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England’s maternity scandal engulfs another NHS trust
When, in June 2025, a group of nine Sussex families were promised an independent review into their maternity care, they had hope. Finally, they might get the answers they desperately needed as to why their babies had died. Sussex would be one of the trusts
Huge change to political donation rules to close loopholes on foreign cash
Labour frontbencher Steve Reed today unveils legislation to stop foreign donors interfering with UK politics - while also letting 16 and 17 year olds vote in elections for the first time ...
Dangerous criminals to be barred from UK as landmark international deal struck
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has welcomed a new agreement with India which will ramp up data sharing between law enforcement and police services ...
Major knife crime plan unveiled to stop kids who carry blades slipping through net
Justice Secretary David Lammy today unveils measures to make sure children caught carrying blades are given a mandatory plan to get them back on track ...
Dire 'Windrush-style scandal' warning as migration plans spark backlash
Unison has warned that a controversial migration shake-up will lead to a Windrush-style scandal as Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood plans changes to settlement rules ...
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Pam Bondi Lies To Congress By Telling Them Maxwell Was Not Transferred To A ‘Lower-Level Facility’
Attorney General Pam Bondi falsely claimed in a sworn testimony to Congress that Jeffrey Epstein’s partner in child sex trafficking was not transferred to a “lower-level” prison, even though her Justice Department moved Ghislaine Maxwell to a “Club Fed”-type
Labor will never have a better time to revisit carbon pricing – but does it ...
The government has not made enough of a dent in emissions, but global trends and a shambolic opposition offer a rare opportunity to act
Behold the incredible shrinking Starmer: the PM who promises more while giving less | Aditya Chakrabortty
It is not just this doomed government but the Labour party itself that is disappearing before our very eyes
Who is Antonia Romeo and why is she tipped to be the next cabinet secretary?
With Chris Wormald being forced out, Romeo is a frontrunner with a reputation for being forthright
Vetting process for Mandelson needed more awkward questions, expert says
System used for civil servants not thorough enough for those with ‘baggage’ of years in politics or business, Peter Ricketts says
‘You call it a shitshow – I say it’s unforgivable’: Lisa Nandy on Epstein, Mandelson ...
The culture secretary talks about secret briefings, the need for solidarity and why the government must recognise its big moment of reckoning
India-US trade deal: Opposition calls it a trap, holds protest in Parliament premises
India-US trade deal: Earlier, in a
MURRAY FOOTE: Anas Sarwar’s televised brainfart was like an episode of The Traitors
"Starmer was a zombie prime minister – politically dead but not yet accepting his fate – until Sarwar stepped forward." ...
Flooding fears over care facility and 103 flats plan on Perth Leisure Pool site
Pre-application planning notices for the site at Glover Street have been submitted to council. ...
Global computer shortage could affect civil service, hospitals and gardaí
Hospitals, An Garda Síochána and Government departments are among hundreds of public service bodies that could be affected by a global shortage of computers and laptops caused by artificial intelligence (AI). Agencies that help run the State have been warned
Micheál Martin’s musings on European getaway are interrupted by bus stops and prisons
Only a couple more questions to go. Nearly there. Not long now before the Taoiseach could escape the drudgery of unappreciative Opposition leaders and the petty bleatings of random TDs. Today he gathers with his fellow European leaders in a magnificent castle
House begins public dialogues on Anti-Political Dynasty Bill
Speaker Faustino Dy
Breaking: Support firms for Angus Taylor to win Liberal leadership
Support is firming for Angus Taylor to topple Opposition Leader Sussan Ley, though her supporters still expect her to achieve a "good result". ...
The question we keep asking after Afghan sex attacks
Why was he here? It’s a question we are forced to ask over and over again in borderless Britain, after another asylum seeker is convicted of another monstrous crime. This time, it is the rape of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton. Twenty-three-year-old Afghan
Why I left London, the city I loved
My friends never let me forget the first time I came to London. They couldn’t understand why I was so desperate to cross the city to meet them at London Bridge when I was coming into Paddington. The reason was simple: I thought London Bridge was actually Tower
Bondi clashes with Democrats as she struggles to turn the page on Epstein files furor
Rapid City Journal | 2026-02-12, 05:50
Attorney General Pam Bondi defended President Donald Trump Wednesday as she tried to turn the page from criticism of the Justice Department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. ...
Cincinnati to consider putting more cameras, lighting in parks
More security cameras and better lighting could be coming to Cincinnati's parks and playgrounds. City Council on Feb. 11 unanimously approved a motion directing city administration to study the cost and need for cameras in the city’s parks, playgrounds and
Ben Ray Luján Won’t Have an Opponent
“If he rebuffs a primary challenge, Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) is set to avoid a
