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Man arrested after objects thrown at Nigel Farage in Barnsley

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A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence after Nigel Farage had objects hurled at him while campaigning in Barnsley. The Reform UK leader was waving to local people from the top of the party’s battlebus in South Yorkshire on Tuesday morning when two separate objects were thrown at him. […]

Jury told to disregard Lucy Letby’s convictions during trial for attempted murder

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A jury has been told to disregard Lucy Letby’s convictions for murdering babies when they decide whether she is guilty of trying to kill another infant. Letby, 34, is due to go on trial on Wednesday accused of attempting to murder the child, known as Baby K, in February 2016. The jury in Letby’s original […]

Trust in British politics hits record low, latest BSA survey finds

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Public trust and confidence in government and politicians is at a record low, fuelled by anger over Partygate lies, perceived broken promises over Brexit and crumbling public services, according to the latest British Social Attitudes survey. Plummeting faith in the effectiveness and integrity of MPs and the wider UK political system reflects what the BSA […]

Man charged after objects thrown at Nigel Farage in Barnsley

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A man has been charged with using threatening behaviour towards Nigel Farage after objects were thrown at the Reform UK leader on the general election campaign trail. Farage was on top of a party battlebus in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, on Tuesday morning when a cup was thrown, narrowly missing him. A man in a red […]

Anne Sacoolas said she ‘drove like an American’, Harry Dunn inquest told

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Anne Sacoolas said she “drove like an American”, on the wrong side of the road, an inquest into the crash that killed a 19-year-old motorcyclist, Harry Dunn, has heard. The US government employee declined to give live evidence at the inquest on Wednesday, providing two written statements that were read to the court. In one […]

Man, 46, arrested in connection with criminal investigation into PPE Medpro

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An arrest has been made in connection with the criminal investigation into PPE Medpro, the company that was awarded large government personal protective equipment contracts during the Covid pandemic. In a statement, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said a 46-year-old man had been arrested at his north London home. The man is understood to have […]

Lucy Letby ‘caught virtually red-handed’ trying to kill newborn baby, new trial hears

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A nurse who murdered seven babies was “caught virtually red-handed” trying to kill another newborn by dislodging her breathing tube two hours after she was born, a jury has been told. Lucy Letby, 34, is accused of attempting to murder the baby girl on the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester hospital, in north-west […]