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Tulip Siddiq quit as a Treasury minister after the ministerial standards watchdog said it was “regrettable” she was “not more alert” to the reputational risk caused by her links to her aunt’s political movement in Bangladesh. Ms Siddiq’s aunt is the former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled into exile after being deposed last year and is facing an investigation by an anti-corruption commission in Bangladesh, with the Labour […]

He's pleaded not guilty to helping former soldier Daniel Khalife after he escaped from prison. Adeel Khan, 30, from Waltham Forest, east London, is accused of helping Khalife after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth by tying himself to the underside of a food delivery truck in September 2023. Khan was in custody at HMP Wandsworth at the same time as Khalife and he is charged with having an illicit phone […]

The Princess of Wales has made an “incredibly poignant” visit to the hospital where she was treated for cancer to personally thank staff for her care. Kate returned to the Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea, west London, on Tuesday morning, where she expressed her gratitude to her medical teams and showed support to patients undergoing cancer treatment. The surprise official solo engagement – the princess’s first of 2025 – was […]

Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, two officials involved in the talks have said. An Israeli official said progress has been made, but the details are being finalised. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the proposed agreement, and an Egyptian official and a Hamas official confirmed its authenticity. The plan will need to be submitted […]

Drones dropping drugs and weapons to dangerous prisoners being held in high-security jails are a “threat to national security”, a watchdog has warned. Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor accused the police and Government of giving up control of the airspace above HMP Manchester and HMP Long Lartin as he called on them and the security services to “urgently confront” activity from criminal gangs behind the supply. Publishing findings on […]

It's in relation to accounts submitted for 2023-24 by the December 31 deadline The Premier League will not issue any new charges against its clubs over breaches of its financial rules for the 2023-24 campaign but has confirmed it remains in dispute with Leicester over a charge brought last season. It's understood that no clubs have been issued with a complaint for a breach of the profitability and sustainability rules […]

All public sector bodies and critical national infrastructure could be banned from making ransomware payments under new Government proposals designed to combat the cyber crime. A Home Office consultation is being launched that will consider expanding the existing ban on government departments making such payments, which are often demanded by cybercriminals to unlock or return files they have accessed after breaking into a computer system. The proposals also include a […]

Trucks will be supplied by Mercedes and Volvo Online giant Amazon is expanding zero-exhaust emission deliveries in the UK, with its biggest ever order of electric heavy goods vehicles. The company also announced the launch of on-foot customer deliveries for the first time, with trolleys that can be restocked while on-the-go. The developments will help take traditional diesel vans and trucks off the roads, said Amazon, adding it was part […]

That's according to think tank, the Nuffield Trust Efforts to reshape the NHS workforce with emerging non-medical roles like physician associates have come before “significant issues have been addressed”, a think tank has warned. The Nuffield Trust urged the health service to heed lessons from history, and called for a “proactive approach” to addressing challenges in order to prevent “negative consequences” for patients, staff and productivity. The new report, commissioned […]