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Lammy hints at U-turn to allow Palestinian scholars to bring children to UK | Immigration and asylum
David Lammy has hinted that the UK government could U-turn to allow Palestinian scholars to bring their children to the UK. A group of 34 Palestinian students, including Chevening scholars, with places at British universities have been given permission to continue their studies in Britain. But nearly all have been told by the Foreign Office […]
Keir Starmer set to announce UK recognition of Palestine later today – UK politics live | Politics
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature After calling for criminal sanctions against Elon Musk, Ed Davey also insisted the Lib Dems are a party of free speech. Asked whether his party share the values of those who joined the Unite The Kingdom march, Davey said he thought […]
Tulip Siddiq fears plans to use ‘fake’ documents to secure conviction in corruption trial | Politics
The former City minister Tulip Siddiq has said she fears prosecutors could be planning to use “fake” documents to secure her conviction in her trial in Bangladesh on corruption charges. The Labour MP, who is being tried in absentia, spoke out after images of a Bangladeshi national identity card and a passport said to be […]
Owner of Georgian broadcaster called country’s ‘propaganda megaphone’ is based in London | Georgia
On Pont Street in Belgravia in central London, on the first floor of a handsome Edwardian townhouse, sitting above the royal green awning of the Jeroboams wine shop, is an office. There are no obvious signs for it beyond a little note next to the intercom. When buzzed this week, no one appeared at the […]
UK set to recognise Palestinian state on Sunday | Gaza
The UK is expected to recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday after Israel failed to meet the conditions set out by Keir Starmer in July. The prime minister is set to make the announcement after concluding the humanitarian situation has deteriorated significantly in the past few weeks. The move comes despite pressure from the US […]
British couple detained by Taliban in Afghanistan return to UK | UK news
A British couple who were detained without charge for nearly eight months by the Taliban in Afghanistan have arrived in the UK. Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, were released on Friday, having been arrested as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, central Afghanistan, in February. The couple, pictured smiling by […]
Anti-immigration protesters and counter-protesters clash in Glasgow | Scotland
Anti-immigration protesters have clashed with anti-racist counter-protesters in tense scenes in Glasgow this afternoon, a week after the largest far-right event in decades, organised by the activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, took place in London. The statue of Scottish statesman Donald Dewar, father of the Holyrood parliament, was surrounded by union flags bearing […]
Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man | Meta
Meta has used back-to-school pictures of schoolgirls to advertise one of its social media platforms to a 37-year-old man, in a move parents described as “outrageous” and “upsetting”. The man noticed that posts encouraging him to “get Threads”, Mark Zuckerberg’s rival to Elon Musk’s X, were being dropped into his Instagram feed featuring embedded posts […]
Andy Burnham, the man who would be king | Labour
When Andy Burnham addressed a gala dinner this week, he was as coy as he could have been in a week when speculation about his future ambitions were in overdrive. “I love this job,” the mayor of Greater Manchester said. “I am very happy where I am. I have no ambition to be … ambassador […]
UK Snapchat predator jailed for 14 years for raping girl, 12, and exploiting dozens of others | Snapchat
An “abhorrent” Snapchat predator has been jailed for 14 years for raping a 12-year-old girl and exploiting dozens of others in one of the UK’s biggest online child sexual abuse investigations. Stuart Latham, 22, is believed to have solicited explicit images from hundreds of girls, most aged between 11 and 13, on social media over […]