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Sun, 01 May 2022 08:49:57 GMTChange to culture of misogyny in parliament must be ‘modelled from the top’, says Keir Starmer
‘Fish rots from the head’: Labour leader says misbehaving MPs cannot hide behind excuse of work pressure and long hours
Sun, 01 May 2022 08:30:54 GMTBoris Johnson news – live: Minister denies misogyny culture as porn scandal MP quits
Business secretary blames problem on people ‘working in really intense enivornment with long hours’ as Neil Parish admits watching porn twice in Commons
Sun, 01 May 2022 08:29:55 GMTBoris Johnson news – live: Minister denies misogyny culture as porn scandal MP quits
Business secretary blames problem on people ‘working in really intense enivornment with long hours’ as Neil Parish admits watching porn twice in Commons
Sun, 01 May 2022 08:06:16 GMTCabinet ally denies Boris Johnson’s leadership under threat in local elections
PM is ‘right man’ to lead Tories into next general election, says Kwasi Kwarteng
Sun, 01 May 2022 08:00:28 GMTVeteran amputee to embark on 2,000km charity cycle across the UK
Stuart Croxford hopes his cycle will raise £50,000 and awareness for the charity Blesma.
Sun, 01 May 2022 07:39:18 GMTIn Pictures: Fiery start to May Day celebrations
The Beltane Fire Festival honours an ancient Celtic ritual to welcome the return of summer.
Sun, 01 May 2022 07:19:56 GMTMan charged with murder over death of 66-year-old in Wales
Emmett Morrison has been remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear at Swansea Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Sun, 01 May 2022 07:13:20 GMTBoris Johnson news – live: MP Neil Parish resigns after watching porn in Commons
Damage to family and constituency forced disgraced official’s hand
Sun, 01 May 2022 06:58:11 GMTLocal elections 2022: Greens winning hearts in North East as party eyes ‘tectonic shift’ among voters
Campaigners welcomed on doorstep in Labour strong-hold South Shields as internal polls predict party will make large gains across the country
Sun, 01 May 2022 06:57:22 GMTUK remains ‘world leader’ in hiding dirty money, says top sanctions expert
Exclusive: Government must bring in law to tackle oligarchs’ London ‘enablers’, says Bill Browder
Sun, 01 May 2022 06:31:57 GMTSpeaker calls for ‘radical’ reform of UK parliament after series of scandals
Neil Parish bowed to pressure to say he would resign as MP for Tiverton and Honiton yesterday
Sun, 01 May 2022 06:20:43 GMTMinimum alcohol pricing has cost Scots £270m, think tank claims
The Institute of Economic Affairs said the policy has had little positive impact on public health.
Sun, 01 May 2022 05:39:54 GMTUK ambassador to Ukraine feeling ‘comfortable’ on return to Kyiv
Melinda Simmons’ return comes after Moscow threatened a ‘proportional response’ against Britain for backing Ukrainian strikes behind Russian lines.
Sun, 01 May 2022 03:53:45 GMTOverhaul bid for Commons as Tory Porn MP caps series of scandals
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle is calling for ‘radical’ reform to working practices to improve Parliament’s reputation.
Sun, 01 May 2022 01:07:00 GMTWhat the papers say – May 1
The front pages focus on the Conservative Party’s vow to make change in the wake of a series of scandals.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 23:07:09 GMT‘Shady troll farm’ waging pro-Russia infowar from old arms factory, UK-funded research alleges
Trolls target social media accounts of high-profile figures including Boris Johnson
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMTPrimary school children to receive a free book to mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi says children can read about the Queen’s ‘amazing life and the people and events that have shaped history’.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMTCharles calls for ancient woods to be replenished as new project honours Queen
The prince is patron of the Queen’s Green Canopy which has been encouraging people to ‘plant a tree for the Jubilee’.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMTProfit warnings surge as cost inflation hits UK firms
A record 43% of listed companies who warned prices could be lower than anticipated said it is due to rising costs.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 23:01:00 GMTPro-Russian information warfare being waged from old arms factory – research
Trolls are said to be amplifying pro-Kremlin viewpoints while targeting Boris Johnson’s social media accounts.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 22:39:04 GMTTories head into local elections with porn MP scandal on top of partygate
Voters will go to the polls to elect regional politicians on Thursday with the Conservative Government mired in several scandals.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 20:09:26 GMTSpeaker urges ‘radical’ reform for scandal-hit Commons
He was considering moving to an outside body employing aides as Parliament’s reputation was feared to have hit a new low.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 20:05:38 GMTBoris Johnson promises additional military aid in call to Volodymyr Zelensky
The two leaders spoke on Saturday afternoon.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 19:55:55 GMTTreasury gamble on households spending their pandemic savings to survive the cost of living crisis
Exclusive: Government has withheld financial support for squeezed households, thinking they could rely on savings, Whitehall sources say
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 19:11:41 GMTElection result will send message over NI Protocol: Donaldson
Rallies took place in Ballymena, Co Antrim, and Bangor, Co Down, on Saturday in opposition to the post-Brexit protocol.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 07:28:32 GMT‘Shameful’ delay by Tories in acting over MP watching porn in Commons, say Labour
Senior Conservative blasts ‘dither and delay’ after three-day wait for Neil Parish suspension
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 17:56:03 GMTNeil Parish quits as MP after admitting watching porn in Commons in ‘moment of madness’
Former farmer says he was looking at tractors online when he stumbled on an adult site – but later went back for more
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 17:13:08 GMTThe making of a resignation: The porn MP who quit with a tractor excuse
How Neil Parish dragged out the suspicion over Tory MPs before quitting with an explanation featuring farm machinery.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 17:05:42 GMTRoadside noise cameras to help catch and fine drivers in excessively loud cars
Cameras can automatically detect when vehicles are breaking legal noise requirements
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 16:54:19 GMTTens of thousands of domestic abuse survivors denied legal aid, study reveals
Spending on legal aid for domestic abuse cases fell by 37 per cent from 2010-11 to 2020-21, research shows
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 16:44:23 GMTLib Dems ‘going for it’ in hope of repeat by-election upset in Neil Parish’s seat
Tory majority in Tiverton and Honiton similar to that overturned in North Shropshire last year
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 16:41:33 GMTHeads vote for Zahawi to intervene over gay author school visit
Heads say the decision by the diocese sends a message of ‘intolerance’ to staff and pupils.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 16:37:40 GMTForeign Office investigates reports of Briton being detained by Russia
A video, which has not been verified, appears to show the man speaking in an English accent.
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:44:19 GMTLewis Hamilton wins battle to chop down ‘beautiful’ tree at London mansion
F1 champion has application to fell one tree and prune another approved despite objections
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 15:07:04 GMTNeil Parish: A former farmer with a passion for the countryside
Before entering politics, Mr Parish managed the family farm in Somerset.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 14:58:56 GMTNo return of Stormont until NI Protocol is scrapped, rally told
TUV leader Jim Allister, Ben Habib and Baroness Hoey addressed the rally in opposition to the protocol in Ballymena, Co Antrim.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 14:46:58 GMTBBC’s new political editor honed his journalistic skills as a student quizzing notorious brothel keeper
Cynthia Payne was a madam who became famous when police raided her home in Streatham, south London
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 14:46:41 GMT‘Talking shop for past-it politicians’: BBC’s new political editor railed against Lords in student article
The House of Lords is full of ‘unelected know-it-alls’, a young Chris Mason wrote
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 14:14:52 GMTHome Office ‘failed to heed my warnings on immigration bill’ says departing anti-slavery tsar
Exclusive: In her final interview as independent anti-slavery commissioner, Dame Sara Thornton tells The Independent the government’s asylum overhaul has been driven by ‘political calculation’ and the fight against modern slavery in Britain is ...
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 14:06:02 GMTTory Neil Parish admits watching porn in Commons and quits as MP
The Conservative, a farmer by trade, suggests the first time was an accident while looking at a website about tractors.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 13:52:50 GMTElection candidate ‘gripped by throat’ while canvassing in Belfast
Hannah Kenny, of the People Before Profit party, said she had been left ‘deeply disturbed’ by the incident.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 09:59:10 GMTKatie Kenyon: Body found in search for missing mother-of-two
Officers make discovery in Forest of Bowland in Lancashire after receiving new information
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 13:36:49 GMTNeil Parish expected to quit as Tory MP over claims he watched porn in Commons
Supended Tory MP previously said he would stay on in parliament until the conclusion of an inquiry into the incident
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 13:07:40 GMTCall to make watching porn in public place a criminal offence, after MP shamed for adult material in Commons
Social media to blame for ‘incredible disinhibiting effect’ which has multiplied distress to women, says Baroness Helena Kennedy
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 12:46:48 GMTTory Neil Parish ‘likely’ to resign amid probe into Commons porn-watching
A Conservative source said nothing was confirmed but that it was likely he would resign as the MP for Tiverton and Honiton on Saturday.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 12:42:52 GMTSunshine and showers for the bank holiday weekend
Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell said Monday ‘will not be a scorcher but it will not be a wash-out’.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 12:40:17 GMTMet Police officer who went on Big Brother without permission given final written warning
PC Khafilat Kareem appeared on Nigerian version of reality show despite being told it was ‘not in the best interest for either her or the Metropolitan Police Service to take part’
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 12:19:21 GMTLonely people at greater risk of future unemployment, study finds
The risk of joblessness among those who said they were ‘often’ lonely increased by 17.5 percentage points over a three-year time frame.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 11:44:24 GMTDon’t tell teachers which books to teach, says Phillipson
The shadow education secretary said the Government should not micromanage the curriculum.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 11:08:55 GMTTory MP Michael Fabricant apologises for saying teachers had ‘quiet drinks during lockdown’
Tory MP says he did not mean to cause offence
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 11:01:31 GMTTory MP Michael Fabricant apologises for saying teachers had ‘quiet drinks during lockdown’
Tory MP says he did not mean to cause offence
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 10:59:20 GMTMinister backs Tory Neil Parish to carry on as MP during pornography inquiry
Safeguarding minister Rachel Maclean suggested the ‘appropriate measures will be put in place’ for his constituents in Tiverton and Honiton.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 10:49:33 GMTHouse of Commons ‘like boys’ prep school’ due to ‘willy-waving’ male MPs, says senior Tory woman
‘Touched, stared at and bullied’: Caroline Nokes reveals treatment at hands of male MPs
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 10:43:01 GMTPolice hunt for ‘stocky’ man as walkers repeatedly pushed into canal
Officers patrol popular waterway in Edinburgh in search of man thought to be aged around 60
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 10:27:34 GMTPorn shame MP’s wife reveals she heard news first from journalist
Neil Parish says it was ‘a weight lifted off me’ when accusation came into open
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 10:26:34 GMTConservative Party ‘very laddish’ under Boris Johnson’s leadership, says former minister for women
Culture of rubgy talk and hi-vis jackets is very male, says ex-Tory MP Anne Milton
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 10:17:36 GMTRevolt in true blue Tory seats ‘may hasten end for Johnson’, as poll shows PM turns voters off
There will be ‘panic’ if results are poor on Thursday, which is the first opportunity for voters to cast a vote on Johnson since Partygate
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 10:11:05 GMTBody found in search for missing mother Katie Kenyon
The 33-year-old vanished more than a week ago after being seen getting into a van in Burnley, Lancashire.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 09:56:24 GMTParents cannot afford after-school clubs, says Labour
The shadow education secretary said some parents are spending more on after-school clubs than their weekly food shop.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 09:44:17 GMTWe are closer to nuclear war than in Cuban Missile Crisis – Khrushchev relative
Nina Khrushcheva, whose great-grandfather was the Soviet Union leader during the 1962 standoff, said the present conflict is more dangerous.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 09:32:55 GMTMan convicted of illegal sale of jewellery containing endangered elephant hair
The Metropolitan Police said baby bangles offered for sale were labelled as ‘elephant hair’.