Day: April 20, 2026
Woman charged with attempted murder after car crashes into pedestrians in central London
April 20, 2026A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a car hit pedestrians in central London on Sunday morning. Gabrielle Carrington, 29, of Broadfield Road, Manchester, has been charged with attempted murder, grievous bodily harm with intent, actual bodily harm and drink driving, police said on Monday evening. A woman in her 30s remains in […]
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‘I was wrong’: Starmer battles to save premiership in Commons showdown over Mandelson scandal
April 20, 2026The Prime Minister was accused of misleading MPs over the disgraced Labour peer’s appointment and breaching the ministerial code as he faced calls to resign. Sir Keir on Monday revealed further details of the appointment process after it was revealed Lord Mandelson, who had a close relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, had failed security […]
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Vote for Scottish Labour not an endorsement of Starmer, says Sarwar
April 20, 2026Mr Sarwar’s comments come as Sir Keir Starmer is set to face MPs over the ongoing scandal surrounding the vetting of former US ambassador Peter Mandelson. The Scottish Labour leader in February called for Sir Keir to quit and, speaking to the STUC Congress in Dundee on Monday, said there had been “too many mistakes” […]
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Fact check: Guidance said ‘conditional appointments’ can be made before vetting
April 20, 2026Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment was announced before his security vetting was completed (Jordan Pettitt/PA) PA Wire Discussing the vetting of Lord Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to the US, Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander told BBC Breakfast: “That was actually the process for the appointment of political appointees to ambassadors that we inherited as a Government.” […]
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PM tells MPs it is ‘staggering’ he was not told Mandelson failed vetting check
April 20, 2026Sir Keir Starmer told MPs it was “staggering” that he was not told Lord Peter Mandelson had failed vetting checks and acknowledged Parliament should have known about it “a long time ago”. The Prime Minister said Foreign Office officials had approved Lord Mandelson’s developed vetting status, enabling him to see secret information as ambassador to […]
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Reality star Louise Thompson triggers debate in parliament on maternity care
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Zoologist, TV presenter and author dies
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Calls for more Met Police funding as shoplifting cases in London triple in four years
April 20, 2026Shoplifting in London has trebled in the last five years, new data has revealed as the Mayor of London was urged to lobby the government for more funding for the Metropolitan Police. Research from the Liberal Democrats showed that there were were 93,626 cases of shoplifting raised with the Metropolitan Police in 2024/2025 – up […]
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Tube strikes: how disruptive will action by London Underground drivers be?
April 20, 2026A strike by London Underground drivers will severely disrupt transport in the capital over the next four days. The RMT union and Transport for London (TfL) said that the strike would go ahead from midday on Tuesday 21 April, with no last-minute talks planned on Monday. How disruptive will the strike be? Just under half […]
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Amy Winehouse’s father loses legal bid for funds friends made selling singer’s memorabilia
April 20, 2026A London judge ruled Monday against the father of Amy Winehouse who sued his daughter’s friends for profiting off the late singer’s memorabilia. Mitch Winehouse, who was administrator of this daughter’s estate, sued Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourlay in the High Court over the $1.2 million (890,000 pounds) they earned at auction in the U.S. […]
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