Drones dropping drugs and weapons to dangerous prisoners being held in high-security jails are a “threat to national security”, a watchdog has warned. Criminals are brazenly burning holes in windows to receive packages from organised crime gangs, it has emerged. And Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor declared jails have “thriving” drug economies, with nets…
Tulip Siddiq has been urged to stand aside from the anti-corruption aspects of her ministerial role by a group of anti-corruption charities. Siddiq, whose role as Treasury economic secretary includes tackling corruption in UK financial markets, has been named in an investigation into claims her family embezzled up to £3.9bn from infrastructure spending in Bangladesh….
Campaigners are calling on the government to allow rents to be capped within tenancies as a key bill returns to the Commons. More than 30 MPs have backed an amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill which, if passed, would restrict how much landlords can raise rents on sitting tenants by limiting percentage increases to inflation…
By Catherine Morrison The Canadian Press Posted January 13, 2025 5:23 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government has paused an incentive program that offered Canadians rebates of up to $5,000 when buying or leasing electric vehicles. In an update on its website, Transport Canada says the…
A stuttering economy, spiralling government borrowing costs, plummeting approval ratings: little wonder perhaps senior ministers, not least the chancellor, aren’t wasting many smiles these days. Remember too Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are the duo that best personify the Labour project of the 2020s; the party’s revival and return, grounded in being trusted on…
The federal body established to protect Canada’s electoral process will be monitoring the Liberal Party of Canada’s leadership campaign for possible foreign interference as the race to replace Justin Trudeau gets underway. The Security and Intelligence Threats to Election Task Force (SITE) was established in 2019 and includes representatives of CSIS, the RCMP, Global Affairs Canada…
Security measures for Trump Inauguration Security measures, concerns for Trump’s inauguration 05:09 Washington — Country music star Carrie Underwood will perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week, an inaugural committee spokesperson confirmed. It’s a sign that Trump’s second inauguration could be drawing bigger names than his first swearing in eight years ago. Underwood, whose…
Ministers have insisted the number of migrant hotels will fall despite fears asylum seekers could be housed in taxpayer funded rooms for another four years. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner wants local councils to take control of asylum accommodation as Labour tries to quell public anger over ballooning costs. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper was left…
Millions of Canadians will receive the year’s first carbon rebates from the federal government this week. January payments of the Canada Carbon Rebate will go out on Wednesday to Canadians in eight provinces: Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan. The tax-free rebates return 90 per cent…
The Labour MP for Rotherham has called for a national inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal, adding more pressure on Sir Keir Starmer. Sarah Champion said child sexual abuse was “endemic” in Britain and “needs to be recognised as a national priority”. She is the latest Labour politician to call for a national inquiry into…
