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James Cleverly sidesteps calls to reveal details of missing asylum seekers

James Cleverly sidesteps calls to reveal details of missing asylum seekers

Labour accused the Home Secretary of appearing to ‘have lost thousands of people’ and failing to get a grip of the issue.

Ex-Tesco chief Sir Dave Lewis hired as adviser by Morrisons owner

Ex-Tesco chief Sir Dave Lewis hired as adviser by Morrisons owner

Sir Dave is best known for leading Tesco from 2014 to 2020, which included a major turnaround following the fallout of its accounting scandal.

DUP leader urges Government to release funding for public sector pay awards

DUP leader urges Government to release funding for public sector pay awards

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and party colleagues met Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris at Hillsborough Castle.

Church of Scotland Moderator urges Scottish MPs to reject Rwanda Bill

Church of Scotland Moderator urges Scottish MPs to reject Rwanda Bill

The legislation will be debated in Westminster this week.

King’s official portrait for public buildings unveiled

King’s official portrait for public buildings unveiled

Councils, courts, schools and police forces are among institutions being offered the photo for free as part of an £8 million Government-funded scheme.

Asda and Tesco join Iceland in cutting cost of Aptamil baby formula

Asda and Tesco join Iceland in cutting cost of Aptamil baby formula

Last week manufacturer Danone agreed to reduce the price at which it offers its Aptamil powdered formula to retailers by up to 7%.

‘Bucket list’ penis cutter jailed for five years for ‘abhorrent’ procedure

‘Bucket list’ penis cutter jailed for five years for ‘abhorrent’ procedure

Damien Byrnes, 36, admitted removing Marius Gustavson’s penis with a kitchen knife on video at his home on February 18 2017.

First international guideline on AI safety published by UK standards body

First international guideline on AI safety published by UK standards body

The British Standards Institution has produced advice on how organisations can develop safe and responsible artificial intelligence products.

Missile hits ship off Yemen as ministers face questions over new air strikes

Missile hits ship off Yemen as ministers face questions over new air strikes

Rishi Sunak is due to give a statement on the joint UK-US action last week designed to curtail Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.

Land Rover first delivered to King Charles is heading to auction

Land Rover first delivered to King Charles is heading to auction

SUV was first used by the current King and Queen

Computer programmer died from allergic reaction to nuts in pizza, coroner rules

Computer programmer died from allergic reaction to nuts in pizza, coroner rules

James Atkinson, 23, and two flatmates ordered chicken tikka masala pizzas on the Deliveroo app from the Dadyal restaurant in Newcastle in July 2020.

Young people may be missing out because of home working, says Gillian Keegan

Young people may be missing out because of home working, says Gillian Keegan

Young workers want to be going into the office but they report there is ‘virtually nobody there’, the Education Secretary said.

Notorious fraudster living with family in Spain after prison release, court told

Notorious fraudster living with family in Spain after prison release, court told

Mark Acklom was extradited to Spain in 2021 after being freed from a near six-year sentence imposed in England in 2019.

Scotch whisky industry brings £7.1bn into UK economy

Scotch whisky industry brings £7.1bn into UK economy

The sector supports 66,000 jobs across the UK.

Fuel retailers to be forced to share price change data within 30 minutes

Fuel retailers to be forced to share price change data within 30 minutes

This freely available data will enable tech companies to develop new price comparison tools, the Government said.

Asda becomes second supermarket to cut cost of Aptamil baby formula

Asda becomes second supermarket to cut cost of Aptamil baby formula

Asda also said it will let customers pay for baby formula using their rewards scheme vouchers for the first time.

‘Increasingly untenable’ for DUP to refuse to restore powersharing – O’Neill

‘Increasingly untenable’ for DUP to refuse to restore powersharing – O’Neill

Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill said that she was not feeling positive after a meeting with Chris Heaton-Harris.

Police officer who had sex with drunk woman in patrol car avoids jail

Police officer who had sex with drunk woman in patrol car avoids jail

The married father-of-two decided to have sex with the woman in a ‘moment of madness’, a court has been told.

Jamaican poet Jason Allen-Paisant win TS Eliot Prize for ‘theatrical’ poetry

Jamaican poet Jason Allen-Paisant win TS Eliot Prize for ‘theatrical’ poetry

He has won the £25,000 prize.

Jury sworn in to try trio charged with murdering footballer on Boxing Day

Jury sworn in to try trio charged with murdering footballer on Boxing Day

Cody Fisher, 23, was stabbed to death at a nightclub in Digbeth, Birmingham, on December 26 2022.

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