Day: March 24, 2025
Government’s flagship planning reforms clear first Commons test
March 24, 2025The Government’s flagship planning reforms have cleared their first Commons test, amid warnings the changes risk undermining efforts to accelerate the delivery of new homes. MPs voted 330 to 74, majority 256, to approve the Planning and Infrastructure Bill at second reading on Monday evening. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said the Bill would speed […]
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Hard to be motorist on ‘modest income’, says Starmer
March 24, 2025Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to Halfords Autocentre Cambridge (Chris Radburn/PA) PA Wire It is “extremely hard” to be a motorist “on a modest income”, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he pledged to “bear down” on costs for drivers. The Prime Minister told The Sun that “we need to drive down […]
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Trump officials shared Yemen war plans with journalist in group chat
March 24, 2025The White House has confirmed that a journalist was inadvertently added to a group chat where US President Donald Trump’s top national security officials discussed plans for military strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, received an invite on the encrypted messaging app Signal that included accounts labelled as National […]
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Pressure mounts on Heathrow boss as airlines threaten legal action over fire shutdown chaos
March 24, 2025A body representing more than 90 airlines has threatened legal action if a settlement over costs they incurred from Friday’s shutdown at Heathrow airport is not reached. The chief executive of Heathrow Airline Operators’ Committee Nigel Wicking told Sky News he hoped the matter could be “amicably settled at some point in time” but said, […]
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Historic step to scrap discriminatory ‘relic of a past age’ set to become law
March 24, 2025The measure will allow Lady Elish Angiolini KC, a practising Roman Catholic, to be appointed as Lord High Commissioner of Scotland (Aaron Chown/PA) PA Archive A ban on Roman Catholics representing the King at the Church of Scotland’s general assembly – branded “a relic of a past age” – is on the verge of being […]
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Three men guilty of plotting to murder bank robber involved in £54,000,000 raid
March 24, 2025Three men have been found guilty of plotting to kill a former cage fighter convicted of Britain’s largest cash robbery. Paul Allen, then 41, was paralysed for life after shots were fired at his large detached rented home in Woodford Green, north-east London, in 2019. A jury at the Old Bailey was told the intention was […]
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Watch live: Transport minister gives statement after Heathrow Airport shutdown chaos
March 24, 2025Watch live as transport minister Heidi Alexander gives a statement on Monday (24 March) after a fire at a electricity substation in west London forced Heathrow Airport to close for several hours. Flights were halted after a fire knocked out an electricity substation in Hayes last Thursday evening, and were not able to resume until Friday evening. Around 200,000 […]
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Do you eat a meal in 20 minutes or less? It might be time to slow down
March 24, 2025You can have your cake and eat it too — just do it slowly. Experts tend to focus on the kinds of foods you can eat to improve your health. But the speed at which you devour your dinner matters just as much. There are risks with eating too fast — think stuck food and […]
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Crystal Palace striker given all-clear to return after horror injury
March 24, 2025Crystal Palace forward Jean-Philippe Mateta has been given the all-clear to return to action less than a month after a horror challenge left him needing 25 stitches to an ear injury. The 27-year-old Frenchman will wear a special mask to protect his left ear, Sky Sports News reported. Mateta is expected to be available for Palace’s FA […]
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Funeral held for schoolgirl Manchester United fan who died after being struck by car on sports pitch
March 24, 2025People in a Cumbrian town have come together to mark the life of Poppy Atkinson, the Manchester United-supporting schoolgirl who died after being struck by a car while playing on a sports pitch. Mourners at the talented young footballer’s funeral service were asked to wear red by the 10-year-old’s family. They also requested that anyone […]
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