Lord Dubs calls for Shamima Begum to return and face justice amid ECHR case Lord Alf Dubs, who fled Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia on the Kinderstransport scheme, has called for Shamima Begum to be returned to the UK and face trial. The Labour peer, who spent eight years as an MP, said Ms Begum should come to
Doctors vote in favour of continuing industrial action Resident doctors in England have voted to continue industrial action for another six months as part of their row over pay and jobs. Some 53% of eligible members took part in a ballot to continue industrial action, with 93% voting yes, the British Medical Association (BMA) said. The union
Children with cancer to have travel costs paid under new Government scheme Families with children who have cancer will have travel costs covered under a new £10 million Government scheme. The National Cancer Plan, which will be fully unveiled on Wednesday, sets out how children and young people up to the age of 24 and their families
Time has come for Mandelson to face criminal prosecutions, say Labour MPs Senior Labour MPs have called for Lord Mandelson to face criminal prosecution after he was alleged to have leaked sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein. Documents released in the Epstein files apparently showed Lord Mandelson passing information to the paedophile financier while the peer
‘Too many red flags’ – Parents of murdered boy say school could have saved him The parents of a schoolboy who was stabbed to death by a fellow pupil during his lunch break said they believe the school could have saved his life by acting on “too many red flags” shown by his killer. Harvey Willgoose,
The Traitors’ Stephen Libby hopes he has painted ‘good picture’ of Hebrides The Traitors star Stephen has said that he hopes he has been a “positive representation” of the Hebrides and that his time on the show has helped “paint a good picture” of the Western Isles. The cyber security consultant from the Isle of
Police receive misconduct in public office reports after Mandelson allegations Police are investigating a number of reports relating to alleged misconduct in a public office after Lord Mandelson was accused of leaking sensitive information to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. The UK’s former ambassador to the US features a number of times in millions of pages
US crayon maker Crayola pledges multimillion-pound investment in UK and Ireland US crayon maker Crayola has pledged to invest millions of pounds in the UK and Ireland as part of plans to double its business in the region, as its boss aims to reignite creativity among children and families in the digital age. The 120-year-old
Crackdown on social media migrant adverts to begin, Home Office says Social media users who tout illegal routes into the UK face up to five years in prison, starting on Monday. The Home Office will activate part of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act, passed last year, as part of its crackdown on adverts
Scottish young people save hundreds on bus travel compared with rest of UK Young Scots are saving hundreds of pounds a year on bus travel compared with those in England, the SNP have said. The Scottish Government introduced free bus travel for under-21s as part of the coalition deal with the Scottish Greens, with the