Kate Forbes still running for FM ‘at the moment’ amid controversy over her views
The Finance Secretary has attracted criticism after she said she would not have voted for same sex marriage.
UK News|Feb 21, 2023
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Police and media face questions and criticism over Nicola Bulley case
Lancashire Police described the investigation as ‘hugely complex and highly emotional’.
UK News|Feb 21, 2023
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Strikes by junior doctors will significantly impact wait times – hospital leader
A health minister has also said that patients will be put at risk by the action.
UK News|Feb 21, 2023
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Kate Forbes says campaign ‘not over’ as MSPs withdraw support amid backlash
Ms Forbes, Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan are running to become SNP leader and First Minister.
UK News|Feb 21, 2023
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Kate Forbes said she would have voted against gay marriage
The Finance Secretary said she wouldn’t have backed the legislation had she been voting at the time.
UK News|Feb 20, 2023
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‘It’s like being a single mum’ – Ukraine family separated by war 12 months on
‘Every day I pray for my son and my husband, and other relatives who still live there,’ said Luda Sviridok.
UK News|Feb 20, 2023
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Met ‘failed to persuade Londoners it was ruthless in maintaining standards’
Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the next couple of years would show how strong the force was in that regard.
UK News|Feb 17, 2023
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What do we know about the alleged spy balloon and other unidentified objects?
One giant balloon and three other unidentified objects have been shot down over North America in eight days.
UK News|Feb 14, 2023
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University staff and civil servants stage fresh strikes over pay and conditions
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show 843,000 working days were lost to labour disputes in December 2022.
UK News|Feb 14, 2023
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UK can deal with spy balloons despite defence under-investment, says ex-diplomat
Former national security adviser Lord Darroch said such surveillance had been ‘going on for years’ and was nothing to panic about.
UK News|Feb 14, 2023
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Shapps disappointed with energy suppliers’ plans over prepayment meters
The Secretary for Energy Security said he had only received ‘half the picture’ from suppliers in response to concerns over the meters.
UK News|Feb 10, 2023
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Far-right extremists discussed underground base in Lake District, court hears
Kurt McGowan, of Workington, Cumbria, was jailed for seven years at Preston Crown Court.
UK News|Feb 10, 2023
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Energy firms commit to no more forced prepayment meters for vulnerable customers
But minister Grant Shapps condemned a lack of action ‘to offer redress to those who have been so appallingly treated’.
UK News|Feb 10, 2023
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New Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson: I would support death penalty return
The outspoken MP said he did not want to ‘pay for’ criminals such as Fusilier Lee Rigby’s killers to be imprisoned.
UK News|Feb 9, 2023
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PM says ‘nothing off the table’ when it comes to sending fighter jets to Ukraine
No 10 has confirmed that the Defence Secretary is investigating which British warplanes could be supplied to Kyiv.
UK News|Feb 8, 2023
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