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Migrant families sleeping on floor of Kent immigration centre for weeks, MPs report
MPs from the Home Affairs select committee have visited the Manston immigration processing centre in Kent, amid concerns about conditions and overcrowding. 


Benjamin Mendy: Footballer says women accusing him of rape consented to sex, trial told
Footballer Benjamin Mendy has insisted the women he's accused of raping all consented to having sex with him.


Gavin Williamson’s behaviour like ‘gangland TV drama’, Labour says
We were joined by the chair of the Labour Party, Anneliese Dodds MP and Lord Kerslake, a former Head of the Civil Service and now a crossbench Peer who was appointed by Labour to review how it was run.


What does the future hold for Gavin Williamson amid further allegations of misconduct?
What is Sir Gavin Williamson's future?


Exclusive: Gavin Williamson’s former deputy alleges ‘wholly inappropriate’ threat made to MP in financial trouble
It's exactly a fortnight since Rishi Sunak became prime minister with a promise to put integrity at the heart of his administration.


Grenfell Inquiry enters final week
Five years on from the fire in which 72 people died, phase two of the Grenfell Inquiry comes to a close this week. 


UK / France deal in ‘final stages’ over people crossing Channel in small boats
A deal between the UK and France to help reduce the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats is in its 'final stages', according to Downing Street. 


Gavin Williamson’s expletive-laden text messages ‘unacceptable’, says No 10
The Prime Minister is facing fresh questions over his choice of cabinet ministers after it emerged that he was told that Sir Gavin Williamson was under investigation for allegedly bullying a female colleague, yet appointed him anyway. Number 10 said ...


1.5°C climate target ‘still on life support’, says outgoing COP President Alok Sharma
We spoke to outgoing COP26 President Alok Sharma, who today handed over the presidency and opened the COP27 summit here in Egypt. We asked him what’s at stake.


‘Darkplace’ comedian makes comeback after nearly 20 years
TV Critics have described it as a cult classic which launched the careers of a generation of comedians. 


The ‘Festival of Brexit’ under investigation for wasting public money
The festival formerly known as Brexit is now called "Unboxed".


Family’s plea to save British-Egyptian activist ahead of COP27
As global leaders descend on Sharm-El-Sheik for COP 27, the family of a British Egyptian activist are appealing to them to speak out as they fear he may die in prison.


Thousands march in London to demand general election over cost of living crisis
Counter Terror police have said that they believe the firebomb attack on an immigration centre in Dover last Sunday was 'motivated by a terrorist ideology.'


Government failing to protect vulnerable young people, new report says
It’s estimated that more than 200,000 children in England between the ages of 11 and 17 are vulnerable to serious violence. Today a report from the Commission on Young Lives says a combination of Covid, the rising cost of living, and a possible...


Surviving knife crime: The lives ruined by violence
Two men have been sentenced to life in jail for conspiracy to murder, after repeatedly stabbing a teenager and leaving him to die in the street. James Bascoe-Smith was just 17 years old when he was assaulted in south London, an entirely innocent vict...



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