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Welsh football club Merthyr Town investigating racist abuse allegations after Hungerford Town bank holiday match | UK News

A football club is investigating allegations of racism after a match on Easter Monday.Staff at Merthyr Town Football Club said they were "aware" of the claims and investigations "are ongoing" after Hungerford Town's manager said one of his players was subjected to racist abuse by a section of the crowd at the non-league match in south Wales. Danny Robinson said the alleged abuse by a section of the home supporters […]

today02/04/2024

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PM backs JK Rowling as row over Scotland’s new hate crime laws escalates | UK News

Rishi Sunak has said people should not be criminalised "for stating simple facts on biology" as he backed author JK Rowling in her criticism of new Scottish hate crime laws.The Harry Potter author, who has become a fierce critic of the Scottish government's stance on transgender rights, dared police to arrest her as the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act came into effect yesterday. The new measures aim to […]

today02/04/2024

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Rarely seen whale rescued after becoming stuck off coast of Cornwall | UK News

Lifeboat volunteers managed to save a rarely seen whale off the coast of Cornwall after it became stuck in lobster pot lines.The humpback whale was spotted by wildlife-watching tour Marine Discovery Penzance, in Mount's Bay, near the port of Newlyn, on Sunday morning. Faced with choppy waters, the tour company's staff decided to drop off their passengers, before heading back out to tend to the whale.However, they were warned by […]

today02/04/2024

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Pouria Zeraati: Iranian journalist stabbed outside London home discharged from hospital | UK News

An Iranian television journalist who was stabbed outside his London home on Friday has been discharged from hospital. Pouria Zeraati, a 36-year-old presenter at London-based broadcaster Iran International, was stabbed in the leg outside his home in Wimbledon, south London, on 29 March. Police have said the motivation for the attack is not yet clear, but his occupation - coupled with recent threats towards UK-based Iranian journalists - meant the […]

today01/04/2024

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Sewage was spilled into rivers and sea ‘safe for bathing’ 86 times a day last year | Climate News

Sewage was dumped into rivers, lakes and on beaches designated 'safe to bathe in' 86 times a day on average in 2023, analysis of official data has suggested.There were 31,373 sewage spills over the course of the year, lasting a total of 228,098 hours, according to the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)'s 'event monitoring - storm overflows' figures. This was an 80% increase from 2022, when there […]

today01/04/2024

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Windrush scandal victim says govt ‘waiting for us to die off’ in row over compensation scheme | Politics News

A Windrush victim has branded the compensation scheme for victims of the scandal "disgusting", and suggested the government were waiting for those affected to "die off".Critics have repeatedly called for the Home Office to be stripped of responsibility for determining and handling payments to victims and said it should be given to an independent body instead. The compensation scheme has been in place since 3 April 2019.It was set up […]

today01/04/2024

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A&E waits: Hundreds of patients a week in England may have died unnecessarily | UK News

More than 250 patients a week in England may have died unnecessarily last year due to very long waits for a bed in A&E, new estimates suggest.A study by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) suggests patients are put at risk by spending hours in A&E, particularly after a decision has been made to admit them. The NHS recovery plan set a target in March for 76% of patients […]

today01/04/2024

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Jeffrey Donaldson: Police received complaint leading to ex-DUP leader being charged with sexual offences in early March | Politics News

Police in Northern Ireland have said they received a complaint that led to the arrest of former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson over allegations of historical sexual offences in early March.Donaldson resigned over the allegations on Friday. It is understood he will be "strenuously contesting" all charges against him.The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) released a statement to end "unhelpful speculation" about the case. The force said it "immediately […]

today31/03/2024

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King attends Easter Sunday service but Prince and Princess of Wales absent | UK News

The King went walkabout, chatting and shaking hands with well-wishers after attending the traditional Easter Sunday church service at Windsor Castle in a rare public appearance since he was diagnosed with cancer.The 75-year-old monarch, who has stepped back from major public engagements while receiving treatment, looked in good spirits for the occasion where he was joined by the Queen and other members of the Royal Family. Image: The King met […]

today31/03/2024

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