Category: UK
False online rumours spark protests outside Canary Wharf hotel earmarked for migrants
Protesters gathered at the site in London after posts claimed migrants were being moved there from the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex
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British families of Air India crash victims ‘received wrong bodies’ in bungled repatriation
One family reportedly had to abandon funeral plans after being told that the coffin contained a different body
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Children face two-hour limits on Snapchat and TikTok as government cracks down on ‘compulsive’ screen time
Labour deputy prime minister Angela Rayner warned that increasing time spent online is having a ‘profound impact’ on British society
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1,500 police officers redeployed for Donald Trump’s golf visit to Scotland
The Scottish Police Federation have warned it could take double the time for police officers to respond to call outs
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Police fears over summer riots as forces already ‘stretched to the maximum’
Essex Police have already spent £100,000 policing unrest in Epping as they’re forced to draft in support from neighbouring forces after the protests turned ugly
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Why Angela Rayner’s comments on summer riots are part of a power play
The deputy prime minister’s dramatic intervention came at a time when her stock is rising in Keir Starmer’s government, notes David Maddox
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Teacher banned from the classroom for life after sexual relationship with pupil
An investigating panel found 61-year-old Andrew Brook showed no remorse for manipulating one of his pupils into a sexual relationship
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Ian Hislop slams ‘mind-boggling’ arrest of pensioner for holding up Private Eye cover at pro-Palestine protest
Private Eye editor Ian Hislop says the satirical magazine cover is ‘quite blatantly an example of freedom of speech’
Read MoreWhat happened at protests outside Essex migrant hotel and what have police said?
Experts warn far-right are capitalising on local issues to incite violence
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Traders found guilty of rigging interest rates have convictions quashed by Supreme Court
Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo’s convictions are ‘unsafe’, Supreme Court justice rules
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