Day: March 9, 2023

Lineker to avoid BBC suspension as Braverman says ‘Nazi’ comparison offended her because husband is Jewish thumbnail

Lineker to avoid BBC suspension as Braverman says ‘Nazi’ comparison offended her because husband is Jewish

March 9, 2023

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Suella Braverman has accused Gary Lineker of diminishing the Holocaust as ministers engaged in an open row with the BBC presenter over his criticism of their asylum plans. The former England striker likened […]

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HS2 leg to be delayed and road projects slowed to make savings

March 9, 2023

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The construction of the Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 will be delayed by two years and services of the high speed rail line may not now enter […]

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Asylum seekers go ‘underground’ in fear of being deported – forcing them to live outside the system

March 9, 2023

“I don’t want to attend the Home Office to proceed with my claim. I don’t want to risk it,” says Dravid, 28, who arrived in the UK from India on fake documents last year. “They may detain me and send me to Rwanda. At the moment I don’t have any choice.” In the week the […]

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Dramatic CCTV captures moment Iraqi man stabs UK student in bid to be deported

March 9, 2023

Dramatic video footage has captured the moment an Iraqi man stabbed a university student in a bid to get deported because he had no work or money in the UK. Rebaz Mohammed was jailed for six years at Southampton Crown Court over the incident in a park in Southampton in December last year. The 28-year-old […]

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Cocaine-fuelled driver killed graduate when speeding wrong way down main road

March 9, 2023

A man has been jailed after he crashed into an Uber while high on cocaine during a police chase, killing a young woman. Ashley Loveday, 39, killed Grace Payne, 21, on the A13 in east London on November 25 last year after hitting speeds of 71mph. Grace had only recently graduated from the University of […]

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Major Elizabeth Line timetable changes will speed up your journey even more

March 9, 2023

A new timetable for the upgraded Elizabeth Line has been released, with some major changes passengers are sure to be pleased with.  The Elizabeth Line has been running since May 2022 and has already seen a huge increase in travellers.  The line stretches all the way from Reading, in Berkshire, to Abbey Wood and Shenfield in Essex. […]

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Drug kingpins who idolised the Kray twins jailed after huge cocaine bust

March 9, 2023

A pair of drug kingpins who wanted to emulate the notorious Kray twins have been jailed after being caught with more than 200 kilos of cocaine. The haul had a street value of around £16million. Robert Smith, 37, and Ismet Salih, 33, branded themselves the ‘Chadwell Cartel’ and dreamed of becoming gangsters. They looked up […]

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Chaim Topol obituary

March 9, 2023

The sight of Tevye the milkman shaking his upper torso and stomping out his yearning, melodic, future subjunctive – “If I were a rich man, yubby dibby dibby dibby dibby dibby dibby dum / All day long I’d biddy biddy bum / If I were a wealthy man … ” – is one of the […]

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How to get Ed Sheeran tickets and when do they go on sale?

March 9, 2023

This article contains affiliate links. We will earn a small commission on purchases made through one of these links but this never influences our experts’ opinions. Products are tested and reviewed independently of commercial initiatives. Ed Sheeran has announced some last minute concert dates in the UK and Europe and tickets are out tomorrow. After […]

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Direct train from London to Basel could be a step closer to reality

March 9, 2023

UK communters could one day get another direct route into Europe after a Swiss MP called for an inquiry into a direct daily services between Basel and London. London St Pancras station currently takes passengers to several European destinations. And while a direct route to Switzerland wouldn’t be too hard to do, it doesn’t yet […]

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