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Ascension Island: What to know about potential migrant processing centre
T he Government is reportedly considering reviving plans to fly people who arrive to the UK by unauthorised means to Ascension Island. Multiple reports say ministers and officials are considering the island as a “plan B” if the scheme to send migrants to Rwanda fails. The small, volcanic island couldContinue Reading
Employment levels still lower than before pandemic, analysis suggests
E mployment remains lower in the UK than before the pandemic, new analysis shows as Labour accused the Conservatives of “failing” to get people back to work. The research on official figures up to May showed the employment rate is lower now than it was in nine out of theContinue Reading
Dropping green goals could lose us election, Environment Secretary warns Tories
A bandoning green policies could cost the Conservatives the next general election, the Environment Secretary has warned colleagues vying for a rethink of key commitments. Therese Coffey said the party must show it cares about the environment in order to win, but cautioned it must not be in a wayContinue Reading
Planks and wall sits are best for lowering blood pressure – here are six more reasons they’re such great exercises
Isometric exercises can be performed pretty well anywhere at anytime. BearFotos/ Shutterstock If you were told to do more exercise to lower your blood pressure, you might think you’d need break out you running gear or hit the weights. But one of us (Jamie) recently published research that found exercisesContinue Reading
Why pain is so hard to measure – and how our study of brainwaves could help
Prostock-studio/Shutterstock Every individual’s experience of pain is unique – but that makes it harder to treat. The experience of pain remains impenetrable to scientists because it is so variable. So researchers and clinicians still rely on subjective ratings, such as asking patients to rate their pain on a scale ofContinue Reading
Ministers scrap prison living cost deductions from wrongful conviction payments
W rongly convicted people will no longer face having living costs covering their time in prison docked from compensation payments after ministers issued fresh guidance. Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC made the reform with immediate effect on Sunday after the outrage sparked by the miscarriage of justice case centring onContinue Reading
Corbyn says he will ‘have a think’ about standing to be mayor of London
F ormer Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told an audience at the Edinburgh Fringe he will “have a think about” standing for election as an independent mayor of London. Mr Corbyn appeared alongside former Unite general secretary Len McCluskey as part of the All Talk event by broadcaster Iain Dale atContinue Reading
Ministers urged to ‘rocket boost’ fostering to alleviate shortage of carers
M inisters must “rocket boost” fostering to tackle a shortage of carers, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said. Dame Rachel de Souza suggested the Government could learn from its Homes for Ukraine scheme to access an “untapped well” of possible carers. The UK needs 7,200 more foster families, withContinue Reading
Boris Johnson says he is ready to build ‘newt motels’ amid plans for swimming pool
B oris Johnson has pledged to “do whatever it takes” to protect newts which may scupper his plans to build an outdoor swimming pool at his Oxfordshire country manor. The former prime minister said if needed he could create “newt motels” or a haven, dubbed “Newtopia,” at the Grade II-listed BrightwellContinue Reading
Britain demands ‘immediate release’ of Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny
B ritain has demanded Russia releases Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after he was sentenced to a further 19 years’ imprisonment on charges he rejected as politically motivated. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Friday evening that Moscow’s “abuse” of the opposition leader shows a “complete disregard for even the mostContinue Reading