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LIVE: Sentencing of funeral director Robert Bush
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- LIVE: Sentencing of funeral director Robert Bush
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- 1:24:10
- Date posted
- 44 minutes ago
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- Robert Bush has admitted multiple charges of fraud in relation to his business, Legacy Funeral Directors, in Hull. He also admitted 30 counts of preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body, and one count of theft from 12 charities.
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- ’Nobody slept in the village hall!’ | Suffolk locals open their homes as wildfires spark evacuations
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 2 hours ago
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- The fire at Dunwich Hill remains "changeable", Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said, but crews "are making good progress".
The blaze is tackled from both the ground and the air and the situation is "currently stable", the fire service said at 11am.
A major incident remains in place, however, and people are still urged to stay away from the area. Between 12 and 15 fire engines are at the scene this morning.
Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service deputy chief fire officer Henry Griffin said this morning: "I attended the scene around 5am this morning. Police report significant progress has been made upon the fire compared to yesterday."
Officials say they are hoping there could be "a window of opportunity" this afternoon for evacuees to return to their properties, including caravans and holiday lets to collect belongings, including vehicles.
Peter Langford, emergency planning officer for Suffolk County Council, said: "At the moment...
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- Gianni Infantino 'on the brink' as FIFA react after 55 UEFA members threatened to BOYCOTT World Cup
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
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- FIFA have issued a new defiant statement insisting “nobody is selling football” after UEFA threatened to boycott the World Cup.
Despite the criticism of its decision to launch a consultation on selling stakes in a World Cup commercial entity to private investors, FIFA is not withdrawing the plan.
Although the association have asserted they are not "selling football" in their latest statement, the consultation period will go ahead.
When plans to created FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) first emerged in media reports in The Times and the Financial Times on Tuesday UEFA reacted furiously.
UEFA's 55 member associations said they would boycott the World Cup and not participate in any FIFA tournament until the plan was withdrawn.
In a statement released on Friday morning, FIFA said: “We have heard the feedback provided by the respective confederations in relation to the proposed establishment of FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE)...
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- LIVE: Families give statements outside court following sentencing of funeral director Robert Bush
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- 0:00
- Date posted
- 5 hours ago
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- Statements outside Hull Crown Court following the sentencing of funeral director Robert Bush for 67 charges, including preventing lawful burial.
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- Inside ‘MONSTER' funeral parlour where owner gave ashes to wrong families and left bodies to 'ROT’
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- 0:33
- Date posted
- 7 hours ago
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- Funeral director Robert Bush is being sentenced at Hull Crown Court for more than 65 offences which took place over 12 years with hundreds of victims and their grieving families impacted.
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- IN FULL: Hull funeral director RATTLED in police interviews after officers find 35 'rotting bodies'
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- 29:55
- Date posted
- 21 hours ago
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- Former funeral director Robert Bush has finally confessed to hoarding 30 bodies at his failing business and has been condemned as "cruel" for betraying devastated families.
Officers were then faced with the harrowing task of notifying their shocked relatives. Many of their loved ones are now pushing for an end to the 'wild west' of the funeral industry. Police discovered a total of 35 bodies at Bush's premises on Hessle Road in Hull, however the Crown Prosecution Service only authorised 30 to be linked to charges, with five believed to have fallen outside a time threshold. Officers also uncovered 67 sets of ashes.
Over the two days following Legacy funeral director Robert Bush’s second arrest, he was interviewed by Humberside Police and questioned about charitable donations never reaching their intended recipients and spending clients’ money on things for himself.
Bush has pleaded guilty to 67 offences, having admitted 30 counts of preventin...
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- Suffolk wildfire has destroyed area the size of 140 football pitches as Nuclear plant monitors
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- 8:26
- Date posted
- 22 hours ago
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- Hundreds of people were evacuated overnight after a wildfire erupted in Dunwich Heath, Suffolk, with firefighters still battling to bring it under control today.
Temperatures have soared into the 30s in southern England today, doing little to help the huge emegrency response. The fire has now burned an area the size of 140 football pitches, posing a risk to holiday parks and the UK's largest nuclear power plant. Some 200 caravans were evacuated, with holidaymakers woken up by banging on their doors.
EDF says it is "continuing to monitor the situation" at the Sizewell B power plant, while staff at Sizewell C - a planned nuclear power station located 10 miles from the fire - say there is a "low risk".
There is also concern for wildlife in the area, after nature reserve RSPB Minsmere announcing its closure this morning. RSPB Suffolk area manager Adam Rowlands said the land was home to rare wildlife including nightjars - and it could take "more than a...
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- Inside ‘MONSTER' funeral parlour where owner gave ashes to wrong families and left bodies to 'ROT’
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 22 hours ago
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- Horrifying details have emerged about how Bush treated the bodies he was supposed to care for. Police found 35 bodies when they raided Legacy Funeral Services in Hull in 2024 alongside boxes of ashes and people’s belongings.
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- Inside ‘MONSTER' funeral parlour where owner gave ashes to wrong families and left bodies to 'ROT’
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Funeral director Robert Bush is being sentenced at Hull Crown Court for more than 65 offences which took place over 12 years with hundreds of victims and their grieving families impacted.
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- The 5 most explosive moments from Anthony Fauci's Covid hearing
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- 8:59
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee opened its hearing with Dr. Anthony Fauci.
The physician and immunologist who helped lead the U.S government response to the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to face aggressive questioning from Republican members, especially Chairman Rand Paul of Kentucky.
Sen. Paul has for years questioned the origins of the COVID virus and federal health officials’ accounts.
In his remarks at the top of the hearing, Fauci accused Paul of having an “obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution.”
“The only conclusion that I can reach is that the sole reason he is calling me before this committee is to get me to say something, anything, that could vindicate his repeated public pledges that I end up, in his words, quote, behind bars.”
In his opening remarks, Dr. Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment and said he would refrain from answering questions upon advice from his...
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- NATO scrambles FIGHTER JETS after Russia fires missile at Poland's BORDER
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- NATO has scrambled fighter jets after a suspected Russian missile crossed into Polish airspace and is thought to have crashed into a field.
An air raid siren was sounded in Lublin the early hours of Thursday morning (July 30) at the same time as Russia carried out a massive attack on Ukraine that killed at least six people.
Neighbouring Poland, a member of the European Union and NATO, scrambled its fighter jets to secure its airspace amid the Russian air strikes, the Armed Forces said on X.
Footage showed smoke rising from the Lublin region where an explosion and crater was reported by residents of Targowisko after the sirens had sounded.
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- Suffolk wildfire breaks out 3 MILES from Nuclear power plant as 'Major incident' declared
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- 3:52
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- A major incident has been declared after a blaze engulfed a forest at a National Trust site with hundreds of people evacuated from a caravan site.
Firefighters rushed to the scene of the blaze in Dunwich Heath, near Sizewell B nuclear plant, on Wednesday evening. The forest has been managed by the National Trust since 1968 and is a well known local beauty spot.
The fire broke out at roughly 5:30pm with the cause unclear. Crews successfully evacuated 200 approximately caravans at the holiday park in the dead of night as the fire showed no signs of stopping. Emergency services remain at the scene.
Fire crews have advised the public should avoid the area, keep roads clear for emergency vehicles, and keep windows and doors closed if smoke is nearby.
The heath is about three miles from Sizewell B nuclear plant and 30 miles north-east of Ipswich.
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- Inside ‘MONSTER' funeral parlour where owner gave ashes to wrong families and left bodies to 'ROT’
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- 10:12
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Funeral director Robert Bush is being sentenced at Hull Crown Court for more than 65 offences which took place over 12 years with hundreds of victims and their grieving families impacted.
Horrifying details have emerged about how Bush treated the bodies he was supposed to care for. Police found 35 bodies when they raided Legacy Funeral Services in Hull in 2024 alongside boxes of ashes and people’s belongings.
The remains of multiple people were uncovered after police were called to the site when directors of another funeral home had been asked by Bush to assist with a body recovery while he was on holiday in Arizona. Patrick Moore, a casual worker for Bush, had helped the men collect the body but said Bush had told him "not to bring anyone back to Legacy or help put a body into the fridge area."
"You two don't know the half of it, bodies have been there for years," the court heard Mr Moore told the two men. This prompted them to ask Mr Moore how...
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- ‘Once’ star Glen Hansard DIES aged 55 after horror motorbike crash in Ireland
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- 8:57
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Oscar-winning Irish singer Glen Hansard has died aged just 55 following a motorbike crash in Dublin. His management team have said that Glen's family are "deeply shocked and heartbroken" by his death.
In a statement, they said: "With broken hearts, we announce the passing of Glen Hansard, who passed away in the early hours of this morning, following a road traffic accident in Dublin. Glen's family is deeply shocked and heartbroken by this tragic loss and respectfully requests privacy at this extremely difficult time.
"The family is grateful for the support they have received and wishes to thank the emergency services who attended the scene. As this matter remains the subject of an active Garda investigation, no further comment will be made at this time."
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- UK's fourth HEATWAVE peaks as temperatures soar to 35°C
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- 2:59
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Temperatures may rise as high as 36C today as heatwave conditions return to some parts of the UK.
This week’s hot spell is the fourth heatwave of the year so far, but thankfully today's heat will not be as widespread as the previous three.
The GFS weather model shows potential highs of 36C in parts of East Anglia and the south-east this afternoon, with 35C coming across much of eastern and south-eastern England.
The Midlands can expect highs of 32-33C, the data suggests, with temperatures possibly hitting 31C as far north as Yorkshire. Highs of 25C are on the cards in Wales, with Northern Ireland and Scotland expected to be a fair bit cooler.
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- Andy Burnham CALLS OUT British media as he asks journalists not to ‘hype’ adult social care issue
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- 15:38
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Andy Burnham promised to fix the crisis-hit social care sector in a major speech this morning, and a new dementia tsar would be appointed.
The new Prime Minister outlined three key parts to his strategy: Bringing forward the deadline for a review into social care; Reviewing pay and career progression for care workers; Working cross-party to try and find some kind of consensus.
He warned the creaking system can no longer be used as a political football while the NHS and families looking after loved ones count the cost.
He invited Tory chief Kemi Badenoch and Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey to urgent talks later today to discuss the problem governments have kicked into the long-grass for decades.
Ahead of his speech, Mr Burnham said: “Politicians might have different views but I’m serious about fixing this issue and to do that, we have to find common ground and listen to others to find a way forward.”
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- LIVE: Andy Burnham gives speech on adult social care
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- 2:05:26
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to make a morning visit to a care home in London alongside Baroness Louise Casey, who is leading a review into the sector in England.
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- Japan earthquake: Rescue teams in 'race against time' after at least 13 killed
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- 5:04
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake has devastated Japan's southwestern Kumamoto prefecture, leaving at least 13 people dead and hundreds more injured. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has declared the ongoing emergency operations a critical rescue mission as over 4,000 Self-Defence Forces personnel comb through the wreckage.
Disastrous structural collapses have been reported across the region, including a suspected gas explosion at the Aeon Mall in Kashima town and the total collapse of a large industrial chimney at the Nippon Paper plant in Yatsushiro, leaving dozens of locals still missing under the debris.
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- Police launch MURDER investigation after two bodies found in remote Scottish cottage
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Police have launched a murder investigation after two bodies were found in a remote cottage in Renfrewshire.
Emergency services were called to Corsliehill Road in Houston, Johnstone on Monday morning, July 27, following reports of a concern for a person.
Officers attended the scene, where the bodies of a 36-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man were found nearby.
The bodies have been identified locally as married couple Jim Mair and Stacy Mair.
Jim and Stacy were married in May, 2019, and had worked together running a tree surgery company, the Daily Record reports.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “The death of 35-year-old Stacy Mair in Houston being treated as murder.”
The death of the 43-year-old man continues to be treated as unexplained pending the results of a post-mortem examination, which will take place in due course.
"At this time, there is nothing to suggest anyone e...
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- Thousands of TOURISTS FLEE Bordeaux wildfires after MASS EVACUATION triggered
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- 8:48
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- A mass evacuation of tourists has been ordered from an area near the French Atlantic Coast as inferno wildfires burn nearby.
More than 4,000 people have been told to leave campsites, tourist homes, holiday villages and leisure parks around Lacanau, which is around 40 miles from Bordeaux. The order comes as firefighters race against time to bring the fires under control before the country's south-west is blasted by a new 41C heatwave.
French President Emmanuel Macron says the wildfires are the "most difficult situation" his country has dealt with since World War Two, with more than 260,000 people now evacuated from their homes in the south-west.
The mayor of Bordeaux, Thomas Cazenave, says he is preparing for "all eventualities" and that authorities are preparing to "accommodate a large number of people should further evacuations be ordered".
Meanwhile in Spain, 63,000 people have been evacuate from their homes near Madrid, with the co...
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- Mum of tragic baby campaigns to ban parental rights for those who kill or harm children
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- 12:00
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- The mother and twin of a baby who died after his dad broke his arm are campaigning for parents who seriously harm their children to be banned from having access to them or their siblings.
Jo Early, 54, said it was wrong that Gavin Gibbs was entitled to keep in contact with their daughter Abi, 18, after he was jailed for causing grievous bodily harm to her brother, Charlie.
Gibbs whispered "please forgive me'' as Charlie's life support machine was turned off in hospital in October 2008.
He was later cleared of murdering the three-month-old but convicted of breaking his arm.
Currently parental responsibility is only removed when a person is convicted of killing their partner under "Jade's Law" named after Jade Ward, 27, who was murdered in her home in Shotton, Flintshire, by Russell Marsh in 2021.
Jo is now calling for parents who murder or cause serious harm to their children to be included in the ban.
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- Trump heckled as 'PAEDOPHILE PROTECTOR' by protestor at automotive plant in Michigan
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- 3:57
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- President Donald Trump had an interesting response to a heckler accusing him of being a “pedophile protector.”
While speaking to a crowd today about his controversial tariff policy at a General Motors facility in Milford, Michigan, the president was interrupted by a heckler, who loudly yelled, “pedophile protector.”
“Pedophile protector,” the heckler yelled multiple times, likely in reference to Trump’s alleged association with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump has always denied any wrongdoing relating to the Epstein case, has not been accused of any crimes by law enforcement, and has never been identified as the subject of any investigation.
Trump seemed to raise his voice in response to the repeated phrase, as he said he “placed historic tariffs on foreign producers and manufacturers,” before he loudly declared that the man was a “communist.”
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- Suzy Lamplugh disappearance: Police appeal for NEW EVIDENCE on prime suspect John Cannan 40 years on
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- 5:54
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Cold case detectives probing the murder of missing Suzy Lamplugh are convinced they know who killed her - but face a race against time to solve the 40-year riddle.
Scotland Yard detectives today said John Cannan remained the "prime suspect" in the estate agent's 1986 abduction after years eliminating other suspects, including "Suffolk Strangler" Steve Wright. Convicted rapist Cannan took his secrets to his grave after dying in 2024 in his cell at HMP Full Sutton, in East Yorkshire, aged 70.
Following Cannan's death, detectives sifted through his prison writings in the hope they would hold clues to unlock Suzy's disappearance. Despite failing to unearth any new evidence and a lack of forensics, it's emerged officers still believe circumstantial evidence makes Cannan the most likely suspect.
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- 'Made to feel SECOND CLASS!' | Burnham launches new technical education routes for 14-YEAR-OLDS
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- 4:02
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- New technical education routes will be available to 14-year-olds as Andy Burnham drives reforms to tackle youth unemployment.
The new Prime Minister said he wants there to be “no dead ends” for young people coming out of education, and for technical pathways to be put on an equal footing with traditional academic routes.
From Year 10, pupils will be able to combine core academic subjects, like English and Maths, with technical education linked to jobs available in their area. Mr Burnham is expected to tell students on Tuesday: "Whether you choose construction, coding or classics, you’ll get the skills you need and be given the respect you deserve."
Downing Street said Mr Burnham will launch “new prestigious technical education routes”. It is part of measures Mr Burnham is expected to introduce to tackle "Neets" - young people not in employment, education or training, of which there are more than one million in the UK.
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- Burnham declares ‘100% SUPPORT’ for Ukraine as he sends 'CLEAR MESSAGE’ in first Zelensky meeting
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- 4:31
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Andy Burnham has pledged the UK is "with Ukraine 100%" as he promised Volodymyr Zelensky to visit soon in their first official meeting.
The Prime Minister said it was "no accident" that Mr Zelensky was the first leader he had welcomed since taking office as he sought to reassure Kyiv that Britain's support would not waver under his leadership.
Flanked by Ukrainian and British sailors at a naval base in Portsmouth, he said: "It is intended to send a very clear message. We are with Ukraine 100%. I am personally with you 100%, Mr President. I will honour every commitment this country has made to Ukraine in full."
He went on: "To put it simply, Volodymyr, I want you to know that we've got your back, you can count on me and you can count on us. You can count on the UK for as long as it takes."
Mr Zelensky said the relationship with the UK was stronger than ever, and added: "I thank Andy for his commitment to this partnership and for giving...
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- Trump 'jokes' about THIRD presidential term as he SLATES PRESS at White House Correspondents' Dinner
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- 9:49
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- Donald Trump apparently joked he will run for a third term before donning a red 'Trump 2028' campaign cap at the White House Correspondents' dinner.
The US president, 80, is already half-way through his second term in office, the limit set by the US Constitution which says "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice". Speaking at the black tie event on Friday night, Trump said: "I won three times, now I'm gonna do it again! It should be easy. I'm getting very good at running for president.
"I won three times, did very well the second time by the way, a rigged election, but we don't have to talk about it." Earlier in the same speech, Trump said: "I'll run again."
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- Moment Seattle SHOOTING SUSPECT taken into custody as search continues for SECOND SUSPECT
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- Three people have been killed and a toddler is among the injured after a gunman opened fire at a food festival in Seattle.
Reports first emerged of the attack, near the city's iconic Space Needle building, at nearly 3:30am in the UK. It’s thought the shots were fired at the Bite of Seattle food festival.
The BBC reported two people were pronounced dead at the scene of the attack. It added five people injured in the attack including a 56-year-old woman, who is said to be in hospital ‘in a serious condition’, according to the fire department.
Another three people were hospitalised in ‘a stable condition’, including a two-year-old boy, a 39-year-old woman, and a 23-year-old man.
A fifth person, a 40-year-old woman, was also hurt ‘with minor injuries’ but ‘declined transport to hospital’, fire chiefs added.
Shortly after 7am in the UK, Seattle Police said a third person had died from their injuries. They had...
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- 'Apocalyptic' wildfires only 7 MILES away from Bordeaux as Macron holds CRISIS TALKS for city
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- 10:09
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- Fierce wildfires are raging seven miles from the French city of Bordeaux and its airport, with more than 220,000 people evacuated from their homes in the south-west of the country.
Firefighters are struggling to contain the flames, which have burned 42,000 hectares - an area four times the size of Paris - leaving two firefighters dead and 88 injured. Volunteers, including local farmers, are helping by towing huge water tankers to the scene.
President Emmanuel Macron held a crisis meeting today as shifting winds and arid conditions have made the blaze difficult to control. The main fire has generated a huge fire thunderstorm, fuelled by its own winds and lightning, the National Firefighters Federation of France said.
Local official Sophie Brocas said: "We urge tourists not to come to this region, at least until the situation is under control. I encourage tourists who are already here to consider another destination."
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- Wildlife presenter and The Goodies comedian Bill Oddie dies at 85
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- 8:10
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- 4 days ago
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- Wildlife presenter and comedian Bill Oddie has died aged 85. His agent broke the news, paying tribute to the “intelligence and wit” of “Britain’s “best-loved birder”.
Oddie was best known as a naturalist, conservationist, and television presenter on wildlife issues. Though he first rose to fame in the 1970s as part of the comedy trio The Goodies, alongside Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden.
A statement from his friend and agent David Foster said: “It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of Bill Oddie, the country’s best-loved birder. Bill was a multi-talented celebrity – wildlife presenter, broadcaster, comedian, writer, songwriter, musician and conservationist.
“Yet it was never fame that he valued. Instead he encouraged us to respect and protect the environment.
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- UK braces for FOURTH HEATWAVE as Wales declares DROUGHT and reservoirs RUN OUT OF WATER
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- 3:15
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- The Met Office has named the UK’s next heatwave window — suggesting a fourth hot spell of the summer is on its way.
This summer has been exceptionally warm, with three heatwaves baking Britain in May, June, and July. In late July, the mercury hit 37C in Norfolk, only a few degrees off the record high of 40.3C recorded in Coningsby, Lincolnshire, in July 2022.
The heatwaves have dried the country out, with a drought being declared in Wales last week. Multiple regions are in ‘prolonged dry weather’, the stage before drought, officials say.
And a fourth heatwave in four months could hit the country later in August, the Met Office believes. Its long-range forecast for August 10 to August 24 is when temperatures could climb again.
The forecast said: “Dry and settled conditions will probably dominate much of this period with high pressure patterns tending to affect the UK. This may be interrupted at times by Atlantic frontal syste...
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- Three dead including toddler after gunman opened fire at Seattle food festival
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- 5:46
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- Three people have been killed and a toddler is among the injured after a gunman opened fire at a food festival in Seattle.
Reports first emerged of the attack, near the city's iconic Space Needle building, at nearly 3:30am in the UK. It’s thought the shots were fired at the Bite of Seattle food festival.
The BBC reported two people were pronounced dead at the scene of the attack. It added five people injured in the attack including a 56-year-old woman, who is said to be in hospital ‘in a serious condition’, according to the fire department.
Another three people were hospitalised in ‘a stable condition’, including a two-year-old boy, a 39-year-old woman, and a 23-year-old man.
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- Berlin ramming suspect 'SHOT DEAD by police in allotment' after 24-HOUR manhunt
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- 8:28
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- German police have shot dead the man suspected of driving a van into a crowd near Berlin’s Pride festival, killing a woman and injuring at least 29 people.
Alleged terrorist Abdul Ballout, 21, rushed at police with a weapon before being shot by cops, officials said. The suspect was tracked down to an allotment garden in Spandau, West Berlin.
Authorities had previously issued a wanted notice and warned people against approaching Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, saying he may be armed and dangerous.
Polizei Berlin said last night: “At around 6pm, the suspect in yesterday’s attack in the Grosser Tiergarten was located in an allotment garden in Spandau.
“He is said to have rushed toward our emergency forces with a stabbing weapon, after which police firearms were used.
“Despite immediate resuscitation measures, he died at the scene.”
Witnesses reported hearing two volleys of gunfire a f...
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- Berlin VAN RAMMING suspect ON THE RUN as Police search for 'one OR MORE' Pride attackers
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- 2:49
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- One person has died and 16 more have been injured after a vehicle drove into the crowd during a Pride event in Berlin, with the suspect fleeing the scene.
At around 10pm on Saturday night, a white minivan drove at speed into a group of people in the city centre's Tiergarten park during the annual Pride event, also known as Christopher Street Day,
Witnesses said they saw a car driving "very quickly" into the crowd and heard screams as people ran. Police spokesman Florian Nath told reporters that witnesses also reported people lying on the ground with stab wounds.
Berlin Pride was cancelled with attendees told to “evacuate" immediately.
Police have named the suspect as 21-year-old Abdul B, who is "associated with the Islamist scene," and a major manhunt is underway for him.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed to "make sure this horrific act is fully investigated and punished".
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- Charles the Showman: why the King likes to "ham it up" onstage
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- 34:47
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- Russell Myers is joined by Jennifer Newton to look back at this week's Royal news, including the King and Queen's theatrical entrance at the launch of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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- Four police officers injured in horror Thames boat crash under Westminster Bridge
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- 3:35
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- A police boat carrying armed cops has crashed near Westminster Bridge in central London, leaving four officers seriously injured after a number plunged into the River Thames.
Emergency services swarmed the scene in central London, with responders from the RNLI seen treating casualties on a boat at the pier.
A large number of police officers, fire crews and ambulances were also at the scene, with the bridge closed to traffic and the Underground also impacted.
Metropolitan Police Commander Nick John said: "Our thoughts are with all those involved, in particular our officers who were injured and those who responded in challenging circumstances.
"The four officers who remain in hospital have serious but non-life-threatening injuries. We will give them all every support as they recover."
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- Essex EXPLOSION shakes houses 15 MILES AWAY as police give latest update on farm FIRE
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- A massive explosion at a farm in Essex has shaken buildings up to 15 miles away, with footage showing a huge fireball erupting from the site.
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said more than 100 firefighters worked to tackle a blaze involving industrial units at a farm off Southend Road, between East Hanningfield and Rettendon, near Chelmsford, on Friday evening.
The blaze, which is understood to be at Highlands Farm, has been declared a major incident due to its size. Around 50 firefighters will remain at the scene overnight and into the morning. Police have cordoned off a large area around the site.
"If you live or are travelling nearby, please continue to keep your windows and doors closed," the fire service said. "Please avoid the area while we deal with this incident."
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- Trump's brutal verdict on Andy Burnham ahead of September meeting
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- 9:39
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Donald Trump keeps threatening to commit war crimes, as he rapidly unravels over the Iran war.
The US President is under mounting pressure over the deepening quagmire - and it's starting to show.
He had a minor Oval Office meltdown yesterday, after he was asked what the plan was, given Iran clearly aren't as eager to make a deal as he claims they are.
Today the deep failings of his Middle East adventure were brought into focus in the most acute way, as he travelled to Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer of three troops killed by Iran in Jordan and Iraq over the weekend.
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- Chris Brown greeted by fans after pleading GUILTY to affray over Mayfair nightclub incident
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- R&B singer Chris Brown has pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to affray over a confrontation at a Mayfair nightclub. The 37-year-old entered his plea in a hearing that lasted less than five minutes.
Brown had been facing trial later this year after he hit a former friend twice over the head with a bottle on the dancefloor at the Tape private members’ club in 2023. The incident was described as a 'disgraceful, unprovoked assault that put a man in hospital,' by a Metropolitan Police Detective.
He had been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm against Abraham Diaw and previously pleaded not guilty and denied having an offensive weapon – a bottle – in a public place, as well as a charge of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm.
There were gasps in the courtroom as Brown today pleaded guilty to affray, with the original charges dropped. He will be sentenced on October 26.
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- Andy Burnham declares No.10 North 'OFFICIALLY OPEN' as he arrives for first day in Manchester hub
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- 9:36
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Andy Burnham has said he wants to “get Britain hoping again” as he opened a new headquarters for the centre of Government in Manchester.
The Prime Minister is expected to work at No 10 North, at Heron House in Manchester, once each week during his premiership, as part of his move to push power out of Westminster.
He described opening the new base as the “best day of my life” as he spoke to staff and ministers there on Friday morning, and said it was a “full circle” experience for him, as he had to leave the North West to start his career.
Mr Burnham added: “And it’s true of places all over the country to get on in life, you had to leave where you where you were because things weren’t here.
“The country has always been a little like that, hasn’t it?
“That opportunity has not been evenly spread around the country, and not all places have felt that they are part of the national story, and that is what...
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- Trump doesn't have a Burnham problem... It's the people around him
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- 2:57
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Does Andy Burnham have a Trump problem? Well, kind of. Maybe. But it's probably not going to be the problem you think.
We all know Donald Trump loved Keir Starmer. To start with, at least. In fact, European leaders were so surprised at how well Trump and Starmer got on in the early days, given their different political leanings, that Starmer was made kind of an unofficial Trump whisperer.
Anyway, Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer are very much not the same person, and Burnham will be starting from scratch. Until this week, all Trump knew about Burnham was that he was mayor of "some English town."
And after Starmer kinda sorta stood up to him over the Iran war, Trump seems to have soured on the special relationship altogether. I mean, we're not alone in that - there's not many of America's traditional allies that Trump is on particularly good terms at this point. But still, despite the British public really, really hating him - we're frequently told by...
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- Trump SLAPS UK with new 10% import TARIFF on 'forced labour' after Supreme Court defeat
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Donald Trump has imposed the UK with a new 10% import tariff.
The tariff will be added on to UK goods after time-limited levies introduced by the president in response to a Supreme Court defeat expire on Friday, a US trade representative said.
The UK and 59 other trading partners have been slapped with new tariffs as the US claims they failed to stop forced labour.
The duties range from 10% to 12.5% and target key economic partners, including the UK, EU, Canada, Japan and India.
They will come into effect on Friday, July 24.
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- King and Queen arrive in Doctor Who TARDIS to Commonwealth Games opening ceremony
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- King Charles and Queen Camilla made an out-of-this world entrance at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
The pair emerged from the Doctor Who Tardis - the time travelling machine used in the long-running science fiction TV series - to huge cheers at the centre of the Hydro stadium in Glasgow. The Tardis, based on a police box designed by Scottish architect Gilbert Mackenzie, was seen rushing through space and time taking in famous local landmarks such as Loch Ness - famously home to 'Nessie,' the Loch Ness Monster - Edinburgh Castle, The Kelpies, the Victorian Glenfinnan Viaduct, and the Highlands during the Jurassic period.
The Ceremony began with the theme of nature, featuring a magical garden reflecting Scotland’s extraordinary landscapes. It also pays tribute to one of Glasgow’s defining moments - the 1988 Garden Festival, in the same way organisers hope Glasgow 2026 is a defining moment for the Commonwealth Games.
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- The Jacksons take on the holiday activity phone challenge
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- 8:30
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- This summer grab your phones and try something new. Spend quality time together, ticking off these fun family activities
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- 'We're LOSING PUBS!' | Burnham vows to save community spaces like pubs and clubs after cutting rates
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- 4:23
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Business rates will be slashed for pubs, clubs and live music venues across England from April next year, Downing Street has announced.
In his third major new policy since becoming PM on Monday, Andy Burnham said the 20% cut would protect "cherished venues" which have been closing at an alarming rate. He accused his predecessors of not doing enough while hundreds of pubs disappear each year.
No10 says the new business rate cuts will benefit nearly 32,000 venues - saving the typical pub an estimated £1,100 in the next financial year. Mr Burnham and Chancellor John Healey said the £100million support package is fully funded, hinting there could be hikes for businesses they say do not benefit communities, such as vape shops.
The government also said firms that sell through online marketplaces but do not pay their fair share of tax will face a crackdown.
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- Mum and teen girl DROWN in beach tragedy as locals DESPERATELY try to save family from 'riptide'
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- A teenage girl died trying to save her seven-year-old cousin who "got into trouble" as the tide came in on West Mersea beach, according to a family friend.
Mishba Uddin said the 15-year-old girl Samiha Rahman and her mother Shelina, who also died, "were not very good swimmers" and were just on a "day out" at the beach. Despite the valiant efforts of teenagers on the beach, both Samiha and Shelina, known to family as Shally, were pronounced dead.
Matiur Rahman, Shelina's brother-in-law, told of the shock the extended family was feeling. He said: "We all feel very bad, my four brothers, my sister... My whole family - we are speechless. We can't believe what we heard. We are very shocked."
Paying tribute to his sister-in-law, he told the BBC: "Shally was a helpful person. She was a housewife and looked after the kids. She was very good actually."
Essex Police said officers were called by the ambulance service at 5.35pm on Wednesday after...
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- Boys rescued at sea just seconds from death by RNLI – as screaming mum can't reach them
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- 2:27
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- This is the dramatic moment two young boys were saved from drowning after a “miracle” rescue at the British seaside.
The extraordinary footage captures the cousins, aged 10 and 12, plucked out of the sea by RNLI heroes. The children were seconds from death after getting into difficulty near a pier in Blackpool, Lancashire.
But RNLI volunteers leapt into action and rescued the boys from the waves, just as the youngest was dragged under the water. He was left “gasping for air” while his cousin clung desperately to the pier.
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- Islamic extremist who plotted TERRORIST ATTACK on Oxfordshire defence base is JAILED FOR LIFE
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- 22:42
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- An Islamic extremist born and raised in Manchester who plotted to carry out a terror attack at a military base alongside the Heaton Park Synagogue murderer has been jailed for life.
Mohammad Bashir, 31, from Cheetham Hill, was told he must serve at least 17 years behind bars, but may never be released.
He plotted with Jihad Al-Shamie, the perpetrator of the Heaton Park synagogue terror attack, to carry out an atrocity at the UK Defence Academy in Oxfordshire.
Bashir drove Al-Shamie to the site, where Al-Shamie carried out 'hostile reconnaissance' and scoped out the reception area and main gate. No attack ever took place there.
But weeks after their 10 hour round trip to Oxfordshire, Al-Shamie, 35, drove his Kia Picanto into the gates of Heaton Park synagogue and began attacking with a knife while he wore a fake suicide belt.
The atrocity took place October 2 last year, on Yom Kippur, the most holy day in the Jewish calend...
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- Burnham CUTS business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues by 20% in cost-of-living measures
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Business rates will be slashed for pubs, clubs and live music venues across England from April next year, Downing Street has announced.
In his third major announcement since becoming PM, Andy Burnham said the 20% cut would protect pubs and high streets. He accused his predecessors of standing by while cherished venues are lost.
The new business rate cuts will benefit nearly 32,000 venues - saving the typical pub an estimated £1,100 in the next financial year. Mr Burnham and Chancellor John Healey are set to review the rates paid by businesses they say do not benefit communities, such as vape shops. And firms that sell through online marketplaces but do not pay their fair share of tax also face a crackdown to help fund the £100million support package.
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- Why Mahmood and Streeting's joke landed so badly
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- 4:22
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- Andy Burnham has rapped Wes Streeting after he was heard joking about the early prisoner release scheme.
A hot mic clip captured Mr Streeting ribbing new Justice Secretary Alex Norris, describing him as "the enemy" and saying he "wants to let them all out". He later apologised and said there was no ill intent behind the remark, which was seized on by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.
Asked if this was acceptable, Mr Burnham said during a visit to Bath: “No, it’s not, and certainly that’s been acknowledged, and apologies have been made.”
The exchange happened when Mr Norris approached Mr Streeting and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Tuesday. Defence Secretary Mr Streeting was heard in the video, captured by The Metro, saying: "You know he’s the enemy now."
Ms Mahmood responded: “No he’s not.” The Defence Secretary continued: “He wants to let them all out.” They were heard laughing at the joke.
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- Andy Burnham brings back £2 BUS FARE CAP slashing travel costs for millions
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- 5:34
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- Andy Burnham will announce the return of the £2 bus fare cap, slashing day-to-day travel costs for millions of passengers.
Bus users will see single fares limited to £2 across England outside London from January. It is part of the new Prime Minister's plans to offer a cost of living lifeline to hard-pressed voters.
Without the cap, the government warned, fares could soar above £10 on some routes. The Prime Minister said: “Good, affordable transport links are an essential. No one should be priced out of those and left behind.
“But for too long people have said that cheaper transport isn’t an option. I don’t accept that. I’ve done it before and I will do it again now: a £2 cap on bus fares for millions across the country.
“Lower fares will help people get to where they need to – giving them breathing space to help with the cost of living. As I said on my first day in office – I will build a country for everyone, ever...
