lockdown birthday party Furious response from MPs and bereaved after revelation of celebration held indoors in contravention of Covid restrictions A full list of alleged parties What were the rules in June 2020? Coronavirus – latest global updates Boris Johnson was facing renewed anger from MPs and bereaved families …
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