Day: August 29, 2025
Kneecap criticise DUP and Alliance and say it is ‘good to be home’ in Belfast
August 29, 2025Rap group Kneecap took aim at the DUP and the Alliance Party as they were given a rapturous welcome back to Belfast by a crowd waving pro-Palestine flags. The trio’s set on Friday at the Vital festival in Belfast also criticised Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and called for the US military to be kept out […]
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Teachers back strike action in consultative ballot over class contact time
August 29, 2025A ballot organised by Scotland’s largest teaching union has displayed strong support for strike action, if a long awaited promise to cut teachers’ class contact time is not delivered in the near future. The ballot organised by the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) resulted in 92% in favour of action short of strike and 83% […]
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Protesters gather outside hotels housing asylum seekers after court ruling
August 29, 2025Protesters have gathered outside hotels used to house asylum seekers after the Government won a court challenge that means asylum seekers can continue to be housed at an Essex hotel. The Bell Hotel in Epping became the focal point of several protests and counter-protests in recent weeks after an asylum seeker housed there was charged […]
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Police chief ‘furious’ at Reform MP’s comments on female officers
August 29, 2025Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said she felt ‘furious’ when she heard MP Sarah Pochin’s comments (Phil Barnett/PA) PA Archive A female police chief has said she was “furious” when she heard a Reform MP saying she “never feels comfortable” when she sees two female police officers together rather than a male and female […]
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Ministers face backlash after Epping asylum hotel injunction overturned
August 29, 2025Judges have overturned the High Court order to shutdown the asylum hotel in Epping, after government warnings of nationwide chaos if the decision stood. However, the move has been met with a backlash from local councillors and politicians who argue it puts the rights of asylum seekers at the Bell Hotel over that of residents. […]
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Predator who drugged victims and recorded sexual abuse on camera hidden in air freshener admits 24 attacks on women
August 29, 2025A calculated serial predator who drugged women and recorded his attacks on cameras hidden in an air freshener in his home has been convicted of 24 offences against women. Chinese national Chao Xu, 33, admitted to four counts of rape, eight of assault by penetration and four counts of sexual assault against six women, including […]
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I watched upcoming horror films for 5 days and this is what you need to see
August 29, 2025FrightFest once again took over Leicester Square’s Odeon Luxe this month for an array of spine-chilling and stomach-churning horror offerings. Now in its 26th year, the acclaimed film festival boasts more than 70 features and shorts for attendees to enjoy across five days, with world premieres and special guest appearances aplenty. Last year saw Oscar […]
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Banks hold FTSE 100 back on windfall tax worry
August 29, 2025The FTSE 100 ended Friday on the back foot as banking stocks came under pressure amid reports that the UK Government is considering a windfall tax on the sector. The FTSE 100 index closed down 29.48 points, 0.3%, at 9,187.34. The FTSE 250 ended 138.68 points lower, 0.6%, at 21,605.72 but the AIM All-Share finished […]
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Political leanings of two judges involved in Epping migrant hotel case – and who they sided with
August 29, 2025The Appeal Court judge who ruled in favour of Home Secretary Yvette Cooper in the Epping migrant hotel case is a long-standing Labour supporter. Lord Justice David Bean, 71, is a former treasurer of the Society of Labour Lawyers and chaired the left-leaning Fabian Society, which is affiliated to the Labour Party, in 1989 and […]
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Fraudster from UK living in Dubai to lose £90m property empire and Ferrari
August 29, 2025A fraudster on the run from Britain will lose his £90m property empire and his Ferrari, a judge has ruled. Arif Patel, 57, from Preston, Lancashire, led a gang convicted in 2023 of one of the UK’s biggest carousel tax frauds. The sock manufacturer, who now lives in Dubai, funded his empire with his crimes […]
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