Hobbycraft has launched an internal investigation after a customer claimed she was removed from its Dundee store for questioning a staff member’s “no Terfs, no Tories” badge. Rebekah Chapman, a 33-year-old gender-critical campaigner and designer, said she was ejected from the store after politely questioning why the employee was wearing what she described as an […]
A Scottish GP, Dr Andrew McFarlane, is under fire after making a £1,200 donation to a controversial men’s rights group while allegedly waging an online harassment campaign against a rape survivor. Dr McFarlane, 61, who works with NHS Highland, was arrested and charged in August for allegedly using social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to
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In the early hours of the morning, retired police detective Jon Wedger walks through the dimly lit streets of Tottenham, north-east London. He points towards a corner near a takeaway shop.“That’s where the three young girls are,” he says quietly. One is just 12 years old. Wedger, who served 25 years with the Metropolitan Police,
Billions of pounds are being wasted by the Home Office on hotel accommodation for asylum seekers, according to a scathing new report from the Home Affairs Committee. The committee’s findings reveal that the projected cost of housing asylum seekers has tripled from £4.5 billion to £15.3 billion, as demand has surged since the COVID-19 pandemic
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The long-awaited Renters Rights Bill has passed its final parliamentary stage and is now set to become law once it receives Royal Assent, expected later this month. The bill marks one of the most significant overhauls of the private rental sector in decades. Following a largely procedural debate in the House of Commons after the
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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is advising people across the country to consider wearing face coverings as the autumn and winter season brings a surge in illnesses. Four main infections are currently circulating — flu, Covid, the common cold, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), all of which tend to spike during colder months. In
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A wintry blast is set to sweep across half of the UK, bringing temperatures as low as -3°C and the first major snowfall of the season. According to WX Charts, based on MetDesk data, a band of snow and rain is expected to move in from 6pm on Monday, 4 November, covering much of England,
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HMRC has collected a record-breaking £4.4 billion in inheritance tax (IHT) between April and September, with receipts up £100 million from the same period last year, a 2.3 per cent increase that signals another bumper year for the Treasury. “The Treasury is on course for another record-breaking year of revenues from IHT,” said Ian Dyall,
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Nobody else seemed to notice him, but they had been watching for a while. The man stood by the bridge, staring into space. It was early morning, and something felt off. He had no phone, no company, and no clear reason to be there. “Should we go?” the woman asked.“Yes, we should,” replied the man.
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Generation Z couples are facing a new wave of divorce challenges from volatile cryptocurrency portfolios to sprawling digital footprints with lawyers reporting a sharp rise in disputes over pre-marital wealth. Research by law firm Nockolds shows that cases involving the “matrimonialisation” of assets have more than tripled in two years, climbing from 800 in 2022–23
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