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Northern Ireland in crisis: What’s really at risk in a DUP/Tory deal
With wall-to-wall media coverage of leaving the EU and then a general election, if you live in England, Wales or Scotland you’d be forgiven for having no idea what’s been going on in Northern Ireland. In the days since the … Continue reading
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2 million more registered to vote since election announcement
From BBC News: More than two million people have applied to register to vote in the month since Theresa May announced plans for a snap general election on 8 June. The highest number of applications so far was on 18 … Continue reading
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Government axes climate change department
From BBC News: The government has axed the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) in a major departmental shake-up. The brief will be folded into an expanded Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy under Greg Clark. Ed Miliband, … Continue reading
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Nottinghamshire police adopt new crime category to tackle street harassment
From The Guardian: Uninvited sexual advances and unwanted verbal contact with a woman, including catcalling or wolf-whistling in the street, are to be recorded as a hate crimes in a new effort to tackle sexist abuse. Nottinghamshire police has expanded … Continue reading
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US refused to prosecute HSBC money laundering citing “market risk”
From BBC News: US officials refused to prosecute HSBC for money laundering in 2012 because of concerns within the Department of Justice that it would cause a “global financial disaster”, a report says. A US Congressional report revealed UK officials, … Continue reading
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G4S workers suspended amid allegations of bogus 999 calls
From The Independent: Five police control room staff working for the private security company G4S have been suspended following allegations they called 999 at quiet times to massage performance figures. The workers, who are employed by G4S Public Services and … Continue reading
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17 Edinburgh schools built under private finance close over structural safety
From BBC News: City of Edinburgh Council leader Andrew Burns has said his authority had ‘no option’ but to close schools over safety concerns. Seventeen schools in the city are to be closed indefinitely from Monday. The schools were all … Continue reading
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Protesters calling for Cameron resignation march on Downing Street and Conservative spring conference
From Huffington Post: Hundreds of demonstrators besieged the hotel where David Cameron gave a speech to the Conservative Party’s Spring Conference on Saturday. In a bid to pressure the Prime Minister to either resign or close tax loopholes, protestors marched … Continue reading
Theresa May ‘wrongly deported 48,000 students’ after BBC Panorama exposes TOEIC scam
From Independent: Home Secretary Theresa May allegedly wrongly deported up to 50,000 international students after an English test cheating scam at one school was used to incriminate all who had sat the test. According to The Hindu news site, the … Continue reading
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MPs could face ban on hiring family and spouses under expenses review
From Independent: MPs who employ relatives and claim money to rent accomodation could soon be blocked under a new review of politicians’ expenses. Thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money could be taken from MPs who have claimed it in order … Continue reading