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Starmer reveals he was forced to check prison capacity every day during riots
Sir Keir Starmer has said he was forced to check every day whether there were enough prison spaces to arrest and jail suspects during the far right-fuelled riots in the wake of the Southport knife attack. As reports suggested prison capacity had reached an all-time low on Tuesday, with justContinue Reading
Naomi Osaka in tears after upsetting top 10 rival on US Open return
Naomi Osaka burst into tears as she stunned world No. 10 Jelena Ostapenko in the first round of the US Open. The two-time former champion was making her return to Flushing Meadows after two years. And she made a statement, earning her first top-10 victory since 2020. There were plentyContinue Reading
New Hampshire resident dies after contracting mosquito-borne encephalitis virus
A New Hampshire resident has died after testing positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus. The deceased was identified only as an adult from Hampstead, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health Services said on Tuesday. The resident had been hospitalized with the severe centralContinue Reading
Starmer warns of ‘really painful’ budget to ‘fix the rot’ left by Tories
Sir Keir Starmer has admitted that the country is set to be hit with “a very painful budget” in October as his new Labour government tries to “fix the rot” left by the Tories. Speaking to a group of 50 voters and supporters in the Downing Street rose garden, theContinue Reading
Housebuilders fall after Sir Keir Starmer warns of ‘painful’ Budget
Housebuilder shares sank on Tuesday amid a slight nudge up for the wider FTSE 100, after Sir Keir Starmer’s warning that the Government’s forthcoming Budget will be “painful”. In a speech in the Downing Street rose garden on Tuesday morning, the Prime Minister claimed his Government has done more inContinue Reading
Lil Baby’s lawyers speak out after rapper arrested in Las Vegas for allegedly carrying concealed weapon without permit
Lil Baby’s lawyers have said they are “actively investigating” the circumstances that led to the rapper’s arrest in Las Vegas this week. The “Yes Indeed” star, real name Dominique Armani Jones, was taken to the Clark County Detention Center on August 26, where he was held on $5,000 bail forContinue Reading
Norris splits with model Margarida Corceiro after ‘many girlfriends’ comment
Lando Norris has split from Portuguese supermodel Maragarida Corceiro, just months after joking that he had ‘many girlfriends’ during a lie detector test for a Sky Sports F1 segment. The pair spent over 12 months together, and during that time they were spotted traversing the streets of Monaco in Norris’Continue Reading
Former top Barclays banker loses appeal against FCA ban on holding senior roles
Former Barclays wealth boss Thomas Kalaris has lost his appeal against a decision banning him from holding senior roles in the industry after he was found to have acted dishonestly when questioned about the bank’s capital raising at the height of the financial crisis. Mr Kalaris – who was acquittedContinue Reading
Urgent action needed to replace cladding after Dagenham fire, Grenfell report author warns
Urgent action is needed to replace dangerous cladding in the wake of a major fire at a tower block in east London, the author of a report into the Grenfell Tower disaster has warned. Dame Judith Hackitt, who led a government review on building safety after the deadly Grenfell TowerContinue Reading
Retailers urge police to take tougher action on shoplifting
Retailers have called for tougher police action on shoplifting after it was revealed that only 431 fines were issued for the offence in a year. Figures from the Ministry of Justice show that, in the year to March 2014, 19,419 fines were handed out for retail theft under £100. ThisContinue Reading