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Peers debate change to 105-year-old law so children can work on steam trains

Peers debate change to 105-year-old law so children can work on steam trains

Peers debate change to 105-year-old law so children can work on steam trains

Government whip Lord Katz cautioned there ‘may be unintended consequences’ by amending the ‘old legislation’.


Teenagers’ sentences ‘do not reflect severity of crime’, say Bhim Kohli’s family

Teenagers’ sentences ‘do not reflect severity of crime’, say Bhim Kohli’s family

Teenagers’ sentences ‘do not reflect severity of crime’, say Bhim Kohli’s family

A 15-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl were sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday for the manslaughter of the 80-year-old last year.


MP: Grenfell-style mistakes could be repeated over battery storage regulation

MP: Grenfell-style mistakes could be repeated over battery storage regulation

MP: Grenfell-style mistakes could be repeated over battery storage regulation

Liberal Democrat John Milne said there were ‘alarming parallels’ with the systemic failure which led to the west London tower block fire.


Anne hosts charities at forum to mark upcoming 75th birthday

Anne hosts charities at forum to mark upcoming 75th birthday

Anne hosts charities at forum to mark upcoming 75th birthday

The Princess Royal supports more than 300 charities and praised their work at the event in Buckingham Palace


Reform UK chairman quits after calling question from party’s newest MP ‘dumb’

Reform UK chairman quits after calling question from party’s newest MP ‘dumb’

Reform UK chairman quits after calling question from party’s newest MP ‘dumb’

The party’s newest MP Sarah Pochin asked Sir Keir Starmer whether he would support banning the burka.


Gerry Adams to donate 100,000 euros to Irish language and Palestinian charities

Gerry Adams to donate 100,000 euros to Irish language and Palestinian charities

Gerry Adams to donate 100,000 euros to Irish language and Palestinian charities

Mr Adams took the BBC to court over a 2016 episode of its Spotlight programme and an accompanying online story, which he said defamed him.


Fact check: More people leave than arrive on current youth mobility schemes

Fact check: More people leave than arrive on current youth mobility schemes

Fact check: More people leave than arrive on current youth mobility schemes

Current schemes, which are mainly with countries with smaller populations, might not accurately predict how future schemes will perform.


UK faces calls for 5% GDP defence spend, ahead of PM’s meeting with Nato chief

UK faces calls for 5% GDP defence spend, ahead of PM’s meeting with Nato chief

UK faces calls for 5% GDP defence spend, ahead of PM’s meeting with Nato chief

Mark Rutte, the secretary general of the alliance, said on Thursday he is proposing Nato members spend 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence.


Army private who carried out ‘harrowing’ rape of stranger jailed for nine years

Army private who carried out ‘harrowing’ rape of stranger jailed for nine years

Army private who carried out ‘harrowing’ rape of stranger jailed for nine years

Video released by police captured the moment John Harvey, 25, was arrested while hiding in a toilet cubicle at Shrewsbury railway station.


Wagner Group UK proxy instructed to use Cold War drama as a ‘manual’

Wagner Group UK proxy instructed to use Cold War drama as a ‘manual’

Wagner Group UK proxy instructed to use Cold War drama as a ‘manual’

Dylan Earl has admitted orchestrating an arson attack on a warehouse and plotting to burn down businesses and kidnap their Russian dissident owner.


Greenpeace condemns Equinor-funded computer game aimed at UK schoolchildren

Greenpeace condemns Equinor-funded computer game aimed at UK schoolchildren

Greenpeace condemns Equinor-funded computer game aimed at UK schoolchildren

School children in the UK have been playing EnergyTown which is funded by the Norwegian oil major.


Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas jailed for four years over drug smuggling plot

Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas jailed for four years over drug smuggling plot

Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas jailed for four years over drug smuggling plot

He recruited his girlfriend and her friend to bring £600,000 of cannabis into the UK from Thailand.


Government promises quicker A&E times under plan to help end corridor care

Government promises quicker A&E times under plan to help end corridor care

Government promises quicker A&E times under plan to help end corridor care

A&E league tables will be published to drive up performance, according to the new plan for emergency care.


Bin workers in Birmingham vote to continue strikes over pay and jobs

Bin workers in Birmingham vote to continue strikes over pay and jobs

Bin workers in Birmingham vote to continue strikes over pay and jobs

Unite has warned the industrial action could last until December.


Teachers balloted for strike action over ‘excessive’ workloads

Teachers balloted for strike action over ‘excessive’ workloads

Teachers balloted for strike action over ‘excessive’ workloads

It comes after the EIS union found 44% of teachers work an additional seven unpaid hours in a typical week.


Pensioner killed in brutal park attack was ‘adored’ by community, daughter says

Pensioner killed in brutal park attack was ‘adored’ by community, daughter says

Pensioner killed in brutal park attack was ‘adored’ by community, daughter says

Bhim Kohli, 80, was attacked in a Leicestershire park just yards from his home as he walked his dog Rocky.


Teenagers sentenced for killing elderly dog walker in park attack

Teenagers sentenced for killing elderly dog walker in park attack

Teenagers sentenced for killing elderly dog walker in park attack

Bhim Kohli, 80, was fatally injured while walking his dog just yards from his home near Leicester.


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