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Former Tory MP says sexual misconduct claims against him ‘withdrawn’
F ormer Somerton and Frome MP David Warburton has said allegations of sexual misconduct against him have been withdrawn. Mr Warburton was suspended by the Conservative Party in April 2022 and resigned last month after a probe into the complaints. A Westminster watchdog launched a reinvestigation into the claims afterContinue Reading
Rayner says ‘pragmatism, not ideology’ key to Labour choices
A Labour government will not nationalise industries that will cost a “load of money” according to the party’s deputy leader Angela Rayner. Talking to The Observer, she said they need to be pragmatic when making decisions over radical policies such as renationalising the railways. She said: “I’m not for nationalisingContinue Reading
Ben Wallace to ‘quit Government at next reshuffle and not stand again as MP’
B en Wallace has said he plans to resign at the next Cabinet reshuffle after four years as Defence Secretary. He told The Sunday Times he would stand down as an MP at the next election but ruled out leaving “prematurely” and triggering another by-election for the Conservatives to battle.Continue Reading
Is the ‘barefoot-boy summer’ trend bad for your feet? Experts explain
Anastasiya Adamovich/Shutterstock Riffing off 2019’s “hot girl summer” and 2022’s “Adam Sandler summer”, online magazine The Cut has declared 2023 the year of the “barefoot-boy summer”. American musician Mike Sabath and Euphoria actor Jacob Elordi were both papped walking barefooted earlier this year in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Alexander Skarsgård’s SuccessionContinue Reading
Curious Kids: can our brains sense electromagnetic waves?
calzone.photography/Shutterstock Can our brains sense electromagnetic waves? – Taye, aged 10, London Electromagnetic waves are packets of energy travelling all around us. Some of these waves have lots of energy, and some have less. We call the lowest energy electromagnetic waves radio waves. There’s a good chance radio waves areContinue Reading
No ‘blank cheques’ for Labour, Unite general secretary warns
T he UK’s largest trade union could reduce the amount of money it gives to Labour if the party’s leadership does not back more of its policy priorities, its general secretary has said. Sharon Graham warned Sir Keir Starmer there will be “no blank cheques” as she urged the partyContinue Reading
Memorial service to be held for ‘Madame Ecosse’ Winnie Ewing
T ributes will be paid to the late SNP politician Winnie Ewing, the party’s first female parliamentarian, at a memorial service on Saturday. The 93-year-old former MP, MEP, and MSP, affectionately known as Madame Ecosse, died last month, surrounded by her family. Former first minister Alex Salmond and former ScottishContinue Reading
Linda Nolan: Sometimes I wonder if I’ll still be here in a month
L inda Nolan says she has wondered whether she will still “be here” in a month’s time, after revealing cancer had spread to her brain earlier this year. The 64-year-old singer, part of Anglo-Irish family pop group The Nolans, said it was often hard to stay “positive” about her situationContinue Reading
Sunak ‘to cap number of students taking low-value degrees’
R ishi Sunak is reportedly set to announce plans to cap the number of students who can take “low-value” university degrees. Limits would be imposed on courses that do not have a high proportion of graduates getting a professional job, pursuing further studies or starting a business, the Guardian reported.Continue Reading
Government facing legal challenge over plan to house asylum seekers at airfields
S uella Braverman’s immigration plans are facing another legal battle after councils and campaigners were given the green light to bring a High Court challenge against housing migrants on disused airfields. The ruling comes just two days after the Home Secretary’s department moved asylum seekers on to Wethersfield Airfield forContinue Reading