The Greens are calling for people under the age of 22 to have free bus travel in England. Party leader Zack Polanski said such a proposal could help young people shut out of work and training because of the cost of living. Those aged five to 22 have had free bus travel in Scotland since […]
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Scientists have dismissed warnings from Donald Trump linking paracetamol use during pregnancy to autism. The US president made the allegation in September as he claimed there had been a “meteoric rise” in cases of autism. Identifying the medication – known as Tylenol in the States – as a potential cause, Mr Trump suggested pregnant women
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Several police officers have been injured after a protest outside the Iranian embassy in London erupted into violence. The clashes have resulted in a number of arrests, according to the Metropolitan Police, whose officers had missiles thrown at them. Paramedics confirmed four people had been taken to hospital after the London Ambulance Service was called
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A murderer accused of rapping about the death of the London schoolboy he killed will not be transferred to an open prison, after the Deputy Prime Minister intervened. Jake Fahri murdered 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen in a south London bakery in 2008, throwing a glass dish at him which shattered and severed blood vessels in his
A mother who fed her baby a now-recalled batch of infant formula is calling for a “full investigation” into the product after her son fell seriously ill. Speaking to Sky News on condition of anonymity, the mum’s son, who is just three months old, was first taken to hospital with symptoms that included vomiting, diarrhoea
A court has thrown out a £50m compensation claim against the Scottish government over its doomed deposit return scheme. Waste management firm Biffa won a contract as part of plans to bring in the scheme, and later took ministers to court when the initiative was shelved. Biffa had been seeking £51.4m in damages at the
The chief constable of West Midlands Police (WMP) is to retire following a row over the force’s decision to ban Israeli football fans from a match in Birmingham for safety reasons. Craig Guildford will step down with immediate effect, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster said on Friday. “In doing so, he has
What led to the downfall of the chief of West Midlands Police goes beyond a football match and the exclusion of a fan base. It is a scandal that exposed skewed approaches while navigating the complexities and sensitivities of policing the ripples of the Israel-Gaza war and inflamed tensions in Birmingham. And above all, it
A former Tory councillor has been jailed for 20 weeks after being found guilty of stalking ex-cabinet minister Dame Penny Mordaunt. Edward Brandt, 61, was found guilty of the offence in November following a trial at Southampton Crown Court, but was acquitted of the more serious offence of stalking involving serious alarm or distress. In
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Wholesale natural gas prices have risen by more than 40% this month as a raft of pressures, described by one analyst as a “perfect storm”, threaten to raise energy bills ahead. Day-ahead prices for UK delivery were at a six-month high on Friday, a rise of more than 14% on the day, as contracts across
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