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The Labour Party has withdrawn support for its candidate in the Rochdale by-election after receiving an official complaint over his "antisemitic" remarks.It is understood that Azhar Ali has also been suspended from the party pending an investigation. A Labour Party spokesperson said: "Following new information about further comments made by Azhar Ali coming to light today, the Labour Party has withdrawn its support for Azhar Ali as our candidate in […]

Police were called to a report of "possibly two illegal immigrants" found hiding in the luggage hold on a coach that had just returned to the UK from a school trip to France.Hampshire Police told Sky News its officers attended Hounsdown School in Totton on Saturday.According to reports, the coach had just brought pupils home from a trip to Boulogne University, located around 20 miles south of Calais, when the […]

One in five NHS jobs are now filled by non-UK nationals, new analysis shows.A third of doctors and three in 10 nurses working in the health service have come from abroad - the highest proportion since records began, the analysis of NHS Digital data by the PA news agency reveals. The overall foreign national figure for NHS England in September 2023, 20.4%, is up from 13% in 2016, and 11.9% […]

Bosses of water companies responsible for illegal sewage spills are to face a ban on their bonuses after years of campaigns and public outrage.  Environment Secretary Steve Barclay announced payouts would be blocked to chiefs who oversee the polluting of rivers, lakes, and seas - starting with bonuses in the financial year starting this April. It was revealed bosses received more than £26m in bonuses, benefits, and incentives over the […]

A year on from Brianna Ghey's murder, friends, family, and well-wishers, many from the trans and LGBTQ+ communities, came together to pay their respects to a young woman so tragically and horrifically killed.It was an emotional vigil in the centre of Warrington, just five miles from the park where Brianna was murdered.Those who came were of all ages and different gender identities. But all came with a need to show […]

NatWest Group is preparing to pay out about £350m in staff bonuses as the government draws up plans for a retail share offer that could drastically reduce the state's remaining stake in the bailed-out lender.Sky News has learnt NatWest is finalising proposals for the bonus pot ahead of annual results this week that are expected to reveal its most profitable year since its rescue by British taxpayers. The payouts will […]

The defence secretary is said to be "furious" after it was reported that the Army wants to relax security clearance vetting for overseas recruits to boost diversity and inclusion.The UK's Armed Forces are looking overseas to boost ethnic minority representation because they have consistently failed to hit recruitment targets, according to The Sunday Telegraph. The newspaper said it had seen a document, titled The British Army's Race Action Plan, which […]

Tens of thousands of Christmas trees are buried on a beach near Blackpool. Some stick out of the sand in plain sight, others are buried underneath metres of sand dunes - exactly where they're supposed to be. Every February for two days, hundreds of locals descend on the beach wielding spades. They spend hours digging trenches in the sand and then fill them with old Christmas trees, buried up to […]

Sharron Davies has questioned the timing of Parkrun's decision to wipe all speed records from its website and suggested the organisation has done so due to a debate about transgender runners.Parkrun removed all speed records earlier this week and announced it will no longer be publishing data including first-place finishes, gender, course and age records. The organisation says it is because its runs are not competitive. The move came amid […]