Getty Images Campaigners have reacted with fury to what it calls the government’s “unjustified” rejection of compensation for women hit by changes to the state pension age. They say 3.6 million women born in the 1950s were not properly informed of the rise in state pension age to bring them into line with men. Work…
The Post Office’s former boss Paula Vennells has told the final day of an inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal that her senior team failed to inform her of key information but said “she has no desire to point the finger at others”. In a closing statement, Ms Vennells’ lawyer named a number of ex-colleagues…
A new community fridge, essentially serving as a food bank, has been launched at the JTI Southfield Square Masjid in Bradford’s Manningham area to provide vital support for those in need. Stocked with essentials such as milk, bread, butter, cereals, biscuits, fruit, vegetables, and tinned goods, the fridge is open every Sunday from 11am to…
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Getty Images Ofcom has apologised for what it admits was an “ill-judged” employee post about a job which involves monitoring pornographic websites for illegal content and stopping children accessing them. “Always wanted to work in porn but don’t have the feet for an OnlyFans? Now is your chance”, joked the LinkedIn post by a senior…
Vic Rodrick Palosz was inspired by “staged abduction” videos on YouTube A man has been jailed for attempting to abduct a four-year-old boy in a public car park. Andrzej Palosz, 48, claimed he wanted to see how the child’s mother would react to her son being taken away by a “random stranger” after he had…
Getty Issues like climate chante, biodiversity and water are all interlinked, the report says Climate change, nature loss and food insecurity are all inextricably linked and dealing with them as separate issues won’t work, a major report has warned. The review of scientific evidence by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) found…
Cheshire Constabulary Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole-life jail terms for murdering seven babies and trying to kill seven others at the Countess of Chester Hospital An expert witness has described criticisms of his evidence by Lucy Letby’s lawyers as “unsubstantiated, unfounded, inaccurate”. On Monday, the former neonatal nurse’s legal team revealed they would ask…
PA Media Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met Chinese President Xi Jinping last month The Chinese embassy has told the UK to “stop creating trouble”, after a businessman accused of being a spy for China was banned from the country. The revelations about Yang Tengbo, who denies wrongdoing, and his links to Prince Andrew, have…
Sir Keir Starmer has defended a decision not to compensate women affected by changes to their retirement age – saying doing so would “burden” the taxpayer. The prime minister said he understood the concerns of the Women Against State Pension Inequality – often known as Waspi women – but their demands were not affordable. He…
