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People smugglers were given an “open invitation” to send migrants to the UK because the police and intelligence agencies were not working together, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Prime Minister said he was “angry” about the scale of illegal migration as he convened a summit involving 40 countries to address the problem. The start of 2025 has seen the highest number of people making small-boat crossings for the first […]

Five women who allege they were abused by Mohamed Al Fayed have said they are planning to launch a legal claim for personal injury against the late billionaire’s estate. Law firm Leigh Day, which represents the claimants, said a pre-action letter has been sent to lawyers for the estate on behalf of the women, who worked as nannies and private air stewards for the former Harrods boss between 1995 and […]

Households are bracing themselves for across-the-board increases to their bills, with those on the lowest incomes running out of options, a charity has warned. Citizens Advice said those on the lowest incomes were “already stretched to breaking point” even before “awful April” sees price hikes on everything from energy to council tax. Households in the lowest 10% for income were already spending around two fifths (41%) of their earnings – […]

The UK and other countries affected by people smuggling must not allow the “vile trade” to pit them against one another, the Prime Minister will tell a summit aimed at cracking down on illegal migration. Sir Keir Starmer will call on the 40 countries that are gathering in London on Monday and Tuesday to work together to stop people-smuggling gangs in the same way they would terrorists. Countries including Albania, […]

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has vowed to replace the Conservatives as the “party of Middle England”, as he launches his local election campaign. The Lib Dems are hoping to erode the Conservative vote in the 20 Tory-run councils that are up for election on May 1. The party believes it can become the second largest in local government by surpassing the Conservatives, as well as making gains in […]

A 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a fire at a historic former station house killed three people, including a four-year-old girl, police have said. Emergency services were called at around 10.30pm on Friday to reports of a large blaze at a property in Beswick Close in Rushton, near Kettering. The other victims are believed to be a 30-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man, Northamptonshire Police […]

Mother’s Day is a major UK holiday, second only to Christmas in card sales. By Grace McIntosh, Radio News Hub Approximately 30 million Mother's Day cards are sold and sent in the UK every year. Publisher UK Greetings, based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire,  have been making cards for more than a hundred years.   It's a collaborative process and begins with thorough market research and analysis of trends in celebrations […]

Ministers will ask a Parliamentary watchdog to review some expenses claims after a Labour MP was able to claim £900 from the taxpayer in “pet rent”. Security minister Dan Jarvis insisted his colleague Taiwo Owatemi, a Government whip and the MP for Coventry North West, followed the rules when she made the expenses claim in August last year. But the minister said the “rules can’t be right”, adding the Government would urge […]

A former Ayrshire construction worker who designed the first tartan to go into space is set to light up the catwalks of New York City. Graeme Bone, from Auchinleck, has designed and produced five outfits for the Dressed To Kilt fashion show, which is part of New York’s Tartan Week festivities taking place next month. The designs were commissioned by Dressed To Kilt organiser Dr Geoffrey Scott Carroll, and will […]