Number of police officers sacked and barred from service rises to almost 600
Nearly 600 police officers were sacked and barred from returning to the job in the year to March 2024, figures show. The number, 593, is a 50% rise on the…
Labour clean power plan ‘huge challenge but achievable’, says grid operator
Britain must radically shake up the power system, build vast amounts of new pylons and secure £40 billion of annual investment to hit its 2030 clean energy goals, ministers have…
BBC chairman says ‘reforming’ or ‘replacing’ licence fee still on the table
New BBC chairman Dr Samir Shah is expected to say “reforming the licence fee, replacing it, or coming up with a whole new mechanism” are all options being considered in…
Letters to the Editor, Nov. 5, 2024
A TRUMP WIN Re: ‘Democrats looking desperate as Trump gains momentum’ (Brian Lilley, Oct. 30): Most astute observers of the U.S. presidential election are of the opinion that Trump will…
‘Concerned’ British music producers fly to US to campaign for Kamala Harris
Two British music producers have flown to the US to campaign for Kamala Harris, describing Donald Trump’s allyship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin as “terrifying” for the UK. Dan Glatman…
LILLEY: Canada now a land of ethic and religious fighting
We are the country we claim not to be. Canada is now a country of religious and ethnic tensions, bigotry and violence. We saw this over the weekend in Brampton…
Badenoch’s new shadow cabinet to gather for first meeting
Kemi Badenoch will hold her first shadow cabinet meeting on Tuesday after filling her new senior team with three former leadership rivals in a bid to unite the opposition front.…
UK watches on as neck-and-neck US election set to influence Britain’s future
Westminster watchers have turned their attention towards Washington as the UK braces for the outcome of the neck-and-neck race for the US presidency between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Americans…
Gary Lineker accepts the time will come for him to ‘slow down’
Gary Lineker accepts he will “have to slow down at some point”, with continuing speculation over his future on Match Of The Day. Lineker, who turns 64 at the end…
Mother of Canadian detained in Syria ‘exhausted’ as Supreme Court rejects case
The mother of a Canadian man detained in Syria says the Supreme Court of Canada has signed her son’s death warrant by closing the door on a plea to hear…